HB 2117 -- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COUNCIL

SPONSOR:  Boucher

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Critical Issues, Consumer Protection and Housing by a vote of 13
to 0.

This bill extends the responsibility of the state to make
information technology accessible to persons with disabilities to
contracts and grants administered by the state that involve the
procurement, development, or upgrading of information technology.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will ensure that
information technology remains accessible to disabled persons to
allow them the same opportunities as non-disabled persons.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Boucher; Missouri
Council of the Blind; National Federation of the Blind; and
PARAQUAD, Inc.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Dana Estes, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:03 am