Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §1419-A, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

6.__Emergency alert telecommunications service.__A person who has been certified by the Division of Deafness as being deaf or hard-of-hearing and has an income of less than 225% of the federal poverty level must receive a discount of up to $10 per month in the service charge for any wireless communications device or 2-way pager that is used to receive emergency alerts issued by any state or federal agency.__Such a person must receive a $10 discount except where the service charge for the wireless communications device or 2-way pager is less than $10 per month, in which case the person must receive a discount equal to the service charge for the wireless communications device or 2-way pager.__A company required to provide the discount is entitled to recover amounts discounted from the Communications Equipment Fund established in subsection 2.__The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services shall adopt rules to establish the process for certifying eligibility with the Division of Deafness and for the process to be used by wireless and paging companies in recovering discounted revenue from the Communications Equipment Fund.__Administrative costs associated with implementing this subsection may be paid for through funds collected pursuant to Title 25, section 2927 and Title 35-A, section 7104.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.