Hawaii Senate Bill 108 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Adopts the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard for use by the Department of Education in preparation of instructional materials for eligible students. Defines "eligible student" in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Copyright Act. Requires the Department of Education to obtain instructional materials in accessible formats whenever available from the publisher or the National Instructional Materials Access Center when materials are not available from the publisher in the appropriate, accessible format needed by an eligible student. Requires instructional materials to be sufficient for grade level progress by eligible students. Requires the Department of Education to provide assistive technology devices and services for eligible students. Repeals requirements for publishers to provide computer diskettes conforming to American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

Relating To Instructional Materials.

Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]

Sen. Dru Kanuha [D]

Sen. Tim Richards [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-01-20	Senate	Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.
2023-01-18	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2023-01-17	Senate	Pending Introduction.

SB108 (Carry Over) 2023-01-20 - Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=108&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB108_.HTM