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A Bill To Amend Section 63-7-920(C) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Interviews Conducted During An Investigation Of Child Abuse Allegations, To Provide That Hearing Impaired Children Shall Be Interviewed Using A Sign Language Interpreter Not Related To The Child, To Allow For Remote Video Interpretation, And To Require The Department Of Social Services To Maintain A Database Of Qualified Interpreters; And To Amend Chapter 25, Title 16, Relating To Criminal Domestic Violence, To Provide That Interviews Conducted During An Investigation Of Criminal Domestic Violence In Which A Hearing Impaired Child May Have Been Involved Or Witnessed The Act Of Domestic Violence Must Be Conducted With The Use Of A Sign Language Interpreter Not Related To The Child.