Arizona Laws 36-1942. Commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing
A. The commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing is established consisting of the following members appointed by the governor:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-1942
- Commission: means the commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing. See Arizona Laws 36-1941
- Deaf: means a person who cannot generally understand speech sounds with or without a hearing aid when in optimal listening conditions. See Arizona Laws 36-1941
- Hard of hearing: means a person who has a degree of hearing loss greater than 40dB PTA-2, but less than 85dB PTA-2, in the better ear. See Arizona Laws 36-1941
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. One member who is selected from the department of economic security.
2. One member who is selected from the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind at Tucson or the Phoenix day school for the deaf.
3. One member who is a dispensing clinical audiologist licensed pursuant to chapter 17 of this title.
4. One member who is a hearing aid dispenser licensed pursuant to chapter 17 of this title.
5. Four members who are deaf persons.
6. One member who is a licensed sign language interpreter.
7. One member who is a parent of a deaf person.
8. Four members who are hard of hearing.
B. Commission members serve three years and may be reappointed once. The governor may remove a commission member for cause.
C. The commission shall meet at least four times a year at the call of the chairman, who shall be selected by the commission from among its membership.
D. Members of the commission are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible to receive reimbursement of expenses pursuant to Title 38, Chapter 4, article 2.