Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-579

EHS 579

Restoration of communication access services for the Deaf and hard of hearing

Ms. Lovely, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Rausch, Ms. Moran and Messrs. Tarr, O'Connor, Cronin, Payano and Keenan moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4125-0100, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that $550,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) for initiatives including but not limited to: expansion of the pool of qualified sign language interpreters for state and local government press conferences, and support recruitment, training, and hands-on field experience and mentorship opportunities for new interpreters”; and by striking out the figure “$10,459,060” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$11,009,060”.