California Education Code

§ 67302

EDC § 67302 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 5 · Title 3 · Part 40 · Ch. 14 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) An individual, firm, partnership, or corporation that publishes or manufactures printed instructional materials for students attending the University of California, the California State University, or a California Community College, shall provide to the university, college, or particular campus of the university or college, for use by students attending the University of California, the California State University, or a California Community College, any printed instructional material in an electronic format mutually agreed upon by the publisher or manufacturer and the college or campus. Computer files or electronic versions of printed instructional materials shall maintain the structural integrity of the printed instructional material, be compatible with commonly used braille translation and speech synthesis software, and include corrections and revisions as may be necessary. The computer files or electronic versions of the printed instructional material shall be provided to the university, college, or particular campus of the university or college at no additional cost and in a timely manner, upon receipt of a written request that does all of the following:

(A)Certifies that the university, college, or particular campus of the university or college has purchased the printed instructional material for use by a student with a disability or that a student with a disability attending or registered to attend that university, college, or particular campus of the university or college has purchased the printed instructional material. The requirements of this subparagraph shall be satisfied if the instructional material consists of a digital open source textbook or related materials developed or acquired pursuant to Section 66409.

(B)Certifies that the student has a disability that prevents him or her from using standard instructional materials.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 621, Sec. 3. (SB 1052) Effective January 1, 2013. Operation contingent upon funding, as described in Sec. 5 of Ch. 621.