Use of digital individualized education program form software by school districts.

(b) A local or regional board of education and the Technical Education and Career System shall use the digital individualized education program form software when such software is provided by the department, except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section. (c) Nothing in this section shall affect or impair any agreement entered into between a local or regional board of education or the Technical Education and Career System and a software company for purposes of creating and sharing digital copies of a student's individualized education program and related documents prior to the department providing a digital individualized education program form software to such local or regional board of education or the Technical Education and Career System pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. When any such agreement terminates or expires, the local or regional board of education or the Technical Education and Career System, as applicable, shall use the digital individualized education program form software provided by the department.