Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 3410
116th Congress(2019-2020)
AIM-HIGH Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 5, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 5, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3410
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Louisiana
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Access to Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act of 2020 or the AIM-HIGH Act

This bill revises model demonstration programs requiring the Department of Education (ED) to award certain grants or contracts to eligible partnerships to develop systems for the timely delivery and quality of instructional materials to postsecondary students with print disabilities.

Specifically, the bill (1) revises the definition of student with a print disability, and (2) requires such instructional materials to be commercially produced or open source and in accessible formats.

Additionally, the bill requires eligible partnerships to include (1) one or more institutions of higher education with demonstrated expertise in meeting the needs of students with print disabilities, and (2) a public or private entity with demonstrated expertise in developing such materials in accessible formats. Such public or private entity must also have a demonstrated capability to partner with national consumer organizations with the capacity to engage postsecondary students with print disabilities in the development and implementation of such materials.

It also authorizes ED to complete a national expansion of such model programs.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
03/05/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/05/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 1:10:56 AM