S.B. 475

VETOES

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

8-313.

(A)     THERE IS A TASK FORCE ON CUED SPEECH AND AMERICAN SIGN
LANGUAGE, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, AND THE ORAL METHOD OF
COMMUNICATION.

(B)     THE TASK FORCE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS APPOINTED -:
BY THE GOVERNOR, AS FOLLOWS:

(1)      ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATIONAL CUED SPEECH
ASSOCIATION;

(2)      ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR OF
THE DEAF;                                                                                                                       

(3)      ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE;

(4)      ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY FROM THE
CUED SPEECH OFFICE;

(5)      ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
IN FREDERICK;

(6)      A PARENT OF A STUDENT WHO HAS STUDIED AND USED CUED
SPEECH OR THE STUDENT WHO HAS STUDIED CUED SPEECH;

(7)      A PARENT OF A STUDENT WHO KNOWS SIGN LANGUAGE OR THE
STUDENT;

(8)      A PARENT OF A STUDENT WHO KNOWS THE ORAL METHOD OR THE
STUDENT;

(9)      ONE MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO IS DEAF;                                                . .

(10)    THE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES;

(11)    FIVE CITIZENS WHO ARE NOT DEAF; AND

(12)    FIVE SIX CITIZENS WHO ARE DEAF, OF WHOM TWO USE CUED
SPEECH, TWO USE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, AND ONE USES TWO USE THE ORAL
METHOD;

(13)    ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
ASSOCIATION; AND

(12) (14) A DESIGNEE OF PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS IN MARYLAND.,

(15) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF A LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION; AND

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