| SCS HCS HB 1040 was
voted "Do Pass" by the Senate Governmental Accountability and Fiscal
Oversight Committee today, without allowing any public testimony to
be given against the bill. This is the bill that if passed into law
would completely exempt educational interpreters from the licensure
and certification requirements.
The bill must next be voted on by the
entire Senate, so we are asking everyone to keep up the pressure by
sending e-mails and faxes to all the members of the Missouri Senate
(as well as the governor's office) urging them to "delete section
209.321.6 from SCS HCS HB 1040 because it would be harmful to deaf
children in Missouri public schools." We especially want to suggest
that people call their Senators, as they all too often don't take
time to read materials at this busy time of the year. Furthermore,
we really need parents of deaf children to help with this effort.
Phone and fax numbers for the
Senators are as follows |
