1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 53
  3. CHAPTER 19
  4. Part 3
  5. 53-19-306 Program established -- purpose

TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 19. PHYSICALLY DISABLED

Part 3. Telecommunications Services

Program Established -- Purpose

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.

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; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 325, L. 2007.