AB 2680: Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program: certification.

This bill aims to amend the certification requirements for individuals with disabilities to participate in a telecommunications program. The program provides specialized telephone equipment and access to speech-generating devices at no additional cost to subscribers who are deaf or hard of hearing. The certification requirements for these programs are currently held by licensed physicians, surgeons, audiologists, and optometrists, but the bill would remove these requirements. This change would make it easier for individuals with disabilities to access the program. The bill also notes that violating the commission's actions implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, and therefore, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.