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Bill 4230

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4230
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990602
Primary Sponsor:                  Allison
All Sponsors:                     Allison
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\psd\7584ac99.doc
Companion Bill Number:            895
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Blind persons, telephone services; 
                                  Handicapped, Public Service Commission, 
                                  Telecommunications


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990602  Introduced, referred to Committee      26 HLCI


                             Versions of This Bill

RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO ASSIST PERSONS WHO ARE LEGALLY BLIND IN ATTAINING MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ACCESS TO TELEPHONE SERVICES, AND URGING THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO INCLUDE LEGALLY BLIND PERSONS IN ITS STATEWIDE PROGRAM PROVIDING TELEPHONE SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH SPEECH AND HEARING IMPAIRMENTS AND TO INCLUDE A REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH PERSONS IN ANY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THESE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES.

Whereas, persons who are legally blind often may have difficulty accessing telephone service; and

Whereas, the Public Service Commission, pursuant to Article 21, Chapter 9, Title 58 of the 1976 Code, is authorized to establish, regulate, and promote a statewide program to provide telephone access to persons who have speech or hearing impairments; and

Whereas, it is appropriate, and would be of great benefit and public service to also include in this program telephone access for persons who are legally blind; and

Whereas, this program could appropriately include a newsline service for persons who are legally blind; and

Whereas, it is also appropriate for the commission to include a person who is legally blind on any advisory committee that the commission may appoint to monitor this statewide telecommunications service. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That, by this resolution, the South Carolina General Assembly, recognizes the need to assist persons who are legally blind in attaining more effective and efficient access to telephone services, and urges the South Carolina Public Service Commission to include legally blind persons in its statewide program providing telephone services to persons with speech and hearing impairments and to include a representative of such legally blind persons in any advisory committee relating to these telecommunication services.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the South Carolina Public Service Commission.

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