| This week has
seen a little movement of a few bills that the Missouri Commission
for the Deaf (MCD) is supporting. But the legislature has been so
preoccupied with budget issues that this has reduced the time and
energy they have been able to give to other legislative issues.
This bill would change the
name of the Missouri Commission for the Deaf to the Missouri
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. This bill was
introduced at the request of MCD, and the executive director of MCD
testified in support of this bill at its public hearing on 2/19/02.
HB 1783 was reported out of the House Education - Elementary and
Secondary Committee on 2/27/02 by consent. It was perfected by
consent, and has been placed on the Calendar of House Bills for
Third Reading - Consent. Advocates who wish to see this bill become
law should contact their local representative and urge him or her to
vote for HB 1783 when it comes before the House for third reading.
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