MD SB185 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - Hearing 1/30 at 3:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Establishing a Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to provide co-navigation services at no cost to deafblind individuals in the State; and defining "co-navigation services" as services providing visual and environmental information or sighted services to assist with communication accessibility in an individual's preferred language and communication mode and to assist with accessing an individual's physical surroundings and making informed decisions about those surrounding.

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Title

Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-29SenateHearing 1/30 at 3:00 p.m.
2024-01-29SenateHearing canceled
2024-01-23SenateHearing 1/30 at 4:00 p.m.
2024-01-23SenateHearing canceled
2024-01-18SenateHearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-15SenateHearing canceled
2024-01-12SenateHearing 1/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-10SenateFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
2023-10-26SenatePre-filed

Same As/Similar To

HB98 (Crossfiled) 2024-01-14 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
State Government92401(n/a)See Bill Text
State Government92438(n/a)See Bill Text
State Government92439(n/a)See Bill Text
State Government92440(n/a)See Bill Text
State Government92441(n/a)See Bill Text
State Government92442(n/a)See Bill Text
State Government92443(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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