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Posted
February 19, 2005
HB 472 (Captioning of Educational Media) Referred to Committee |
HB 472 was referred to the House Elementary &
Secondary Education Committee on 2/17/05. The chair of that
committee is Representative Jane Cunningham from Chesterfield (86th
District). HB 472 would require manufacturers and distributors of
all educational media with spoken content designed or marketed for
students in grades K-12 to provide open or closed captions on all
such media beginning 1/1/06. This would include media such as
videotape, CD, DVD, film, teleconference, and television.
Supporters of this bill should send a brief e-mail, letter or fax to
Representative Cunningham that does the following:
(1) Indicates that you support the bill,
(2) Gives your reason for supporting the bill,
(3) Requests that Rep. Cunningham schedule a public hearing for HB
472 with her committee as soon as possible, and
(4) Requests that Representative Cunningham support the bill.
Copies of your e-mail, letter or fax should also be sent to all
other members of the House Elementary and Secondary Education
Committee, as well as to MCDHH. Contact information for all members
of the committee is as follows:
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For more information about legislation/issues,
contact
MCDHH@mcdhh.mo.gov
This report is being posted by the Missouri Commission for the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
02-19-05 |
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