South Carolina Senate Bill 293 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To Professions And Occupations, To Enact The "sign Language Interpreters Act" By Adding Chapter 24 To Require A Specified Level Of Competence For Sign Language Interpreters Used By Certain Entities Of State Government, Public Schools, And Hospital Systems; To Provide Sign Language Interpretation Services To Members Of The Public Who Have Certain Hearing And Speech Impairments; To Amend Section 15-27-15, Relating To The Appointment Of Sign Language Interpreters By The Judicial Department For Parties Or Witnesses Who Have Certain Hearing Impairments, To Make Conforming Changes; And To Provide Necessary Definitions.

Sign Language Interpreters Act

Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]

Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2015-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3390 (Similar To) 2015-01-22 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	27	15	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0293&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/293_20150113.htm