The Senate Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee will hold a public hearing for SB 435 on Thursday, February 22, at 8:30 AM in the Senate Lounge of the Capitol Building.  SB 435 is the companion bill to HB 181 and, if passed, 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 shall supply those materials with either open or closed captions, or they will be liable to the purchaser for the cost of adding captions.   

Persons who wish to see this bill become law are invited to attend this public hearing and testify in support of the bill.  If you cannot attend the hearing and wish to support the bill, and if you have not already done so, please send an e-mail indicating your support of SB 435 to roy.miller@mcdhh.mo.gov and it will be distributed to all members of the Senate Commerce, Energy and the Environment Committee.