HCS HB 181 as amended was read a third time and passed the
House yesterday (4/4/07) by a vote of 146 “Yes” to 13 “No.” 
The bill was reported to the Senate and read a first time today
(4/5/07).  HCS HB 181 as amended, if it became law, would
require that beginning January 1, 2008 manufacturers and
publishers of electronic video instructional materials (CD, DVD,
videotape, film, etc) offered for adoption or sale in Missouri
must supply those materials with either open or closed captions,
or the manufacturers and publishers will be liable to the
purchaser for three times the cost of adding captions.  We are
now one step closer to ensuring that deaf and hard of hearing
students in Missouri have full access to the spoken content of
educational videos acquired and used by their schools in the
future.  We will keep you informed of the progress of
HCS HB 181 in the Senate.