Arizona Laws 36-1946. Interpreters for the deaf and the hard of hearing; certification; licensure
The commission shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-1946
- Commission: means the commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing. See Arizona Laws 36-1941
- Deaf: means a person who cannot generally understand speech sounds with or without a hearing aid when in optimal listening conditions. See Arizona Laws 36-1941
- Hard of hearing: means a person who has a degree of hearing loss greater than 40dB PTA-2, but less than 85dB PTA-2, in the better ear. See Arizona Laws 36-1941
- Interpreting: means translating or transliterating English concepts to any necessary specialized vocabulary used by a consumer or translating a consumer specialized vocabulary to English concepts. See Arizona Laws 36-1941
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. Adopt rules necessary to achieve the purposes of section 12-242.
2. By rule, classify interpreters for the deaf and the hard of hearing based on the level of interpreting skills acquired by that person.
3. By rule, establish standards and procedures for the qualification and licensure of each classification of interpreters.
4. Help establish partnerships with colleges and universities in this state to provide interpreter and support service provider training and degree programs.
5. By rule, establish standards and procedures to certify sign language teachers to teach American sign language.
6. Beginning on September 1, 2007, license interpreters for the deaf and the hard of hearing pursuant to article 2 of this chapter.