HF 1074

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/14/2011 10:27am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; extending the expiration date for the Advisory
Committee for Technology Standards for Accessibility and Usability and
codifying the advisory committee; appropriating money; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [16E.0475] ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TECHNOLOGY
STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The Advisory Committee for Technology Standards
for Accessibility and Usability consists of ten members, appointed as follows:
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new text begin (1) the state chief information officer, or the state chief information officer's designee;
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new text begin (2) a representative from State Services for the Blind, appointed by the commissioner
of employment and economic development;
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new text begin (3) the commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee;
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new text begin (4) a representative selected by the Minnesota system of technology to achieve
results program;
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new text begin (5) a representative selected by the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard
of Hearing Minnesotans;
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new text begin (6) the commissioner of education, or the commissioner's designee;
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new text begin (7) the commissioner of health, or the commissioner's designee;
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new text begin (8) the commissioner of human services, or the commissioner's designee;
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new text begin (9) one representative from the Minnesota judicial system designated by the chief
justice; and
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new text begin (10) one staff member from the legislature, appointed by the chair of the Legislative
Coordinating Commission.
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new text begin The appointing authorities under this subdivision must use their best efforts to ensure
that the membership of the advisory committee includes at least one representative who is
deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deaf-blind, and at least one representative who is blind.
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new text begin The advisory committee shall elect a chair from its membership.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The advisory committee shall:
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new text begin (1) recommend review processes to be used for the evaluation or certification of
accessibility of technology against accessibility standards;
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new text begin (2) recommend an exception process and thresholds for any deviation from the
accessibility standards;
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new text begin (3) identify, in consultation with state agencies serving Minnesotans with disabilities,
resources for training and technical assistance for state agency staff, including instruction
regarding compliance with accessibility standards;
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new text begin (4) convene customer groups composed of individuals with disabilities to assist in
implementation of accessibility standards;
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new text begin (5) review customer comments about accessibility and usability issues collected by
State Services for the Blind; and
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new text begin (6) develop proposals for funding captioning of live videoconferencing, live
Webcasts, Web streaming, podcasts, and other emerging technologies.
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new text begin The advisory committee shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state technology systems by January 15
of each year, regarding the findings, progress, and recommendations made by the advisory
committee under this subdivision. The report shall include any draft legislation necessary
to implement the committee's recommendations.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Terms, compensation, and removal. new text end

new text begin The terms, compensation, and
removal of members are governed by section 15.059.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires June 30, 2013.
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Sec. 2. new text begin TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS MINNESOTA FUND;
APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin (a) In addition to the appropriation authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 237.52,
$400,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2013 are appropriated from the
telecommunications access Minnesota fund as follows:
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new text begin (1) $230,000 each year is to the chief information officer for coordinating technology
accessibility and usability;
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new text begin (2) $20,000 each year is to the Commission of DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing
Minnesotans to provide information on their Web site in American Sign Language and to
provide technical assistance to state agencies; and
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new text begin (3) $150,000 each year is to the Legislative Coordinating Commission to provide
captioning of live streaming of legislative activity on the commission's Web site and for a
consolidated access fund for other state agencies.
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new text begin (b) These are onetime appropriations.
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