Bill > HR5312

Introduced Session

To authorize the creation of a commission to develop voluntary accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related technologies used in postsecondary education, and for other purposes. This bill creates a commission to develop voluntary guidelines for postsecondary electronic instruction materials and related technologies. Specifically, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Education must establish an independent commission to (1) develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related technologies, (2) develop a model framework for pilot testing such materials and technologies, and (3) produce an annotated list of information technology standards. The Department of Education must review and, as appropriate, update the voluntary guidelines, pilot testing framework, and information technology standards every five years.

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David Roe (R)*,  Mark Amodei (R),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Lloyd Doggett (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Andy Levin (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Carol Miller (R),  Joe Morelle (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  David Price (D),  Guy Reschenthaler (R),  Mike Rogers (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Chris Smith (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Haley Stevens (D),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  Dina Titus (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Ted Yoho (R), 

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 12/05/2019)

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