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S1308..........................................................by EDUCATION
EDUCATION - TEXTBOOKS - Amends existing law to require a publisher of a
textbook or other printed instructional material which has been adopted for
instructional use at a postsecondary Idaho institution to furnish an
electronic version for use by a student who is blind, visually impaired, or
has a diagnosed reading disability for a price which does not exceed the
price for the equivalent printed version; to provide copyright protection
of publishers; and to provide procedures.
01/24 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/25 Rpt prt - to Educ
01/31 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/02 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Hill
Title apvd - to House
02/03 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1308
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 37, TITLE 33, IDAHO
3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-3726, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE A
4 PUBLISHER OF A TEXTBOOK OR OTHER PRINTED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL WHICH HAS
5 BEEN ADOPTED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL USE AT A POSTSECONDARY IDAHO INSTITUTION TO
6 FURNISH AN ELECTRONIC VERSION FOR USE BY A STUDENT WHO IS BLIND, VISUALLY
7 IMPAIRED, OR HAS A DIAGNOSED READING DISABILITY FOR A PRICE WHICH DOES NOT
8 EXCEED THE PRICE FOR THE EQUIVALENT PRINT VERSION, TO PROVIDE COPYRIGHT
9 PROTECTION OF PUBLISHERS AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE.
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
11 SECTION 1. That Chapter 37, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
12 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
13 ignated as Section 33-3726, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
14 33-3726. ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. (1) Upon request, a
15 publisher of a textbook or other printed instructional material that is
16 adopted for instructional use at a postsecondary educational institution in
17 Idaho shall furnish the institution with an electronic version of the publica-
18 tion which meets or exceeds current industry electronic file format and con-
19 tent standards or which is mutually agreed upon by the publisher and the
20 institution. The institution may use the electronic version to provide access
21 in Braille, audio or computer file to a student who is blind, is visually
22 impaired or has a diagnosed reading disability. A publisher shall not charge a
23 price for this electronic version that exceeds the price it charges for the
24 equivalent print version.
25 (2) A publisher may require that the request specified in subsection (1)
26 of this section must include a statement signed by the student agreeing to the
27 following:
28 (a) The student will use the electronic copy of the published printed
29 instructional material in specialized format solely for his or her own
30 educational purposes; and
31 (b) The student will not copy or duplicate the published printed instruc-
32 tional material or electronic copy for use by others consistent with the
33 requirements of the copyright revision act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. section 101,
34 et seq., as amended.
35 (3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize any use of the
36 published instructional materials that would constitute an infringement of
37 copyright under the copyright revision act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. section 101, et
38 seq., as amended.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15680
The purpose of this legislation is to require publishers
of textbooks and other printed instructional materials
which have been adopted for instructional use by Idaho
postsecondary educational institutions to provide an
electronic version upon request of the institutions. This
will allow the educational institutions to provide the
materials in Braille, audio or other electronic format
for students who are blind, visually impaired or have a
diagnosed reading disability. The legislation also
provides copyright protection for the publishers.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund or local
government.
Contacts
Name: Senator Brent Hill
Phone: 208 332 1347
Name: Representative Mack Shirley
Phone: 208 332 1228
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1308