S.B. 123

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APPROPRIATION FOR ASSISTIVE
2 TECHNOLOGY DEVICES AND SERVICES
3 1998 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Nathan C. Tanner
6 AN ACT RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; PROVIDING A $500,000
7 APPROPRIATION TO THE STATE OFFICE OF REHABILITATION TO PURCHASE
8 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES AND SERVICES; MAKING CERTAIN
9 TECHNICAL CHANGES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
10 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
11 AMENDS:
12 53A-24-110.5, as enacted by Chapter 305, Laws of Utah 1996
13 ENACTS:
14 53A-24-110.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
15 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
16 Section 1. Section 53A-24-110.5 is amended to read:
17 53A-24-110.5. Assistive Technology Advisory Council -- Membership -- Duties.
18 (1) The State Board of Education, through the State Office of Rehabilitation, shall utilize
19 the Rehabilitation Services Advisory Committee as an advisory council for the Center for Assistive
20 Technology, an interagency service unit which assists Utahns with disabilities.
21 (2) The council shall advise and make recommendations to the executive director of the
22 State Office of Rehabilitation on the programs and administration of the center that would:
23 (a) be interagency in nature;
24 (b) address the needs of all people with disabilities; and
25 (c) be consumer responsive.
26 [(3) (a) There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1996-97, $80,000 and
27 from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 1996-97, $120,000 to the State Board of Education

1 to be distributed to the State Office of Rehabilitation for base budget funding for the Center for
2 Assistive Technology.]
3 [(b) The office shall use the appropriation to:]
4 [(i) provide assistance to Utah citizens of all ages with disabilities in acquiring,
5 customizing, learning to use, and maintaining assistive technology to facilitate their independence;
6 and]
7 [(ii) fund the activities of the Center for Assistive Technology as an interagency assistive
8 technology demonstration, customization, and information hub.]
9 Section 2. Section 53A-24-110.7 is enacted to read:
10 53A-24-110.7. Appropriation for assistive technology devices and services.
11 (1) There is appropriated from the Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 1998-99, $300,000
12 and from the General Fund for fiscal year 1998-99, $200,000 to the State Board of Education to
13 be distributed to the State Office of Rehabilitation for base budget funding to purchase assistive
14 technology devices and services.
15 (2) The office shall use the appropriation to provide:
16 (a) assistance to individuals with disabilities in acquiring, customizing, and learning to use
17 and maintain assistive technology to facilitate their independence; and
18 (b) support through the Independent Living Centers and other similar programs to facilitate
19 interagency cooperation in providing assistive technology devices and services.
20 Section 3. Effective date.
21 This act takes effect on July 1, 1998.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-14-98 3:32 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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