Introduced By: Representatives Crowley and Cambio
Date Introduced : February 9, 1999
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Sections 5-71-12 and 5-71-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-71 entitled "Interpreters for the Deaf" are hereby amended to read as follows:
5-71-12. Grandparent licensing. -- (a) The first licenses granted by the board shall provide a specific period for experienced interpreters or transliterators who do not meet the evaluation or educational requirements, but have five (5) years of experience interpreting and or transliterating. Experience means a minimum of two hundred (200) hours of interpreting per year. Such persons shall be granted a registered license. These interpreters would not be required to complete the written examination, which would be waived for these interpreters, but would participate in the continuing education required for all licensed interpreters under this chapter. This registered license shall be valid for three (3) years and six (6) months, enabling the person to meet the requirements for licensure. At the end of this period, he/she must meet the evaluation requirements (i.e., certification or screening) established by this chapter and the board to obtain licensure.
Persons who have met the qualifications requirements as defined in this chapter, and who have written verification of passing a state screening or state equivalent, but who have not successfully passed the written and performance evaluation of the national registry of interpreters for the deaf shall be granted the license.
{ADD The provisions of this section shall apply to persons working as interpreters in elementary or secondary education classrooms who meet the requirements of this section. ADD}
5-71-15. Persons and practices exempted. -- The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(a) A qualified person licensed in this state under any other law engaging in the profession or business for which he or she is licensed.
(b) Any person working as an interpreter or a transliterator in
court {DEL , or elementary or secondary education classrooms DEL}.
(c) Interpreters or transliterators performing as volunteers without compensation.
(d) Interpreters or transliterators performing in an emergency. Emergency circumstances are such circumstances in which the consumer decides the delay necessary to obtain a licensed interpreter is likely to cause injury or loss to the consumer.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect {DEL upon passage DEL} {ADDDecember 31, 1999 ADD}.
