Maryland Sign Language Interpreter Act
Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Business Regulation and OccupationsStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
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.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness listFAV 15FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Puzio, Leslie | Frederick Community College ASL Interpreter Preparatory Program | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arneson, Emilylobbyist | Kennedy Krieger Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Summers, Stephanie | Maryland Interpreter Licensure Team | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Philip, Diana | NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abdilah, Shelby | Potomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tucker, Neal | Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abdilah, Shelby | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Congdon, Tara | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Faulkner, Peggy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grigg, Kirsi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jeffries, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MDAD President, MDAD President | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator King, Senator Kinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Summers, Stephanie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Davis, Gabrielle | BHP Coalition | Oral |
| FWA | Minor, Rebecca | CCBC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | King, Senator Nancy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Westfall, Michele | Individual | Oral |