Section 11-906 - Construction of requirements under this subtitle. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-906. Construction of requirements under this subtitle.
 

(a)  In general.- Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require the Committee, the Library, or a publisher of instructional materials to: 

(1) Convert instructional materials into accessible formats for blind and print disabled students; or 

(2) Require a publisher to provide any format other than an electronic format provided under § 11-904 of this subtitle. 

(b)  Actions that may not be required.- A publisher of instructional material may not be required to: 

(1) Perform any act that would constitute an infringement of a copyright under the Copyright Revision Act of 1976; 

(2) Provide an electronic format of instructional material if the publisher: 

(i) Publishes or manufactures a version of the instructional material that is accessible to students with disabilities; 

(ii) Chooses to provide an electronic format of instructional material directly to a student in a timely manner; or 

(iii) Has not previously produced a digital version of the fully edited and typeset instructional material, including instructional material produced by a method that does not require the creation of a digital file; or 

(3) Provide an electronic format of instructional material that is no longer in print or available and offered for sale by the publisher. 
 

[2007, chs. 317, 318.]