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Georgia Code - Education - Title 20, Section 20-4-36

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The Department of Technical and Adult Education shall cooperate with the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia in the study of practical problems involved in obtaining and producing textbooks and other instructional materials in alternative formats for students with disabilities. In cooperation with the board of regents, students with disabilities, organizations and advocates for persons with disabilities, publishers, federal and state agencies concerned with opportunities for persons with disabilities, technical colleges that are unaffiliated with the Department of Technical and Adult Education, university and college presses, counterparts in other states, and other interested persons, the Department of Technical and Adult Education shall work toward the establishment of a system or clearing-house for sharing postsecondary texts in alternative formats while protecting the intellectual property rights of publishers. The Department of Technical and Adult Education shall report annually to the Governor and General Assembly regarding progress toward this goal.

Last modified: May 3, 2006