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• Introduced by Sen. Mark Jansen (R) on September 18, 2008, to establish a segregated fund to cover costs associated with the state Commission on Disability Concerns’ Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The money would come from interpreter certification and examination fees paid by interpreters for the deaf or hard of hearing.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on September 18, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 2, 2008, With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 12, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 12, 2008.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on November 13, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on November 13, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on November 13, 2008.