84R3596 KKA-D
By: Naishtat H.B. No. 842
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to review of public school instructional materials for
compliance with accessibility standards.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 31.0222 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.0222. REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESSIBILITY
STANDARDS. (a) In addition to any review of the content and
factual accuracy of submitted instructional materials required by
this chapter, the State Board of Education or the commissioner, as
applicable, shall ensure that a separate review is performed of
instructional materials designed to be delivered electronically to
verify that the materials comply with applicable accessibility
standards, including the technical standards of Section 508,
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794d).
(b) The results of the review required by this section must
be provided in conjunction with the results of the review of the
content and factual accuracy.
SECTION 2. Section 31.0222, Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to instructional materials submitted to the
State Board of Education or commissioner of education for review on
or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.