53-19-306. Program established -- purpose. (1) The committee shall establish and administer a program to provide specialized telecommunications equipment and services to persons with disabilities.
     (2) The purpose of the program is to:
     (a) furnish specialized telecommunications equipment to meet the needs of persons with disabilities; and
     (b) provide a telecommunications relay service system to connect persons with disabilities with all phases of public telecommunications service, including telecommunications service to emergency services and public safety agencies as defined in 10-4-101.
     (3) The legislature may allocate funds from this program to the Montana school for the deaf and blind to be used to provide services to hearing-impaired students for the biennium ending June 30, 2005.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 669, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 396, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 297, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 18, Sp. L. August 2002; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 417, L. 2003.