- A. When acquiring print materials, each local board of education and public agency may coordinate with the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) when acquiring print or textbook-related supplemental resources for students who meet the NIMAC eligibility criteria.
- B. Each local board of education and public agency shall provide equitable access to print instructional materials in a timely manner to students with disabilities who do not meet the NIMAC eligibility criteria.
- C. If a local board of education or public agency chooses not to coordinate with the NIMAC, the local board of education or public agency shall provide an assurance to the Department that purchases meet standards set forth in 34 CFR §300.172.
Authority: Education Article, §§2-205, 7-910, and 8-408, Annotated Code of Maryland;
34 CFR §§300.210 and 300.172(e)(1)(i)
Effective date: April 3, 1964
Regulation .01 amended effective January 15, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3135)
Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulation .01 adopted effective April 29, 2002 (29:8 Md. R. 701)
Regulation .01C, D amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1350)
Regulation .01 under School Supplies and Equipment repealed and new Regulations .01—.06 under Purchase and Use of Accessible Teaching and Learning Materials adopted effective October 21, 2019 (46:21 Md. R. 894)