Pennsylvania Act 2002-181 — DUAL PARTY RELAY SERVICE AND TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ACT - AMEND PEOPLE OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY DEFINITION EXPANSION

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DUAL PARTY RELAY SERVICE AND TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE DISTRIBUTION
     PROGRAM ACT - AMEND PEOPLE OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY DEFINITION
                                EXPANSION
                 Act of Dec. 9, 2002, P.L. 1437, No. 181              Cl. 43
                             Session of 2002
                               No. 2002-181

     HB 2424

                                  AN ACT

     Amending the act of July 6, 1995 (P.L.255, No.34), entitled "An
        act providing for dual party relay services and for
        telecommunication device distribution," further defining
        "persons with a disability" or "people with disabilities."

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The definition of "persons with a disability" or
     "people with disabilities" in section 2 of the act of July 6,
     1995 (P.L.255, No.34), known as the Dual Party Relay Service and
     Telecommunication Device Distribution Program Act, is amended to
     read:
      Section 2.  Definitions.
        The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
     have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
     context clearly indicates otherwise:
        * * *
        "Persons with a disability" or "people with disabilities."  A
     person certified [as being deaf, deaf-blind, hard-of-hearing,
     having a hearing loss or speech impaired] by a licensed
     physician, audiologist, speech pathologist or a qualified State
     agency[.]:
            (1)  As being deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, having a
        hearing loss or being speech impaired.
            (2)  As having a disability and who requires technology
        to independently access telecommunications services.
        * * *
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 9th day of December, A. D. 2002.

     MARK S. SCHWEIKER