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Bills/2023 Regular Session

SB 346

EnactedCrossfile HB 260
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Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act

Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 269 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a licensing and regulatory system for sign language interpreters under the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund to be used exclusively to cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the Board's duties, including the development of programs to assist the licensure of marginalized interpreters, the development of certain mentorship programs, and financial assistance for certain applicants; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPuzio, LeslieASL Interpreter Preparatory ProgramOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHunter, CaseylobbyistCommon Cause MarylandPosition only
FAVMinor, RebeccaCommunity College of Baltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVBrick, KelbyGovernor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of HearingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVArneson, EmilylobbyistKennedy Krieger InstituteWritten (PDF)
FAVJoyner, TinaMDADOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVWestfall, MicheleMaryland Governor's Advisory Council on the Deaf & Hard of HearingWritten (PDF)
FAVBurke, MarkMaryland Interpreter LicensureWritten (PDF)
FAVSummers, StephanieMaryland Interpreter Licensure TeamWritten (PDF)
FAVAbdilah, ShelbyPotomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the DeafWritten (PDF)
FAVAbdilah, ShelbyPotomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the DeafWritten (PDF)
FAVAbdilah, ShelbyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVAbdilah, ShelbyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCongdon, TaraIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMDAD President, MDAD PresidentIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSummers, StephanieIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFPipkin, MatthewlobbyistMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

ASL Interpreter Preparatory ProgramFAV 1
Common Cause MarylandFAV 1
Community College of Baltimore CountyFAV 1
Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of HearingFAV 1
Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 1
Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 1
Maryland Governor's Advisory Council on the Deaf & Hard of HearingFAV 1
Maryland Interpreter LicensureFAV 1
Maryland Interpreter Licensure TeamFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
MDADFAV 1
Potomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the DeafFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHunter, CaseyCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland
FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute
UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association