Resolve, To Study the Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children and Adolescents
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0553
Committee Amendment CA_A_S182 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 193, L.D. 553, "Resolve, To 
Study 
the 
Needs 
of 
Deaf 
and 
Hard-of-hearing 
Children 
and 
Adolescents" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 2. Task force membership. Resolved: 
That the task force 
consists of 18 members appointed as follows: 
1. 
Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President of 
the Senate; 
2. 
Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed 
by the Speaker of the House; 
3. 
Eleven members appointed by the Governor as follows: 
A. 
A 
behavioral 
health 
service 
provider 
providing 
specialized services for deaf or hard-of-hearing youths; 
B. 
A behavioral health service provider not serving deaf or 
hard-of-hearing youths; 
C. 
A parent of a deaf or hard-of-hearing youth; 
D. 
A 
representative 
of 
a 
hospital 
with 
an 
inpatient 
psychiatric unit; 
E. 
A representative of a public school district; 
F. 
A representative from the Governor Baxter School for the 
Deaf; 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
.. to S.P. 193, L.D. 553 
G. 
A representative of educators of deaf students; 
H. 
A representative of the Department of Labor, Bureau of 
Rehabilitation Services, Division of Deafness; 
1. 
A representative of 
providers 
of behavioral health 
services; 
J. 
A representative of 
persons 
who 
advocate 
for 
deaf 
students in special education proceedings; and 
K. 
A representative of a nationally accredited, statewide 
provider of behavioral health services providing specialized 
mental health services for deaf or hard-of-hearing youths in 
a day treatment model; 
4. 
The 
Commissioner 
of 
Human 
Services, 
or 
the 
commissioner's designee; 
5. 
The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's 
designee; and 
6. 
The 
Commissioner 
of 
Behavioral 
and 
Developmental 
Services, or the commissioner's designee; and be it further' 
Further amend the resolve in section 5 by striking out all 
of subsection 1 (page 2, lines 28 to 31 in L.D.) and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'I. 
Services that are currently available to serve the 
needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents and 
the ability of the providers 
of 
those 
services 
to provide 
culturally competent, 
linguistically accessible services. 
The 
task force shall review educational services within the context 
of the behavioral and mental health needs of the children and 
adolescents;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds 6 members to the Task Force to Study the 
Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children and Adolescents. 
It 
clarifies the duties of the task force regarding mental health 
services and educational services. 
'",- \UTE REQLlRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Legislative Study 
Approved: 04/23/03 ;t;vae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD553 
Resolve, To Study the Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children and 
Adolescents 
LR0987(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~" I g~ 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current Costs - Legislative Study 
The projected costs to fund the general operating expenses of this study, including interpreter services, are $11,060 in 
fiscal year 2003-04. The Legislature has budgeted $30,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 for legislative studies. Whether 
that amount is sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council 
and the Legislature. Any additional costs to the Departments of Education, Human Services, Labor, Behavorial and 
Developmental Services and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf associated with serving on the Commission can 
be absorbed by each department utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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