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15		-	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu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	26	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2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