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SF 1582 Senate Long Description

Requiring the commissioner of administration to establish programs for the voluntary registration of general and specialized interpreters to facilitate access to services by persons with limited English skills; specifying application and commissioner recordkeeping and list preparation and availability requirements; protecting and regulating the use of certain titles; specifying certain requirements for registration of general interpreters including notarized statements of compliance with certain professional standards and a specified code of ethics; specifying certain training and examination requirements for the registration of specialized interpreters; creating the interpreter advisory council, specifying membership and duties; requesting the board of regents of the university of Minnesota and requiring the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) to participate in a joint project to develop a pilot training program for spoken language interpreters in community service settings, recommending certain training sites, curricula, prerequisites, qualifications for instructors and an outside evaluation of the program; encouraging public and private entities employing or contracting with interpreters to assist in registration of the interpreters; requiring the advisory council to develop certain recommendations, specifying certain consultation requirements and requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date(ra)