1999 Minnesota Statutes

     122A.31 American sign language/English interpreters. 

    Subdivision 1.    Requirements for American sign 
 language/English interpreters.  In addition to any other 
 requirements that a school district establishes, any person 
 employed to provide American sign language/English interpreting 
 or sign transliterating services on a full-time or part-time 
 basis for a school district after July 1, 2000, must: 

    (1) hold current interpreter and transliterator 
 certificates awarded by the Registry of Interpreters for the 
 Deaf (RID), or the general level interpreter proficiency 
 certificate awarded by the National Association of the Deaf, or 
 a comparable state certification from the commissioner of 
 children, families, and learning; and 

    (2) satisfactorily complete an interpreter/transliterator 
 training program affiliated with an accredited educational 
 institution. 

    Subd. 2.    Oral or cued speech transliterators.  In 
 addition to any other requirements that a school district 
 establishes, any person employed to provide oral transliterating 
 or cued speech transliterating services on a full-time or 
 part-time basis for a school district after July 1, 2000, must 
 hold a current applicable transliterator certificate awarded by 
 the national certifying association or comparable state 
 certification from the commissioner of children, families, and 
 learning. 

    Subd. 3.    Qualified interpreters.  The department of 
 children, families, and learning and the resource center:  deaf 
 and hard of hearing shall work with existing 
 interpreter/transliterator training programs, other 
 training/educational institutions, and the regional service 
 centers to ensure that ongoing staff development training for 
 educational interpreters/transliterators is provided throughout 
 the state. 

    Subd. 4.    Reimbursement.  For purposes of revenue 
 under sections 125A.77 and 125A.78, the department of children, 
 families, and learning must only reimburse school districts for 
 the services of those interpreters/transliterators who satisfy 
 the standards of competency under this section.  

    HIST: 1994 c 647 art 3 s 17; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 
 397 art 8 s 72,101; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55