as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/23/2015 01:19pm
A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; requiring that certain equipment to accommodate
hearing-impaired people be included in a capital improvement project using state
funds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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The commissioner shall not approve a contract for, or grant state funds for, a capital
improvement project to construct or renovate a building unless the project includes
equipping public meeting rooms, auditoriums, arenas, or other public gathering space in
the building with audio-induction loops to provide an electromagnetic signal for hearing
aids and cochlear implants, and with radio frequency transmitters to broadcast a radio
signal to dedicated receivers to be used to assist the hearing impaired.
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This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to
contracts entered into and grants made after that date.
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