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Thanks to Dawn M. Saunders, Florida Department of Educations, for the following information.

Currently, there are no requirements for Educational Interpreters in Florida , beyond what school districts may require.  If a school district hires interpreters as paraprofessionals and they are working in Title I schools, then they would need to meet the highly qualified requirements of NCLB.  Other than that, NCLB does not have highly qualified requirements for educational interpreters.  

Also, in accordance with Section 90.6063, Florida Statutes, qualified interpreters are required for all judicial proceedings and in sessions of a grand jury wherein a deaf person is a complainant, defendant, witness, or otherwise a party, or wherein a deaf person is a juror or grand juror, the court or presiding officer… For the purposes of this section, the term "qualified interpreter" means an interpreter certified by the National Registry of interpreters for the Deaf or the Florida Registry of interpreters for the Deaf or an interpreter whose qualifications are otherwise determined by the appointing authority.

You may view this statute at http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=interpreters&URL=CH0090/Sec6063.HTM.

http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00014/pdf/interp-1.pdf  Standards

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160-4-7-.11 PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND CLASS SIZE.

   (1) Unless otherwise specified under program areas, the following guidelines shall apply:

   (a) Maintenance of current credentials shall be the ongoing responsibility of any professional employed by or under contract with a local school system/state-operated program (LSS/SOP). Maintenance of records of current credentials shall be the ongoing responsibility of the LSS/SOP.

   (b) The school system shall recruit and maintain an adequate supply of qualified (certified or licensed) personnel, including special education, related services and leadership personnel, to meet the needs of students with disabilities. [Refer to CFR 300.23]

   1. Effective as of the 2003-2004 school year, the required standard credential for all related service personnel providing educational interpreting services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing in local school systems (LSSs) or state-operated programs (SOPs) shall be a current Georgia Quality Assurance Screening (GQAS) rating of Level III or higher in both interpreting and transliterating, as approved and maintained by the Georgia Department of Labor, Vocational Rehabilitation Program, and/or documentation of advanced interpreting skills and qualifications through current national certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), and/or documentation of advanced interpreting skills and qualifications through current national certification from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Levels III, IV, or V.

   2. Maintenance of current credentials shall be the ongoing responsibility of any educational interpreter employed by a LSS/SOP for purposes of educational interpreting for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Maintenance of records of current credentials of educational interpreters must be filed with other personnel records (e.g., teacher certification credentials).

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Hawaii DOE(schools) requires educational interpreters to have either the EIPA (preferred), RID/NIC, or HQAS (Hawaii Quality Assurance).

For more information, please refer to our website at http://www.state.hi.us/health/dcab/adminrules/ch11-218index.htm for the Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 11 Chapter 218 entitled, "Communication Access Services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind Persons."

Regarding Education Interpreters - http://www.cdhh.idaho.gov/educational_interpreter_act.htm or
Educational Interpreter Legislation

Idaho Statute - http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=090020005.K 

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http://www.idhhc.state.il.us/interpreter/pdf/TerpRegistrationForm.pdf

1. Indiana DOE chief of special education supports the educational interpreting standard fully and it is required for all educational interpreters. The minimum level at this time (until 2010) is registration with DHHS, and proof that one works in the school setting. Two CEUs (20 hours) are required in specific settings each year. One CEU in language and lingustics (also including training in codes and other controversial methods of communicating with Deaf children if such is used in the specific school), and the other CEU from a list of six categories including ethics, child development, audiology, Deaf history and culture, Interpreting theory, language development.

2. After 2010 all new hires must have the RID CI or CT (or the test outlined in the rule on our website if a code or other controversial method of communication is used in that school…)

The state requires a 3.5 or above on the EIPA for Educational Interpreters.

Iowa requires a license from the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau
of Professional Licensure

Requirements are to successfully pass one of the following examinations- NAD level III or above; or  one of the following RID NTS: CI, CT, CI/CT, IC/TC, CSC, CDI; or NIC generalist test, certified deaf interpreter test,
or oral tranliteration test; or EIPA with a score of 3.5 obtained after December 31, 1999.

Iowa does require NAD 3,4 or 5, or any RID endorsed certification, and proper filing for a license through the state Board of Interpreters for the Hearing Impaired Examiners. EIPA 3.5 ended up being accepted, as well. Temporary license will be granted to those without these credentials until July 2007 by application to the Board. Specific information can be obtained by visiting the website for the Board: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure/board_home.asp?board=ihi

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Per "RS 46:2351, CHAPTER 32. THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF," all interpreters must be "qualified" (meaning RID certified) unless a certified interpreter cannot be found, then a non-certified interpreter may be used