HF 1541

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/14/2018 12:25pm

A bill for an act
relating to the legislature; requiring compliance with certain accessibility standards;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [3.182] ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS.
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new text begin (a) The legislative branch must apply the accessibility standards developed by the state
chief information officer under section 16E.03, subdivision 9, to all documents and data
prepared for public distribution by its members and employees, and must make reasonable
efforts to encourage any person submitting documents or data for distribution at a public
meeting to submit them in a format that complies with those standards. The Legislative
Coordinating Commission, or the committee in each house with jurisdiction over its rules:
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new text begin (1) may modify these standards to prevent an undue burden, as defined in section 16E.015,
subdivision 4; and
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new text begin (2) must develop a process for granting exemptions to these standards.
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new text begin (b) As used in this section, "legislative branch" includes the house of representatives,
the senate, the Legislative Coordinating Commission, and all offices, departments,
commissions, and committees within the jurisdiction of those bodies.
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