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HB 1893 is the House companion
bill to SCS SB 882. It has exactly the same language and does the
same things. In particular, it would accomplish three things that
are on the list of 2002 legislative priorities for the Missouri
Commission for the Deaf.
(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, HB 1893 would require that MCD recognize some RID
certifications (CSC, CI/CT, and CDI) and some NAD certifications
(Levels 5, 4 and 3), and would allow holders of those certifications
to go to MCD, pay a fee, and receive an MICS certification. HB 1893
was introduced by Representative Joan Barry on 2/12/02 and assigned
to the House Education - Elementary and Secondary Committee on
2/13/02. It is now more than a month later and the chair of that
committee (Representative Richard Franklin) still has not scheduled
HB 1893 for a public hearing. 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
Representative Franklin and ask that he immediately schedule a
public hearing for HB 1893, as that bill is important for deaf and
hard of hearing Missourians. |
