HOUSEENGROSSED OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

Ranson and Deck of the House and Mann of the Senate 96 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to schools;

statingdefining definitions;terms;

Each contract shall stipulate the price at which each textbook will be sold to the State of Oklahoma, HB1982and HFLRthat Pageall 1copies BOLDsupplied FACEto denotesthe CommitteeState Amendments.of Oklahoma will be equal to or better than the official copy filed with the secretary of the Committee.

andThe that all copies supplied to the State ofTextbook OklahomaCommittee willmay beapprove equal to or better than the officialENGR. copy filed with the secretary of the Committee.

TheH. State Textbook Committee may approve the substitution of a later edition in lieu of the textbook originally selected.

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1982 Page 1 substitution of a later edition in lieu of the textbook originally selected.

HB1982 HFLR Page 2 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.

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As requested by a school district or the Oklahoma School for the Blind, all publishers who enter into contracts with the State Textbook Committee shall be required to furnish the Committee with electronic files in a file format from which Braille and other HB1982accessible HFLRversions Pageof 3the BOLDinstructional FACEmaterials denotescan Committeebe Amendments.produced.

accessibleThe versionsfile offormat thein which electronic instructional materials canfiles are provided to the Committee shall be produced.in a format prescribed by ENGR.

TheH. file format in which electronic instructional materials files are provided to the Committee shall be in a format prescribed by federal law or regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Education which requires national standards for electronic files to be used for production of accessible instructional materials.

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1982 Page 3 federal law or regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Education which requires national standards for electronic files to be used for production of accessible instructional materials.

Any contract, licensing agreement, or other agreement between a vendor and a school or school district for electronic educational materials, includingincluding, but not limited to, digital textbooks, supplemental textbook materials, software, online access, and other means of digital distribution, shall include a stipulation or addendum ensuring:

A replacement for any defective or nonworking materials will be sent at no cost to the school, in a timely manner, but no later HB1982than HFLRseven Page(7) 4calendar BOLDdays FACEfrom denotesnotification Committeeby Amendments.the school of such defect or nonworking material;

than seven (7) calendar days from notification by the school of such defect or nonworking material;

Any updates, maintenance, or support services needed for the proper function or applicability of the materials will be supplied inENGR. a timely manner, but no later than seven (7) calendar days from notification by the school of an issue.

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1982 Page 4 in a timely manner, but no later than seven (7) calendar days from notification by the school of an issue.

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6ENGR. COMMITTEE REPORT BY:

COMMITTEEH. ON EDUCATION OVERSIGHT, dated 03/05/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.

8B. HB1982 HFLR Page 6 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.

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1982 Page 5 Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of March, 2025.

3 Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives 6 Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2025.

8 Presiding Officer of the Senate ENGR.

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