H.R. 5312

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AIM HIGH Act

Introduced 12/5/2019•116th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

12/5/2019 • House

Summary

Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act or the AIM HIGH Act

This bill creates a commission to develop voluntary guidelines for postsecondary electronic instruction materials and related technologies.

Specifically, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Education must establish an independent commission to (1) develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related technologies, (2) develop a model framework for pilot testing such materials and technologies, and (3) produce an annotated list of information technology standards.

The Department of Education must review and, as appropriate, update the voluntary guidelines, pilot testing framework, and information technology standards every five years.

Introduced in House • 12/5/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Education

Advisory bodiesComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationDisability and paralysisEducation of the disadvantagedEducational technology and distance educationGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationTeaching, teachers, curricula