26 M.R.S. §1413-D: Commission; powers and duties

The commission shall advise the Director of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services and shall prepare an annual report, which is a public document to the extent that it complies with section 1412. The report must include, but is not limited to:

1. Review. Review of the status of services to deaf, hard-of-hearing and late-deafened persons;

2. Recommendations. Recommendations for priorities for the development and coordination of services to deaf, hard-of-hearing and late-deafened persons;

3. Evaluation. An evaluation of the progress made as the result of recommendations made in the preceding report of the chair;

4. Statement of goals. A statement of goals for activities of the division during the subsequent fiscal year; and

5. Implementation of functions. The steps to be taken by the division to implement the functions listed in section 1413‑B.