SACRAMENTO - Governor Gray Davis has signed legislation, AB 422 by Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), requiring publishers of instructional materials to provide the University of California, the California State University or the California Community Colleges with an unencrypted electronic format of any printed instructional material requested for use by disabled students. The electronic format must be provided in a timely manner and at no additional cost.
This bill will help students with disabilities that need access to instructional materials required by colleges and universities. This bill will save time and money spent scanning or transcribing these materials.
This bill augments current law that requires publishers to provide the state the right
to transcribe, reproduce and distribute instructional materials in Braille, large print,
audio recordings or other accessible media for use by students with visual disabilities.
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Full text of legislation with related documents and history from Official California Legislative Information - Bill Information (California State Senate).