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State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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HOUSE BILL 2151 |
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AN ACT
Amending sections 36-1942 and 36-1974, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 36-1942, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-1942. Commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing
A. The commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing is established consisting of the following members appointed by the governor:
1. One member who is selected from the department of economic security.
2. One member WHO IS selected from the Arizona school state schools for the deaf and the blind at Tucson or the Phoenix day school for the deaf.
3. One member who is a dispensing clinical audiologist licensed pursuant to title 36, chapter 17 of this title.
4. One member who is a hearing aid dispenser licensed pursuant to title 36, chapter 17 of this title.
5. Four members who are deaf persons.
6. One member selected from the Arizona register of interpreters for the deaf.
6. One member who is a licensed sign language interpreter.
7. One member who is a parent of a deaf person.
8. Four members who are hard of hearing.
B. Commission members serve three years and may be reappointed once. The governor may remove a commission member for cause.
C. The commission shall meet at least four times a year at the call of the chairman, who shall be selected by the commission from among its membership.
D. Members of the commission are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible to receive reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.
Sec. 2. Section 36-1974, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-1974. Issuance and renewal of license; continuing education
A. The executive director shall issue a license when if the applicant has satisfied all of the requirements for licensure under this article.
B. A license issued pursuant to this article is subject to annual renewal on the licensee's birthday one year after the date it was issued and terminates thirty days after that the renewal date unless it is renewed.
C. Each licensee shall renew the license not earlier than sixty days before and not later than thirty days after the license expires by submitting the renewal fee and a completed renewal form. A licensee who does not renew a license as required by this article must also pay a penalty fee as prescribed by the commission for late renewal. A person who practices interpreting in this state after that person's license has expired is in violation of this article.
D. A person whose license terminates shall submit an application and application fee as an original applicant for licensure.
E. The commission by rule may prescribe continuing education requirements as a condition of license renewal.