SB310 (2010) Detail

(New Title) relative to studies of case management and sign language interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing.


SB 310 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

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2010 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 310

AN ACT relative to studies of case management and sign language interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing.

SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gilmour, Dist 12; Rep. Clarke, Merr 6; Rep. Emerson, Ches 7

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the New Hampshire commission on deafness and hearing loss and the board of licensing for interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing to study certain issues relative to the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/10/10 0448s

10-2744

01/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to studies of case management and sign language interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Hampshire Commission on Deafness and Hearing Loss; Study Required.

I. The New Hampshire commission on deafness and hearing loss, established in RSA 125-Q, shall:

(a) Study the need for case management services for the deaf; and

(b) If the commission finds that case management services for the deaf are needed, identify possible approaches to providing such services.

II. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before June 1, 2011.

2 Board of Licensing for Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Study Required.

I. The board of licensing for interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing, established in RSA 326-I:3, shall:

(a) Study the possibility of authorizing the state to provide the services of sign language interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing; and

(b) Identify options for increasing the availability and affordability of sign language interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing, including establishing different levels of licensing and certification of persons providing such services.

II. The board shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before June 1, 2011.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.