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Committee considers bill to post agency rules in accessible, searchable formats; disability advocate urges technical standards
Summary
Senate Bill 55 would require agencies to post their rules online in digitally accessible and searchable formats. The lieutenant governor’s office filed comments; a disability advocate told the committee the bill lacks a definition of “accessible” and urged alignment with Title II of the ADA and concrete file‑format standards.
Senate Bill 55, which would require state agencies to make the text of administrative rules available online in digitally accessible and searchable formats, drew written support from disability‑rights advocates and civic groups and a late in‑person comment from an accessibility expert.
Michelle Greenhart Klein, speaking for the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, said the office would “stand on our written testimony and comment,” noting technical and implementation considerations. Peter Fritz, an individual…
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