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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6951
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3247
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65
th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMMUNICATION NEEDS OF PERSONS
WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, OR DEAF -BLIND IN
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require: (1) Law 1
enforcement agencies to send text message alerts to persons who are 2
deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind in schools; (2) visual lighting 3
signals, video messaging and auditory alarms to relay information; (3) 4
establishment of a method to allow persons who are deaf, hard of 5
hearing, or deaf-blind who are sheltering during an emergency to be 6
able to inform emergency responders of their location; and (4) 7
emergency responders to receive basic American Sign Language 8
training to allow them to communicate directions such as "hide", 9
"quiet", "get down" and "run" in an emergency. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To address the communication needs of persons who are deaf, hard of
hearing or deaf-blind in emergency situations.