14 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 46a-28 of the 2022 supplement to |
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15 | | - | the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu |
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16 | | - | thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): |
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17 | | - | (a) The Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing |
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18 | | - | or Deafblind shall consist of the following members: (1) The consultant |
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19 | | - | appointed by the State Board of Education in accordance with section |
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20 | | - | 10-316a, or the consultant's designee; (2) the president of the |
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21 | | - | Connecticut Council of Organizations Serving the Deaf, or the |
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22 | | - | president's designee; (3) the president of the Connecticut Association of |
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23 | | - | the Deaf, or the president's designee; (4) the president of the Connecticut |
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24 | | - | Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or the president's designee; (5) the |
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25 | | - | Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, or the commissioner's |
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26 | | - | designee; (6) the executive director of the American School for the Deaf, |
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27 | | - | or the executive director's designee; (7) [the Governor's liaison to the |
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28 | | - | disability community; (8)] the director of the Connecticut Chapter of We |
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29 | | - | the Deaf People; and [(9)] (8) eight members appointed by the Governor |
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30 | | - | as follows: (A) A person who is deaf; (B) a person who is hard of hearing; |
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31 | | - | (C) a person who is deafblind; (D) an interpreting professional who Senate Bill No. 198 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 46a-28 of the 2022 supplement to 1 |
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| 26 | + | the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2 |
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| 27 | + | thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 3 |
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| 28 | + | (a) The Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing 4 |
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| 29 | + | or Deafblind shall consist of the following members: (1) The consultant 5 |
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| 30 | + | appointed by the State Board of Education in accordance with section 6 |
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| 31 | + | 10-316a, or the consultant's designee; (2) the president of the 7 |
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| 32 | + | Connecticut Council of Organizations Serving the Deaf, or the 8 |
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| 33 | + | president's designee; (3) the president of the Connecticut Association of 9 |
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| 34 | + | the Deaf, or the president's designee; (4) the president of the Connecticut 10 |
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| 35 | + | Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or the president's designee; (5) the 11 |
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| 36 | + | Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, or the commissioner's 12 |
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| 37 | + | designee; (6) the executive director of the American School for the Deaf, 13 |
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| 38 | + | or the executive director's designee; (7) [the Governor's liaison to the 14 |
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| 39 | + | disability community; (8)] the director of the Connecticut Chapter of We 15 Raised Bill No. 198 |
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35 | | - | serves deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind persons; (E) a healthcare |
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36 | | - | professional who works with persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or |
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37 | | - | deafblind; (F) a parent of a student in a predominantly oral education |
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38 | | - | program; (G) an educator who works with children who are deaf, hard |
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39 | | - | of hearing or deafblind; and (H) a parent of a student at the American |
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40 | | - | School for the Deaf. [The Commissioner of Aging and Disability |
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41 | | - | Services, the Governor's liaison to the disability community and a |
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42 | | - | member chosen by the majority of the board shall be the chairpersons of |
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43 | | - | the advisory board.] The members of the advisory board shall elect two |
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44 | | - | chairpersons of the advisory board from among the members of the |
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45 | | - | advisory board. |
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| 46 | + | the Deaf People; and [(9)] (8) eight members appointed by the Governor 16 |
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| 47 | + | as follows: (A) A person who is deaf; (B) a person who is hard of hearing; 17 |
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| 48 | + | (C) a person who is deafblind; (D) an interpreting professional who 18 |
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| 49 | + | serves deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind persons; (E) a healthcare 19 |
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| 50 | + | professional who works with persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or 20 |
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| 51 | + | deafblind; (F) a parent of a student in a predominantly oral education 21 |
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| 52 | + | program; (G) an educator who works with children who are deaf, hard 22 |
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| 53 | + | of hearing or deafblind; and (H) a parent of a student at the American 23 |
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| 54 | + | School for the Deaf. [The Commissioner of Aging and Disability 24 |
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| 55 | + | Services, the Governor's liaison to the disability community and a 25 |
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| 56 | + | member chosen by the majority of the board shall be the chairpersons of 26 |
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| 57 | + | the advisory board.] The members of the advisory board shall elect two 27 |
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| 58 | + | chairpersons of the advisory board from among the members of the 28 |
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| 59 | + | advisory board. 29 |
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| 60 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 61 | + | sections: |
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| 63 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2022 46a-28(a) |
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| 65 | + | HS Joint Favorable |
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