Idaho Code 67-7303 – Idaho State Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Created
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(1) The Idaho state council for the deaf and hard of hearing is hereby created. The council shall be the interdepartmental and interagency planning and advisory body for the departments and agencies of the state for programs and services affecting persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
(2) For budgetary purposes and for administrative support purposes, the council shall be assigned, by the governor, to a department or office within the state government. However, this assignment shall not interfere with the interdepartmental and interagency planning, coordinating, influencing, evaluating and monitoring functions of the council.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 67-7303
- Council: means the Idaho state council for the deaf and hard of hearing. See Idaho Code 67-7302
- Deaf: includes several kinds of deafness: prelingually deaf, postlingually deaf and deafened as defined by the Gallaudet university study on hearing loss. See Idaho Code 67-7302
- Hard of hearing: means those persons whose hearing is diminished to an extent that makes hearing difficult but does not preclude the understanding of spoken communication through the ear alone, with or without a hearing aid. See Idaho Code 67-7302
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114