PRINTER'S NO. 1735
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1155
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, FONTANA, BREWSTER, FARNESE, HUGHES,
SCHWANK, RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH AND MENSCH, MAY 7, 2018
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MAY 7, 2018
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 12, 1994 (P.L.1023, No.139),
entitled "An act establishing the Statewide Independent
Living Council; providing for the powers and duties of the
council; providing for a State plan for the provision of
services to people with disabilities; providing for grants
and funding for establishment of centers for independent
living; and requiring centers for independent living to
maintain certain standards and give certain assurances in
order to qualify for assistance," further providing for
definitions and for grants and funding.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of the act of December 12, 1994
(P.L.1023, No.139), known as the Independent Living Services
Act, is amended by adding definitions to read:
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
* * *
"Individual who is deafblind." An individual:
(1) Who has a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in
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