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

   1. (1) Convert instructional materials into accessible formats for blind and print disabled students; or
   2. (2) Require a publisher to provide any format other than an electronic format provided under § 11-904 of this subtitle.

2. (b) A publisher of instructional material may not be required to:

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

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

      1. (i) Publishes or manufactures a version of the instructional material that is accessible to students with disabilities;
      2. (ii) Chooses to provide an electronic format of instructional material directly to a student in a timely manner; or
      3. (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. (3) Provide an electronic format of instructional material that is no longer in print or available and offered for sale by the publisher.

Added by Acts 2007, c. 317, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 318, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007.