Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0766
Committee Amendment CA_A_H65 (House)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §8702

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,{i " to:H.P.· 525, L.D. 766, Bill,';An 
Promote Telecommunications Availability for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing " 
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Amend the bill in section 1 in sub.section 1 in the'2nd line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 
"intrastate usage-se~sitive" and inserting the following: 
'usage-sensitive intrastate' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in the 2nd line from the end (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the foIlowing: 
"a telephone company" and inserting the 
following: 'a telephone company ~tn"ih'trastate toll provider' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of 'section 3 (page 1; lines 29 to 32 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 35-A MRS A §730~, ~¥b(§Ji is enacted to read: 
3. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Deaf person" has the same meaning as in section 8702, subsection 3. 
B. "Hard-of-hearing person" has the same meaning as in section 8702, subsection 
3-A. 
C. "Speech-impaired person" has the same meaning as in section 8702, subsection 5. 
D. "Telecommunications device for the de at" has the same meaning as in section 
8702, subsection 6.' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 5 in the 4th line (page 1, line 38 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 
"Education Labor, Office" and inserting the following: 
'Education_ Office Labor, Bureau' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in §870 1 in the first paragraph in the 3rd line (page 2, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "hearing impaired" and inserting the foIlowing: 
'hBArinp' imnAirBn hard-of-hearing' 
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Amend the bill by striking out alI of section 6 (page 2, lines 9 to 11 in L.D.) and 
inserting the folIowing: 
'Sec. 6. 35-A MRSA §8702, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A. Hard-of-hearing person. "Hard-of-hearing person" means a person who has a 
hearing loss in the range of mild to profound, who uses residual hearing and who prefers 
to speak and listen with the help of amplification, implantable devices, assistive 
technology and speechreading. 
Sec. 7. 35-A MRS A §8702, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 851, §7, is 
repealed.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 7 the following: 
'Sec. 8. 35-A MRSA §8702, sub-§5-A is enacted to read: 
5-A. Speechreading. "Speechreading" means a technique of understanding speech 
by visually interpreting the movements of the lips, face and tongue with information 
provided by the context, language and any residual hearing.' 
Amend the bill in section 8 in subsection 6 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 21 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "hearing impaired or speech impaired people" and inserting 
the folIowing:'hearing impaired hard-of-hearing or speech impaired peepie persons' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes several technical changes to the bill to clarffy and provide 
consistency in the language. It substitutes the term "hard-of-hearing person," which is 
added in the bill, for "hearing impaired person" in several places, and it provides a more 
detailed definition of "hard-of-hearing person" than is included in the bill. 
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