carry out using amounts received under the grant to 
achieve the purpose of this Act. 
(3) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, a statewide 
plan developed under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) designate the entity responsible for col-
lecting and maintaining data related to identi-
fication of individuals who are blind or have 
other print disabilities and who require instruc-
tional materials in specialized formats; 
(B) establish the methods and procedures 
by which instructional materials are provided in 
specialized formats appropriate to the needs of 
the individual, including the methods for con-
verting electronic files obtained under sub-
section (b) into specialized formats; 
(C) identify the resources available for pro-
duction of instructional materials in specialized 
formats; 
(D) establish procedures that local edu-
cational agencies and any other agency with re-
sponsibility for carrying out the education of 
children with disabilities will follow to ensure 
the timely delivery of instructional materials in 
specialized formats;
(E) provide assurances that contracts with 
publishers meet the requirements of subsection 
(b); and 
(F) provide for periodic evaluation to en-
sure that instructional materials are made 
available in appropriate specialized formats to 
individuals who are blind or have other print 
disabilities at the same time such materials are 
provided to individuals without such disabilities. 
(b) CONTRACTS WITH PUBLISHERS.—
(1) CONTRACTS FOR STANDARDIZED FILES.—
In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), a 
State educational agency or local educational agency 
receiving Federal financial assistance under the In-
dividuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1400 et seq.) shall, as part of any instructional ma-
terials adoption process, procurement contract, or 
other practice or instrument used for the purchase 
of instructional materials, enter into a written con-
tract with the publisher of the materials to prepare, 
in conjunction with the provision of such materials, 
electronic files containing the contents of the mate-
rials in the national electronic file format prescribed 
under section 3(a). The contract shall be entered
into and take effect not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) CONTENTS OF CONTRACTS.—A contract de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall also provide for the 
following: 
(A) PUPIL EDITIONS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of ratification of the con-
tract, the publisher will transmit to the Na-
tional Instructional Materials Access Center 
electronic files prepared in the national elec-
tronic file format prescribed under section 3(a) 
that correspond to the most recent pupil edition 
of the materials covered under the contract that 
is in print on the date of ratification of the con-
tract, along with a print copy of such materials. 
If the most current pupil edition of such in-
structional materials in print on the date of 
ratification of the contract is, or will be, altered 
prior to the use of the materials in the class-
room or if no such edition exists on such date, 
the publisher will, by a date specified in the 
contract, transmit to the Center—
(i) electronic files containing a com-
plete record of corrections and changes 
made to such instructional materials; or