Minnesota Statutes Telecommunications (Ch. 237, 238) § 237.51. Telecommunications access Minnesota program administration

(1) administer through interagency agreement with the commissioner of human services a program to distribute telecommunications devices and interconnectivity products to eligible persons who have communication disabilities; and

(2) contract with one or more qualified vendors that serve persons who have communication disabilities to provide telecommunications relay services.

(1) define economic hardship, special needs, and household criteria so as to determine the priority of eligible applicants for initial distribution of devices and products and to determine circumstances necessitating provision of more than one telecommunications device per household;

(2) establish a method to verify eligibility requirements;

(3) establish specifications for telecommunications devices and interconnectivity products to be provided undersection 237.53, subdivision 3;

(4) inform the public and specifically persons who have communication disabilities of the program;

(5) provide devices and products based on the assessed need of eligible applicants; and

(6) assist a person with completing an application for discounted telecommunications or Internet services.

(1) at least one member who is deaf;

(2) at least one member who has a speech disability;

(3) at least one member who has a physical disability that makes it difficult or impossible for the person to access telecommunications services; and

(4) at least one member who is hard-of-hearing.