HB 1715 -- INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED

CO-SPONSORS:  Moore, Graham, May (149), Portwood, Bartelsmeyer,
Copenhaver, Lowe

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Judiciary by a vote of 18 to 0.

Under current law, interpreters must be provided to deaf persons
for certain proceedings in state prisons.  This bill adds
proceedings in juvenile detention or correctional facilities to
this requirement.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Net Cost to General Revenue Fund of $0 in
FY 2003, FY 2004, and FY 2005.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill is necessary to provide
equal access to the juvenile justice system for deaf children and
deaf parents with hearing children.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Moore; Missouri
School for the Deaf; Missouri Commission for the Deaf; Department
of Mental Health; and 13th Judicial Circuit Family Court -
Juvenile Division.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Julie Jinkens McNitt, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:02 am