1st Engrossment - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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1st Engrossment | Posted on 08/14/1998 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to telecommunications; requiring for persons 1.3 with communication impairments to be eligible to 1.4 receive communication devices through the TACIP board, 1.5 that they must be able to use the equipment; amending 1.6 Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 237.53, subdivision 2. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 237.53, 1.9 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 1.10 Subd. 2. [ELIGIBILITY.] To be eligible to obtain a 1.11 communication device under this section, a person must be: 1.12 (1)at least five years of ageable to benefit from and 1.13 utilize the equipment for its intended purpose; 1.14 (2) communication impaired; 1.15 (3) a resident of the state; 1.16 (4) a resident in a household that has a median income at 1.17 or below the applicable median household income in the state, 1.18 except a deaf and blind person applying for a telebraille unit 1.19 may reside in a household that has a median income no more than 1.20 150 percent of the applicable median household income in the 1.21 state; and 1.22 (5) a resident in a household that has telephone service or 1.23 that has made application for service and has been assigned a 1.24 telephone number.