Title 51.5, Title 51.5. Persons with Disabilities

A. The Director shall have the following duties and powers: 1. To supervise the administration of the Department; 2. To prepare, approve, and submit all requests for appropriations and be responsible for all expenditures pursuant to appropriations; 3. To employ such personnel as …

For the purposes of this chapter, persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing include those who experience hearing losses that range from a mild hearing loss to a profound hearing loss. They are categorized as follows: 1. Persons who are deaf are those whose hearing is totally impair…

The Department shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To develop a program to inform persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and the public of opportunities available for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to fulfill their needs and solve certain problems through exi…

The Department is authorized to establish, maintain and coordinate a statewide service to provide courts, state and local legislative bodies and agencies, both public and private, and persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing who request the same with qualified interpreters for per…

The Department is authorized to receive such gifts and donations, either from public or private sources, as may be offered unconditionally or under such conditions as in the judgment of the Department are proper and consistent with this chapter. All moneys received as gifts or do…

A. As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise, the term: "Operation" means those functions reasonably and directly necessary for the provision of telecommunications relay service, including contract procurement and administration and public education and infor…