KRS § 156.476 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.476
156.476 Textbooks for children with impaired vision -- Requirement that publisher of adopted textbook furnish American Printing House for the Blind with text in electronic format. (Effective until July 1, 2026)
Status: in_force

156.476 Textbooks for children with impaired vision -- Requirement that publisher

of adopted textbook furnish American Printing House for the Blind with text

in electronic format. (Effective until July 1, 2026)

(1) The Kentucky Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the chief state

school officer, shall select suitable textbooks and programs in an appropriate

format, which include braille textbooks, and other materials available in clear type

of eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) points in the different subject areas for children

with impaired vision who are attending the public schools of the Commonwealth of

Kentucky in grades kindergarten through twelve (12). These books and materials

shall not be subject to the official bids, filing fees, sampling, and the stipulated list

prices, lowest wholesale prices, and the standards and specifications required for

the books and materials approved and listed by the State Textbook Commission for

regular use by the pupils attending the public schools of the State of Kentucky. The

Kentucky Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the chief state school

officer, may promulgate an administrative regulation determining the pupils eligible

for the books and materials, the number of books and types of materials to be

purchased, and the general administration of the program. The chief state school

officer, subject to the approval of the Kentucky Board of Education, may purchase

these books and materials and distribute them without cost to the pupils with

impaired vision attending the public schools of the state. All books and programs

purchased under this section for the pupils with impaired vision are the property of

the state.

(2) The Department of Education shall require any publisher of a textbook or program

adopted for use in the public schools of the Commonwealth to furnish the American

Printing House for the Blind with computer diskettes or tapes of those print

materials either in the American Standard Code for Information Interchange,

(ASCII), or in any other format, either electronic or print, which can be readily

translated into braille or large print.156.476 Instructional materials for children with impaired vision -- Requirement

that publisher or developer of adopted instructional materials furnish

American Printing House for the Blind with text in electronic format.

(Effective July 1, 2026)

(1) The Kentucky Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the chief state

school officer, shall select suitable instructional materials and programs in an

appropriate format, which include braille textbooks, and other materials available in

clear type of eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) points in the different subject areas

for children with impaired vision who are attending the public schools of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky in grades kindergarten through twelve (12). These

instructional materials shall not be subject to the official bids, filing fees, sampling,

and the stipulated list prices, lowest wholesale prices, and the standards and

specifications required for the instructional materials approved and listed by the

State Quality Curriculum Task Force under KRS 156.395 to 156.476 for regular use

by the pupils attending the public schools of the State of Kentucky. The Kentucky

Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the chief state school officer, may

promulgate an administrative regulation determining the pupils eligible for the

instructional materials, the number and types of instructional materials to be

purchased, and the general administration of the program. The chief state school

officer, subject to the approval of the Kentucky Board of Education, may purchase

these books and materials and distribute them without cost to the pupils with

impaired vision attending the public schools of the state. All instructional materials

and programs purchased under this section for the pupils with impaired vision are

the property of the state.

(2) The Department of Education shall require any publisher or developer of an

instructional material or program adopted for use in the public schools of the

Commonwealth to furnish the American Printing House for the Blind with an

electronic version of those instructional materials either in the American Standard

Code for Information Interchange, (ASCII), or in any other format which can be

readily translated into braille or large print.