New Mexico Statutes Chapter 22. Public Schools § 22-15-29. Instructional materials

A. A publisher that prints instructional materials for students attending educational institutions shall provide, upon request of the educational institution, any printed instructional materials in an electronic format mutually agreed upon by the publisher and the educational institution.

B. The formats used shall include any nationally recognized standard for conversion of publishing files to braille, such as DAISY/NISO XML.

C. If no nationally recognized standard is appropriate, as determined by the department, publishers shall provide the file in another mutually agreed upon computer or electronic format, such as Microsoft Word, ASCII text or LaTex.

D. The educational institution may use the electronic version of printed instructional materials that is provided pursuant to the Braille Access Act to transcribe or arrange for the transcription of the printed instructional materials into an alternate accessible format. The educational institution has the right to provide the alternate accessible format copy of the printed instructional materials to students as permitted by federal copyright law, including the provisions of Section 316 of Public Law 104-197.

E. The electronic version of the printed instructional materials shall:

F. The publisher shall provide the electronic versions of the printed instructional materials to the educational institution at no additional cost and within ten business days after receipt of a written request that does all of the following:

G. A publisher may require that the request include a statement signed by the educational institution agreeing that:

H. A publisher who manufactures instructional materials using any type of video or audio format, CD-ROM or other digital format for students attending educational institutions shall, to the maximum extent practicable, upon request, provide an accessible version of the instructional materials or, if an accessible version is not available, provide other electronic versions of the instructional materials, subject to the same conditions and limitations for printed instructional materials.

I. Nothing in the Braille Access Act shall be deemed to authorize any use of instructional materials that would constitute an infringement of copyright pursuant to applicable federal copyright law.