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State=State Certification and/or Licensure required
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| Rhode Island |
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A person must be licensed in order to practice the profession according to CHAPTER 5-71, Interpreters for the Deaf. Must have national certification or passed state screening. |
http://www.health.ri.gov/hsr/professions/inter_deaf.htm |
Board of Interpreters for the Deaf |
Donna Dickerman |
Division of Health Services Regulations, Health Professions
3 Capitol Hill - Room 104
Providence, RI 02908 |
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DonnaD@doh.state.ri.us |
401-222-2827 |
401-222-1272 |
12/6/2003 |
| South Carolina |
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The only exception is in the SC legal system where RID certification or NAD 4 or 5 are required. This law can be found at:
http://www.scadservices.org/sc%20laws.htm. |
http://www.scadservices.org/scirt.htm |
South Carolina Interpreter Recruitment & Training Project |
Steve Fitzmaurice, Program Coordinator |
South Carolina Association of the Deaf
437 Center Street
West Columbia, SC 29169 |
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canucks@scadservices.org |
803-794-3175 |
803-796-1133 |
12/6/2003 |
| South Dakota |
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Legislation dictates State certification in most instances |
http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/rules/4631.htm#46:31:01:03.06 |
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4/1/2005 |
| Tennessee |
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We do not have a State Interpreter Licensure Law
as of yet. We do, however, require that sign language interpreters in public
schools pass the Educational Interpreters Performance Assessment and our
courtroom interpreters are certified and/or qualified. Some judges require
strictly certified interpreters and proof must be given. State Vocational
Rehabilitation Offices require certified and/or qualified interpreters for
their needs - Signed, Thom Roberts, Executive Director, TN Council f/t Deaf
& Hard of Hearing
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Education Interpreters Employment Standards
Tenn
Interpreter Law |
http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/TCDHH.htm |
Tennessee Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
Thom Roberts, Executive Director |
TN Council f/t Deaf & Hard of Hearing
400 Deaderick St., 11th Floor
Nashville, Tn 37248-6000 |
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Thom.Roberts@state.tn.us |
1.615.313.4918 (Voice)
1.800.270.1349 (TTY) |
1.615.741.6508 |
4/1/2005 |
| Texas |
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I wish to thank Randi Turner, TX DARS,
and Brent L. Pitt, Texas Education Agency (SDHH) for the information below
1.
K-12 educational interpreters - Interpreting
services for students who are deaf shall be provided by an interpreter who
is certified in the appropriate language mode(s), if certification in such
mode(s) is available. If certification is available, the interpreter must be
a certified member of or certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the
Deaf (RID) or the Texas Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI),
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), Office for Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS).
Source:
Texas Education Agency Rule 19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 89,
Subchapter AA, Section 89.1131.(d)
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The state of
Texas
also mandates specialty
certification for court proceedings, either Texas Court Interpreter
Certification (CIC), or the RID SC:L. A court proceeding is
one that occurs in a court or under a court's jurisdiction, with respect to
a civil or criminal lawsuit. Court proceedings can include, but are not
necessarily limited to, court hearings, trials, depositions, mediations,
arbitrations, and arraignments. A court is a Texas state, county, municipal,
or justice court. It is not an agency's administrative law proceeding. Also,
the CIC or the SC:L is required when giving the warning (Miranda) in a
criminal setting.
Source:
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Section 38.31, 38.22; Texas Civil
Practice and Remedies, Code Chapter 21; Texas Government Code, Chapter 57.
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www.dars.state.tx.us
then click on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf/cert.html
Additional information is available at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf/interpreter.html.
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Department
of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division for Rehabilitation
Services, Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services |
David Myers, Executive Director |
P.O. Box 12904
Austin, TX 78711 |
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david.myers@dars.state.tx.us
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512-407-3250 |
512-407-3299 |
4/21/2008 |
| Utah |
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The state requires a 3.5 or above on the EIPA for Educational
Interpreters.
All interpreter in the State of Utah are required to be either State of
Utah certified or hold RID. Those in public education need to hold either Utah Certification, RID, or EIPA @ 3.5 or above.
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http://www.aslterps.utah.gov/uip/ |
Division of Services for the DEAF and HARD of HEARING |
Mitchell Jensen, Administrator |
Utah Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
5709 South 1500 West
Taylorsville, UT 84123-5217 |
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mfjensen@utah.gov |
801-263-4860 |
801-263-4865 |
4/02/2005 |
| Vermont |
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Sorry - I have incomplete information - please email me at danswartz1@comcast.net
with your state's requirements. |
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| Virginia |
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Currently to work for the state of VA you must have national certification to work in courts, State VQAS III or above to work in school system. You must be registered with e-VA and under contract with
VDDHH, and minimal VQAS II to work for state agencies. |
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4/12/2004 |
| Washington |
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the recent bill did not pass. BUT, a committee has been established by the
governor and by Nov. 2004 they will present their recommendations for how interpreters should be certified, who should do it, how long will it take, etc... |
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| West Virginia |
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WV Code, Article 14A: West Virginia Interpreter for the Deaf Act: A qualified interpreter means one who is certified by the NAD or RID or in the event a certified interpreter is not available, qualifications are otherwise determined. |
http://www.wvdhhr.org/wvcdhh/default.htm |
West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
Deanna Stone, Executive Director |
Capitol Complex
Bldg. 6, Rm 863
Charleston, WV 25305 |
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deannastone@wvdhhr.org |
866-461-3578 |
304-558-0937 |
12/7/2003 |
| Wisconsin |
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For Educational interpreters:
1. To interpret k-12 you now must graduate from a recognized ITP program to get your initial license. (Those working as interpreters at the time this license went into effect 7-1-92 were
grand fathered in, but must meet all the same requirements as the rest of us for future licenses).
2. Every five years thereafter, for each of the subsequent licenses you MUST
take and pass the EIPA with a 3.5 at least once, plus take 5 college credits. Each licensing period is 5 years.
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http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/hi-eipa.html |
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6/12/2004 |
| Wyoming |
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Per Lori Cielinski, To my knowledge there are
very few regulations and standards. I do think there is a statute on the books
about requirements for legal interpreting. Also the Department of Education is
in the process or has recently approved certification standards for
Educational Interpreters. The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in
cooperation with WYRID developed a pay rate form that looks at certification,
skills, experience, etc. and the determines a pay rate which is used by DVR
for our contract but is also for the most part used as the rate for free-lance
interpreting. There are no interpreter referral agencies or businesses in the
state. |
http://dwsweb.state.wy.us/vr/deafservices.asp |
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
State Coordinator: Lori Cielinski |
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
851 Werner Court, Suite 120
Casper, WY 82601 |
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lcieli@state.wy.us |
800-452-1408 |
307-472-5601 |
4/1/2005 |