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SB 0409 -	"Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act"; enact; blind or visually impaired child; determine need for Braille instruction

Tracking Level:

Watch

Sponsor:

Lester Jackson

Last Action:

2/26/2014 - Senate Read Second Time

Senate Committee:

ED&Y

Assigned To:

SUMMARY: LC 36 2514 Establishes requirements for utilizing Braille in the instruction of blind students.

REQUIREMENTS:

in developing the IEP for a blind student, provision shall be made for instruction in Braille
textbook publishers must furnish an electronic version of instructional materials in National Instructional Materials Accessibility
after July 1, 2015, teachers of the blind must have completed a course in the teaching of Braille

EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon approval of the General Assembly and signature by the Governor.

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