BIL:4545

TYP:General Bill GB

INB:House

IND:20000203

PSP:Sandifer

SPO:Sandifer, Barrett, Cato and Trotter

DDN:l:\council\bills\gjk\20907ac00.doc

RBY:Senate

COM:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ

SUB:Telecommunications Relay Access Service Advisory Committee, Public Service Commission, Handicapped

HST:

BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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Senate20000302Introduced, read first time,11 SJ

referred to Committee

House20000301Read third time, sent to Senate

House20000229Read second time

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House20000223Committee report: Favorable26 HLCI

House20000203Introduced, read first time,26 HLCI

referred to Committee

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 23, 2000

H.4545

Introduced by Reps. Sandifer, Barrett, Cato and Trotter

S. Printed 2/23/00--H.[SEC 2/24/00 1:26 PM]

Read the first time February 3, 2000.

THE COMMITTEE ON

LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

To whom was referred a Bill (H.4545), to amend Section 5892540, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the advisory committee to the Public Service Commission for monitoring the statewide telecommunications relay access service for hearing, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

HARRY F. CATO, for Committee.

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5892540, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR MONITORING THE STATEWIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY ACCESS SERVICE FOR HEARING AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED PERSONS AND FOR HEARING AND VISUALLY-IMPAIRED PERSONS, SO AS TO ADD REPRESENTATIVES TO THE COMMITTEE FROM THE NATIONAL FEDERATION FOR THE BLIND OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION1.Section 5892540 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 396 of 1992, is further amended to read:

“Section 5892540.(A)The commission may appoint an advisory committee to monitor the statewide telecommunications relay access service and advise and make recommendations to the commission in pursuing services which meet the needs of the hearing or speech-impaired and others similarly impaired in communicating with other users of telecommunications services.

(B)The advisory committee consists of nineeleven members as follows:

(1)one representative from the Spartanburg School for the Deaf and Blind;

(2)one representative from the South Carolina Association of the Deaf, Inc.;

(3)one representative from the South Carolina Telephone Association;

(4)two representatives from the commission staff;

(5)one representative from the provider of the dual party relay service;

(6)one representative from the office of the Consumer Advocate;

(7)one representative from the office of the Division of Information Resource Management, State Budget and Control Board; and

(8)one hearingimpaired person who is an active member of SelfHelp for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH);

(9)one representative from the National Federation for the Blind of South Carolina; and

(10)one representative from the South Carolina Commission for the Blind.

The advisory committee must be appointed by the commission upon the recommendations of the applicable agency or organization. The commission shall prescribe regulations which set forth guidelines for the responsibilities, duties, and authority of the committee. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment.”

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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