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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6082
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2061
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. PETIT, 22nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING INTERPRETING SERVICES PROVIDED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 46a-33 of the general statutes be amended to require the 1
Department of Rehabilitation Services to: (1) Improve the 2
qualifications needed for an individual to become a sign language 3
interpreter; and (2) increase the number of sign language interpreters 4
that are available to state agencies. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To meet and enhance the advocacy needs of state residents who rely
on sign language interpreters.