South Carolina Senate Bill 548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-14 - 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 84, 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, And To Provide Necessary Definitions; And 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. Katrina Shealy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2017-03-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H4040 (Similar To) 2018-03-20 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight

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=0548&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/548_20170314.htm