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Bill would add non‑voting hearing‑impaired representative to Governor’s Commission on Disability
Summary
Senate Bill 68, requested by the Department of Education, would add an ex officio, non‑voting member representing the deaf and hard‑of‑hearing community to the Governor’s Commission on Disability; advocates said the change will improve representation and policy outcomes for people with hearing disabilities.
Sen. Tim Lang introduced Senate Bill 68, which would add one non‑voting member to the Governor's Commission on Disability to represent issues facing people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Richard Sallow, director of vocational rehabilitation, testified that adding the administrator of the Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing as an ex officio member would bring…
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