HCS HB 181 -- ELECTRONIC VIDEO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

SPONSOR:  Kingery (Sander)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Higher
Education by a vote of 8 to 0.

Beginning January 1, 2008, this substitute requires closed or
open captioning on electronic video instructional materials, as
specified in the substitute, designed for use in educational
institutions.  Exceptions are made for certain materials and
transmission methods.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that signing the content of a movie
in a darkened classroom for a deaf person who has a sign-language
interpreter is awkward and disruptive.  Captions are invaluable,
not just for the hearing-impaired, but also for beginning readers
and people who are learning English.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Sander; Missouri
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Larry Hoard; Kim
Davis; Paraquad; and Southwest Center for Independent Living.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:18 am