La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLIII-211

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XLIII-211 - Purchase of Instructional Materials
A. General. Each LEA that chooses to coordinate with the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC), when purchasing print instructional materials, shall acquire those instructional materials in the same manner, and subject to the same conditions as the LDE in these regulations at §172, as found in Bulletin 1794-The State Textbook Adoption Policies and Procedures Manual.
B. Rights of LEA
1. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require an LEA to coordinate with the NIMAC.
2. If an LEA chooses not to coordinate with the NIMAC, the LEA shall provide an assurance to the LDE that the LEA will provide instructional materials to blind persons or other persons with print disabilities in a timely manner.
3. Nothing in this Section relieves an LEA of its responsibility to ensure that students with disabilities who need instructional materials in accessible formats but are not included under the definition of blind or other persons with print disabilities in 34 CFR 300.172(e)(1)(i) or who need materials that cannot be produced from NIMAS files, receive those instructional materials in a timely manner as described in Bulletin 1794-The State Textbook Adoption Policies and Procedures Manual.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-211

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 34:2055 (October 2008).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.17:1941 et seq.