2011 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare and Related Activities
Chapter 248 — Blind; Education, Rehabilitation
Section 248.061 — Definitions
Subdivision 1.Scope.
The definitions in this section apply to sections 248.061 and 248.062.
Subd. 2.Accessible electronic information service.
"Accessible electronic information service" means news and other timely information, including newspapers, provided to eligible individuals from a service center, using high-speed computers and telecommunications technology for acquisition of content and rapid distribution in a form appropriate for use by those individuals.
Subd. 3.Eligible individual.
"Eligible individual" means an individual who is eligible for library loan services through the Library of Congress and the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library under Code of Federal Regulations, title 36, section 701.10, subsection (b).
Subd. 4.Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
Subd. 5.Qualified entity.
"Qualified entity" means an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state or a nonprofit organization that:
(1) provides access for an eligible individual to read daily newspapers through producing audio or Braille editions by computer; or
(2) provides a means of program administration and reader registration on the Internet.
History:
2005 c 81 s 3,7; 2008 c 171 s 1; 2009 c 78 art 2 s 34
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