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HOUSE BILL NO. 356

INTRODUCED BY M. FUNK

 

AN ACT CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; AMENDING SECTION 2-15-2212, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     Section 1.  Section 2-15-2212, MCA, is amended to read:

     "2-15-2212.  Committee on telecommunications access services for persons with disabilities -- composition -- allocation. (1) There is a committee on Montana telecommunications access services for persons with disabilities.

     (2)  The committee consists of 13 members appointed by the governor as follows:

     (a)  four members who are persons with disabilities, two of whom must be deaf or hard-of-hearing;

     (b)  two members who are not persons with disabilities, one of whom must be engaged in a business other than a business in the telecommunications industry and one of whom must be a senior citizen;

     (c)  one member from the department of public health and human services;

     (d)  one member from the largest service provider in Montana a public safety answering point, as defined in 10-4-101, who has knowledge of emergency communications issues for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing;

     (e)  one member from an independent service provider;

     (f)  one member from an interLATA interexchange carrier;

     (g)  one member from the public service commission;

     (h)  one member who is a licensed audiologist; and

     (i)  one member from the department of administration.

     (3)  The committee is allocated to the department of public health and human services for administrative purposes only as provided in 2-15-121."

 

     Section 2.  Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.

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