| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to contractual access and use of |
| 3 | electronic and information technology for persons with |
| 4 | disabilities; creating s. 287.1346, F.S.; requiring |
| 5 | contractors to comply with certain federally mandated |
| 6 | Internet accessibility requirements for persons with |
| 7 | disabilities; specifying contract requirements; specifying |
| 8 | conditions for breach and termination of a contract; |
| 9 | requiring state agencies to comply with such federal |
| 10 | requirements under certain circumstances; requiring the |
| 11 | Department of Management Services to adopt rules; |
| 12 | providing an effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Section 287.1346, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 17 | to read: |
| 18 | 287.1346 Contractual access and use of electronic and |
| 19 | information technology for persons with disabilities; rules.-- |
| 20 | (1) Any private contractor which contracts with an agency |
| 21 | to sell commodities or services to the state shall comply with |
| 22 | the provisions of section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, |
| 23 | as amended, 29 U.S.C. s. 794(d). Each contract entered into |
| 24 | between an agency and a private contractor must contain a |
| 25 | requirement that the private contractor comply with the |
| 26 | provisions of section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as |
| 27 | amended, 29 U.S.C. s. 794(d). Failure by a private contractor to |
| 28 | comply with such provisions shall be considered a breach of the |
| 29 | contract and constitutes grounds for revocation of the contract. |
| 30 | (2) Each state agency shall comply with the provisions of |
| 31 | section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 |
| 32 | U.S.C. s. 794(d), when contracting to purchase commodities or |
| 33 | services and when conducting any agency activities relating to |
| 34 | access and use of electronic information and technology. |
| 35 | (3) Pursuant to chapter 120, the department shall adopt |
| 36 | any rules necessary to administer, implement, and enforce this |
| 37 | section. |
| 38 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |