Legislation

Title: Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established
Sponsored by: Delegates Kaufman, Attar, Griffith, Hinebaugh, R. Lewis, Pasteur, Ruth, Solomon, Wu, and Ziegler
Status: In the House - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

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 surroundings.

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Cross-filed with: SB0185

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2024

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Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/27/2023 Legislative Date 10/27/2023 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 Action First Reading Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2024 Legislative Date 1/14/2024 Action Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	10/27/2023	10/27/2023	Pre-filed
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established
House	1/14/2024	1/14/2024	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.

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