COORDINATION OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Document items indicate requirements to be documented in the special education process. They can be addressed on forms or by a representative statement in a written dialogue.

Practice items are requirements, which must be reflected in practice.

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.210  Purchase of instructional materials.  

(a) General. Not later than December 3, 2006, an LEA that chooses to coordinate with the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC), when purchasing print instructional materials, must acquire those instructional materials in the same manner, and subject to the same conditions as an SEA under §300.172.  
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Last Amended:  71 FR 46781, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.210  Purchase of instructional materials.  

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(b) Rights of LEA. 
    (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an LEA to coordinate with the NIMAC.   
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Last Amended:  71 FR 46781, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.210  Purchase of instructional materials.  

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(b) Rights of LEA 
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    (2) If an LEA chooses not to coordinate with the NIMAC, the LEA must provide an assurance to the SEA that the LEA will provide instructional materials to blind persons or other persons with print disabilities in a timely manner.   
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Last Amended:  71 FR 46781, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

Accessible Instructional Materials (TEA)

National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)

National Center on Accessible Educational Materials (OSEP Technical Assistance Center)

National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)

Questions and Answers on the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)(Revised August 2021)