Deaf Persons
Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Rachel's Law - Closed Captioning in Movie Theaters [HB-1463]
Requiring a specified place of public accommodation to provide access to closed-captioning technology for deaf and hard of hearing individuals; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, in consultation with the Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, to identify and approve the appropriate technology to provide reasonable accommodation and to set the minimum number of showings in which closed-captioning technology is required at a movie theater; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/29/2010
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Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning [HB-1086]
Requiring a specified campaign finance entity to include closed captioning for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in campaign advertisements that are distributed by broadcast or cable television or on its website; providing exemptions; specifying the factors to be considered when applying the undue hardship exemption; prohibiting a specified campaign finance entity from distributing a campaign advertisement by broadcast or cable radio, subject to specified conditions; providing for an effective date of January 1, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 03/27/2010
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Sign Language Interpreter Act [HB-1652]
Establishing the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Maryland Department of Labor for purposes of ensuring effective communications for deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing persons and to promote the public welfare by regulating those who provide sign language interpretation services; providing that certain provisions of law do not apply to certain individuals; authorizing the Board to set licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and certain fees; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Trent Kittleman
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations; Withdrawn on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Human Services - Department of Disabilities - Accessibility Programs [HB-1003]
Transferring the administration and management of the Telecommunications Access of Maryland and Telecommunications Devices and Distribution of Accessible Information for Disabled Individuals programs from the Department of Information Technology to the Department of Disabilities; requiring the Department of Disabilities to provide staff, including a director, to the Governor's Advisory Board for Telecommunications Relay; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Human Services – Department of Disabilities – Accessibility Programs [SB-851]
Transferring the administration and management of the Telecommunications Access of Maryland and Telecommunications Devices and Distribution of Accessible Information for Disabled Individuals programs from the Department of Information Technology to the Department of Disabilities; requiring the Department of Disabilities to provide staff, including a director, to the Governor's Advisory Board for Telecommunications Relay; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 586 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Education - Educational Interpreters - Certification Requirements [HB-794]
Requiring the State Board of Education and the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to develop certain rules and regulations for the certification of educational interpreters; providing that certain individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may not be denied the right to receive certain credentials or contract for work for which the individual is otherwise qualified because the individual is deaf or hard of hearing; requiring certain educational interpreters to obtain certification on or before July 1, 2027; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Community Colleges - Supplemental Services and Supports for Students With Disabilities Grant Program [SB-610]
Requiring certain guidelines or regulations for a grant program for supplemental services and supports for students with disabilities in community colleges; requiring the guidelines adopted to require students to provide documentation from a licensed physician or mental health professional; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2022, that the Governor include in the annual budget bill a general fund appropriation of at least $2,500,000 to the Commission on Higher Education to be used to award grants under the program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs And Budget And Taxation on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Mental Health Concerns for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals [HB-1645]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Mental Health Concerns for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study how mental health and other concerns impact interactions between the deaf and hard of hearing and law enforcement officers; requiring the Task Force to make specified recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Hearing- or Speech-Impaired Children - Sign Language Instruction for Parents and Guardians [SB-1150]
Requiring an individualized education program for a child with a hearing or speech impairment to include educating the child's parents or guardians in basic sign language; requiring that the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program include resources such as basic sign language education, digital teaching tools, and online instruction for specified parents or guardians; altering the name of the universal newborn screening program to be the universal newborn screening and parental education program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/23/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Education - Libraries - Reorganization of Governance Structure [HB-1094]
Establishing the Maryland State Library Agency and the Maryland State Library Board; transferring the duties of the Library Development and Services Division in the State Department of Education to the State Library Agency; transferring the duties of the State Board of Education pertaining to libraries to the State Library Board; providing that the appointment of the State Librarian is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate; requiring geographic diversity in the Governor's appointments to the State Library Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 338 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Education - Libraries - Reorganization of Governance Structure [SB-587]
Establishing the Maryland State Library Agency and the Maryland State Library Board; transferring the duties of the Library Development and Services Division in the State Department of Education to the State Library Agency; transferring the duties of the State Board of Education pertaining to libraries to the State Library Board; providing that the appointment of the State Librarian is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate; requiring geographic diversity in the Governor's appointments to the State Library Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 337 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Legislative Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-438]
Altering the annual reporting requirement of the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board; altering the scope of the training requirements under the Open Meetings Act; requiring a lobbyist who invites specified employees of the Executive Branch to a meal or reception to register specified information with the State Ethics Commission; requiring reports filed with the Ethics Commission after a specified date to be made available in a specified format; requiring the General Assembly to make available specified video of specified meetings; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Special Deafness Registration Plate [HB-343]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available a specially designed deafness registration plate; requiring that the registration plate include the international symbol for deafness; prescribing who may apply for and the classes of vehicles eligible for the registration plate; and providing the manner in which fees will be established, collected, and distributed in connection with the registration plate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Government - Closed Captioning Activation Required Without Request [HB-254]
Requiring places of public accommodation to keep closed captioning activated on specified television receivers under specified circumstances regardless of whether the closed captioning was requested.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Legislative Transparency Act of 2017 [SB-253]
Altering the annual reporting requirement of the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board; altering the scope of the training requirements under the Open Meetings Act; requiring a lobbyist who invites specified employees of the Executive Branch to a meal or reception to register specified information with the State Ethics Commission; requiring reports filed with the Ethics Commission after a specified date to be made available in a specified format; requiring the General Assembly to make available specified video of specified meetings; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017