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HB 1893
is the companion bill to SCS SB 882. It was introduced by
Representative Joan Barry on 2/12/02, and referred to the House
Education - Elementary and Secondary Committee on 2/21/02. HB 1893
does basically three things that are on the list of legislative
priorities for the Missouri Commission for the Deaf for 2002.
(1) Changes the name of the
Missouri Commission for the Deaf to the Missouri Commission for the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing,
(2) Changes the law to allow
the Commission to pay its evaluators for their services to the
Missouri Interpreter Certification System, and
(3) Creates an administrative
fund for the Commission that would allow it to receive gifts,
contributions, grants and bequests as well as contract with public
and private entities for its services.
In
addition, SCS SB 882 would allow RID and NAD certified interpreters
to go to MCD, pay a fee, and receive an MICS certification without
having to take the MICS performance test.
HB 1893 has not yet been scheduled for a public hearing by the House
Education - Elementary and Secondary Committee. All deaf and hard of
hearing advocates, as well as interpreters and other MCD supporters,
who would like to see this bill passed should call or send an e-mail
to the chair of the House Education - Elementary and Secondary
Committee and request that HB 1893 be immediately scheduled for a
public hearing. The chair of that committee is Richard Franklin and
he can be contacted by
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