Good news! SB 435,
sponsored by Senator Scott Rupp of Wentzville, was voted
“Do Pass” by the Senate Commerce, Energy and Environment
Committee on 3/1/07. If enacted into law, SB 435 would
require that beginning January 1, 2008, publishers or
manufacturers of electronic video instructional
materials offered for adoption or sale to educational
institutions in Missouri must provide either closed or
open captioning on such materials. If a publisher fails
to comply with the captioning requirements, the entity
that purchased the materials may receive damages of 10
times the amount paid to have them captioned. We will
keep you informed regarding the progress of SB 435.
