Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-41.210 - Purchase of instructional materials
(1)
General. An AEA, an LEA, or any other public agency, when
purchasing print instructional materials, must acquire those instructional
materials for children who are blind or visually impaired or for other persons
with print disabilities in a manner consistent with subrule 41.210(3) and
ensure delivery of those materials in a timely manner to those
children.
(2)
Rights and
responsibilities of AEA or LEA. Nothing in this rule relieves the LEA
or AEA or any other public agency of its responsibility to ensure that children
with disabilities who need instructional materials in accessible formats, but
who are not included under the definition of persons who are blind or visually
impaired or other persons with print disabilities in paragraph
41.210(4)"a" or who need materials that cannot be produced
from NIMAS files, receive those instructional materials in a timely manner, as
defined in paragraph 41.172(1)"b."
(3)
Preparation and delivery of
files. Because the state chooses to coordinate with the NIMAC, an AEA,
an LEA, or any other public agency must:
a. As
part of any print instructional materials adoption process, procurement
contract, or other practice or instrument used for purchase of print
instructional materials, enter into a written contract with the publisher of
the print instructional materials to:
(1)
Require the publisher to prepare and, on or before delivery of the print
instructional materials, provide to NIMAC electronic files containing the
contents of the print instructional materials using the NIMAS; or
(2) Purchase instructional materials from the
publisher that are produced in, or may be rendered in, specialized
formats.
b. Provide
instructional materials to persons who are blind or visually impaired or other
persons with print disabilities in a timely manner.
(4)
Definitions. The
following definitions apply to this rule and rule
281-41.172 (256B, 34CFR300), and
apply to each state and LEA, regardless of whether the state or LEA chooses to
coordinate with the NIMAC:
a. "Persons who are
blind or visually impaired or other persons with print disabilities" means
children served under this chapter who may qualify to receive books and other
publications produced in specialized formats in accordance with
2 U.S.C.
135a and
36 CFR
701.6. Persons who may receive material in
specialized formats include persons who are blind, who have visual
disabilities, who have certain physical disabilities, or who have reading
disabilities resulting from organic dysfunction as those terms are defined in
36 CFR
701.6(b)(1) and who have
obtained certification from a "competent authority" as defined in
36 CFR
701.6(b)(2).
b. "National Instructional Materials Access
Center" or "NIMAC" means the center established pursuant to Section 674(e) of
the Act.
c. "National Instructional
Materials Accessibility Standard" or "NIMAS" has the meaning given the term in
Section 674(e)(3)(B) of the Act.
d.
"Print instructional materials" has the meaning given the term in Section
674(e)(3)(C) of the Act.
e.
"Specialized formats" has the meaning given the term in Section 674(e)(3)(D) of
the Act.
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