43. EQUAL ACCESS TO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS


(a) All meetings, hearings, and other proceedings of the general assembly, or either house thereof or any committee thereof, shall be conducted in a manner to ensure, at a minimum:

(1) Equal access for persons with disabilities to attend such meetings, hearings, or other proceedings;

(2) That persons with disabilities are not limited in their ability to testify or otherwise participate in such meetings, hearings, or other proceedings on the basis of their disabilities; and

(3) That requests by persons with disabilities for reasonable accommodations and for auxiliary aids and services made in connection with such meetings, hearings, or other proceedings are satisfied to the greatest extent possible consistent with the general assembly's policy regarding services for persons with disabilities adopted by the executive committee of the legislative council.