(REPRINTED WITH ADOPTED AMENDMENTS)
SECOND REPRINT S.B. 245
Senate Bill No. 245–Senator Mathews
February 26, 2001
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
SUMMARY—Provides for regulation of interpreters for persons who are deaf or whose hearing is impaired. (BDR 54‑231)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.
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EXPLANATION
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between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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AN ACT relating to professions; requiring interpreters for persons who are deaf or whose hearing is impaired to be certified; prescribing the requirements for certification; requiring the commission on professional standards in education to adopt regulations that require certain teachers and other educational personnel to satisfy the requirements for certification as an interpreter; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1-1 Section 1. Title 54 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a
1-2 new chapter to consist of the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 10,
1-3 inclusive, of this act.
1-4 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
1-5 requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3 to 6, inclusive, of this
1-6 act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
1-7 Sec. 3. “Interpreter” means a person who is qualified to engage in
1-8 the practice of interpreting in this state pursuant to section 9 of this act.
1-9 Sec. 4. “Person who is deaf” means a person who is not able to
1-10 process information aurally and whose primary means of
1-11 communication is visual.
1-12 Sec. 5. “Person whose hearing is impaired” means a person:
1-13 1. Who has a hearing deficit;
1-14 2. Who is able to process information aurally with or without the use
1-15 of a hearing aid or any other device that enhances the ability of a person
1-16 to hear; and
1-17 3. Whose primary means of communication may be visual.
1-18 Sec. 6. “Practice of interpreting” means the facilitation of
1-19 communication between persons who are deaf or whose hearing is
1-20 impaired and other persons. The term includes, without limitation:
2-1 1. Translating spoken language into American Sign Language or
2-2 any other visual-gestural system of communication or vice versa;
2-3 2. Translating spoken language into a tactile method of sign
2-4 language or vice versa;
2-5 3. Translating spoken language into an oral interpretation of the
2-6 speaker’s words by enunciating, repeating or rephrasing those words
2-7 without using the voice to assist a person who is deaf or whose hearing is
2-8 impaired in lipreading the information conveyed by the speaker;
2-9 4. Translating spoken language into a visual representation of
2-10 spoken language that:
2-11 (a) Uses eight hand shapes to represent groups of consonants and the
2-12 placement of those hand shapes in four positions around the face to
2-13 indicate groups of vowel sounds; and
2-14 (b) Is used in conjunction with lipreading;
2-15 5. Translating spoken English into a system of sign language that is
2-16 based on the syntax of the English language or vice versa; and
2-17 6. The use of any of the methods of interpreting or transliterating set
2-18 forth in subsections 1 to 5, inclusive, by a person who is deaf or whose
2-19 hearing is impaired to facilitate communication between another person
2-20 who is deaf or whose hearing is impaired and an interpreter, or between
2-21 two or more persons who are deaf or whose hearing is impaired.
2-22 Sec. 7. The practice of interpreting is hereby declared to be a
2-23 learned profession, affecting public health, safety and welfare, and is
2-24 subject to regulation to protect the general public from the practice of
2-25 interpreting by unqualified persons.
2-26 Sec. 8. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person who:
2-27 1. Is licensed in another state to engage in the practice of
2-28 interpreting and who engages in the practice of interpreting in this state:
2-29 (a) For a period of not more than 30 nonconsecutive days in a
2-30 calendar year; or
2-31 (b) By teleconference if the interpreting services provided by that
2-32 person are necessary because an interpreter is unavailable to provide
2-33 those services in person or by teleconference;
2-34 2. Engages in the practice of interpreting solely for meetings of
2-35 nonprofit civic or religious organizations;
2-36 3. Engages in the practice of interpreting as necessary for the
2-37 provision of an emergency medical or governmental service to a person
2-38 who is deaf or whose hearing is impaired; or
2-39 4. Engages occasionally in the practice of interpreting in a social
2-40 situation that does not require a qualified interpreter pursuant to the
2-41 provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§
2-42 12101 et seq., section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §
2-43 794, or the regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions.
2-44 Sec. 9. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person
2-45 who wishes to engage in the practice of interpreting in this state must:
2-46 (a) Be at least 18 years of age;
2-47 (b) Have at least a high school diploma or a general equivalency
2-48 diploma;
3-1 (c) Be capable of providing the type of interpreting services required
3-2 for the person who is deaf or whose hearing is impaired; and
3-3 (d) Have:
3-4 (1) Been issued at least one of the following certificates by the
3-5 Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or its successor organization:
3-6 (I) Master Comprehensive Skills Certificate;
3-7 (II) Comprehensive Skills Certificate;
3-8 (III) Certificate of Interpretation;
3-9 (IV) Certificate of Transliteration;
3-10 (V) Legal Specialist Certificate; or
3-11 (VI) Oral Interpreting Certificate;
3-12 (2) Been certified by the National Association of the Deaf or its
3-13 successor organization as having a level of proficiency in providing
3-14 interpreting services at level 3, 4 or 5; or
3-15 (3) Passed the Cued Language Transliterator National Certification
3-16 Examination administered by the Testing, Evaluation, and Certification
3-17 Unit, Inc., or its successor organization and must hold a Transliteration
3-18 Skills Certificate issued by the Testing, Evaluation, and Certification
3-19 Unit, Inc., or its successor organization.
3-20 2. A person who wishes to engage in the practice of interpreting in
3-21 this state in a legal setting must comply with the requirements set forth in
3-22 paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1 and must:
3-23 (a) Have been issued at least one of the certificates set forth in
3-24 subparagraph (1) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1;
3-25 (b) Have been certified by the National Association of the Deaf or its
3-26 successor organization as having a level of proficiency in providing
3-27 interpreting services at level 4 or 5; or
3-28 (c) Have passed the Cued Language Transliterator National
3-29 Certification Examination administered by the Testing, Evaluation, and
3-30 Certification Unit, Inc., or its successor organization and must hold a
3-31 Transliteration Skills Certificate issued by the Testing, Evaluation, and
3-32 Certification Unit, Inc., or its successor organization.
3-33 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person, including,
3-34 without limitation, a teacher and a teacher’s aide, who wishes to engage
3-35 in the practice of interpreting in this state in a public school, including,
3-36 without limitation, a charter school, or a private school must comply with
3-37 the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1
3-38 and must:
3-39 (a) Comply with the requirements set forth in paragraph (d) of
3-40 subsection 1; or
3-41 (b) Have completed the Educational Interpreter Performance
3-42 Assessment administered by the Boys Town National Research Hospital
3-43 or its successor organization and received a rating of his level of
3-44 proficiency in providing interpreting services at level 4 or 5.
3-45 4. A person who has not complied with the requirements set forth in
3-46 paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 3 may engage in the practice of
3-47 interpreting in a public school, including, without limitation, a charter
3-48 school, or a private school for not more than 3 years if:
4-1 (a) There is a demonstrated shortage of personnel who have complied
4-2 with those requirements in the geographic area of this state in which the
4-3 public school or private school is located;
4-4 (b) The school district, charter school or private school that hires a
4-5 person pursuant to this subsection has made and continues to make a
4-6 good faith effort to recruit and hire persons who have complied with the
4-7 requirements set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 3;
4-8 (c) The shortage of personnel described in paragraph (a) has
4-9 precluded the school district, charter school or private school from
4-10 employing the number of persons who have complied with the
4-11 requirements set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 3 as is
4-12 necessary to satisfy the personnel requirements of the school district,
4-13 charter school or private school; and
4-14 (d) The person hired by the school district, charter school or private
4-15 school pursuant to this subsection makes satisfactory progress, as
4-16 determined by the school district, charter school or private school, toward
4-17 complying with the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of
4-18 subsection 3 during the period of his employment.
4-19 5. As used in this section:
4-20 (a) “Charter school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007.
4-21 (b) “Legal setting” means:
4-22 (1) A communication with a law enforcement officer, as defined in
4-23 NRS 179B.070, that relates to a criminal investigation;
4-24 (2) A communication with an attorney who is acting in his
4-25 professional capacity;
4-26 (3) A negotiation for a contract for which the estimated amount
4-27 required to perform the contract is $1,000 or more; or
4-28 (4) A judicial proceeding, including, without limitation:
4-29 (I) A grand jury proceeding;
4-30 (II) A court proceeding;
4-31 (III) A pretrial examination, deposition, motion and related
4-32 proceedings of like character; and
4-33 (IV) The proceedings of an administrative agency.
4-34 (c) “Public school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007.
4-35 (d) “Private school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103.
4-36 Sec. 10. 1. It is unlawful for a person to:
4-37 (a) Engage in the practice of interpreting in this state;
4-38 (b) Hold himself out as certified or qualified to engage in the practice
4-39 of interpreting in this state; or
4-40 (c) Use in connection with his name any title, words, letters or
4-41 other designation intended to imply or designate that he is an
4-42 interpreter,
4-43 without first complying with the requirements set forth in section 9 of
4-44 this act.
4-45 2. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1:
4-46 (a) Is guilty of a misdemeanor; and
4-47 (b) May be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
5-1 3. An action for the enforcement of a civil penalty assessed pursuant
5-2 to this section may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by
5-3 the district attorney of the appropriate county or the attorney general.
5-4 Sec. 11. NRS 50.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-5 50.050 1. As used in NRS 50.050 to 50.053, inclusive, unless the
5-6 context requires otherwise:
5-7 (a) [“Handicapped person” means a person who, because he is deaf,
5-8 mute or has a physical speaking impairment, cannot readily understand or
5-9 communicate in the English language or cannot understand the
5-10 proceedings.
5-11 (b)] “Interpreter” means a person who is [readily] :
5-12 (1) Qualified to engage in the practice of interpreting in this state
5-13 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 9 of this act; and
5-14 (2) Readily able to communicate with [the handicapped person,] a
5-15 person with a disability, translate the proceedings for him , and accurately
5-16 repeat and translate the statements of the [handicapped] person with a
5-17 disability to the court or magistrate or other person presiding over the
5-18 proceedings.
5-19 (b) “Person with a disability” means a person who, because he is deaf,
5-20 mute or has a physical speaking impairment, cannot readily understand
5-21 or communicate in the English language or cannot understand the
5-22 proceedings.
5-23 2. In all judicial proceedings in which a [handicapped] person with a
5-24 disability appears as a witness, the court, magistrate or other person
5-25 presiding over the proceedings shall appoint an interpreter to interpret the
5-26 proceedings to [the handicapped] that person and to interpret the testimony
5-27 of [the handicapped] that person to the court, magistrate or other person
5-28 presiding.
5-29 3. The court, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceedings
5-30 shall fix a reasonable compensation for the services and expenses of the
5-31 interpreter appointed pursuant to this section. If the judicial proceeding is
5-32 civil in nature , the compensation of the interpreter may be taxed as costs
5-33 and must not be charged as a public expense.
5-34 4. Claims against a county, municipality, [the] this state or any agency
5-35 thereof for the compensation of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding or
5-36 other proceeding for which an interpreter must be provided at public
5-37 expense must be paid in the same manner as other claims against the
5-38 respective entities are paid. Payment may be made only upon the certificate
5-39 of the judge, magistrate or other person presiding over the proceedings that
5-40 the qualified interpreter has performed the services required and incurred
5-41 the expenses claimed.
5-42 Sec. 12. NRS 50.051 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-43 50.051 An interpreter must be appointed at public expense for a
5-44 [handicapped] person with a disability who is a party to or a witness in a
5-45 criminal proceeding.
5-46 Sec. 13. NRS 50.052 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-47 50.052 1. If an interpreter appointed for a [handicapped] person with
5-48 a disability is not effectively or accurately communicating with or on
5-49 behalf of the [handicapped person,] person with a disability, and that fact
6-1 becomes known to the person who appointed him, another interpreter must
6-2 be appointed.
6-3 2. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties, a person may not be
6-4 appointed as an interpreter of a [handicapped] person with a disability in a
6-5 proceeding if he is:
6-6 (a) The spouse of the [handicapped] person with a disability or related
6-7 to him; or
6-8 (b) Otherwise interested in the outcome of the proceeding or biased for
6-9 or against one of the parties.
6-10 3. Whenever possible, a [handicapped] person with a disability must
6-11 be given an interpreter of his [own] choice or one of whom he approves.
6-12 Sec. 14. NRS 50.053 is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-13 50.053 1. Before undertaking his duties, the interpreter shall swear or
6-14 affirm that he will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner
6-15 to the person for whom he has been appointed, and that he will repeat the
6-16 statements of the [handicapped] person with a disability in the English
6-17 language to the best of his ability.
6-18 2. While in the proper performance of his duties, an interpreter acts in
6-19 the place of the [handicapped] person with a disability and to that extent
6-20 has all of the rights and privileges of [the handicapped] that person for
6-21 purposes of the proceeding, including access to all relevant material.
6-22 Sec. 15. NRS 50.054 is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-23 50.054 1. Except as otherwise provided by a regulation of the court
6-24 administrator adopted pursuant to NRS 1.510 and 1.520, a person shall not
6-25 act as an interpreter in a proceeding if he is:
6-26 (a) The spouse of a witness;
6-27 (b) Otherwise related to a witness;
6-28 (c) Biased for or against one of the parties; or
6-29 (d) Otherwise interested in the outcome of the proceeding.
6-30 2. Before undertaking his duties, the interpreter shall swear or affirm
6-31 that he will:
6-32 (a) To the best of his ability, translate accurately to the witness, in the
6-33 language of the witness, questions and statements addressed to the witness;
6-34 (b) Make a true interpretation of the statements of the witness in an
6-35 understandable manner; and
6-36 (c) Repeat the statements of the witness in the English language to the
6-37 best of his ability.
6-38 3. While in the proper performance of his duties, an interpreter has the
6-39 same rights and privileges as the witness, including the right to examine all
6-40 relevant material, but is not entitled to waive or exercise any of those rights
6-41 or privileges on behalf of the witness.
6-42 4. As used in this section, “interpreter” means a person who is readily
6-43 able to communicate with a person who speaks a language other than
6-44 English and does not know the English language, translate the proceedings
6-45 for him and accurately repeat and translate the statements of the person in a
6-46 language other than English to the court, magistrate or other person
6-47 presiding. The term does not include an interpreter for [handicapped
6-48 persons] a person with a disability as that term is defined in NRS 50.050.
7-1 Sec. 16. NRS 171.1536 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-2 171.1536 Upon the arrest of a [handicapped] person with a disability
7-3 as defined in NRS 50.050, and before his interrogation or the taking of his
7-4 statement, the peace officer in actual charge of the station, headquarters or
7-5 other facility to which the [handicapped] person with a disability has been
7-6 brought shall make an interpreter who is qualified to engage in the
7-7 practice of interpreting in this state pursuant to subsection 2 of section 9
7-8 of this act available at public expense to [the handicapped] that person,
7-9 subject to the provisions of NRS 50.052 and 50.053.
7-10 Sec. 17. NRS 171.1537 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-11 171.1537 When a [handicapped] person with a disability is detained in
7-12 custody, the detaining authority shall make available to him reasonable
7-13 means of communication, at least pencil and paper , and at least two
7-14 envelopes and first-class postage stamps. If the [handicapped] person with
7-15 a disability so requests, the proper officer of the detaining authority shall
7-16 make on his behalf the same number and kind of telephone calls which a
7-17 person arrested is [permitted] authorized by law or custom to make for
7-18 himself, and shall mail any letters written by [the handicapped] that
7-19 person.
7-20 Sec. 18. NRS 171.1538 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-21 171.1538 1. The rights to interpretation and communication provided
7-22 in NRS 171.1536 and 171.1537 may not be waived except knowingly and
7-23 voluntarily by the [handicapped] person with a disability by a written
7-24 statement indicating his desire not to be so assisted. At any time [from
7-25 arrest to] after arrest but before the termination of any custody, the
7-26 [handicapped] person may retract his waiver by indicating his desire to be
7-27 so assisted.
7-28 2. Unless there is a waiver under this section, there [shall] must be no
7-29 interrogation or taking of the statement of a [handicapped] person with a
7-30 disability without the assistance of an interpreter who is qualified to
7-31 engage in the practice of interpreting in this state pursuant to subsection
7-32 2 of section 9 of this act.
7-33 Sec. 19. NRS 213.055 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-34 213.055 An applicant or a witness at a hearing upon an application for
7-35 clemency who is a [handicapped] person with a disability as defined in
7-36 NRS 50.050 is entitled to the services of an interpreter at public expense,
7-37 subject to the provisions of NRS 50.052 and 50.053. The interpreter must
7-38 be [appointed] :
7-39 1. Qualified to engage in the practice of interpreting in this state
7-40 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 9 of this act; and
7-41 2. Appointed by the governor or a member of the board designated by
7-42 him.
7-43 Sec. 20. NRS 213.128 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-44 213.128 A prisoner, parolee or a witness at the hearing of a case who
7-45 is a [handicapped] person with a disability as defined in NRS 50.050 is
7-46 entitled to the services of an interpreter at public expense, subject to
7-47 the provisions of NRS 50.052 and 50.053. The interpreter must be
7-48 [appointed] :
8-1 1. Qualified to engage in the practice of interpreting in this state
8-2 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 9 of this act; and
8-3 2. Appointed by the chairman of the board or other person who
8-4 presides at the hearing.
8-5 Sec. 21. NRS 233B.1235 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8-6 233B.1235 A witness during his testimony at a hearing of a contested
8-7 case, who is a [handicapped] person with a disability as defined in NRS
8-8 50.050, is entitled to the services of an interpreter at public expense,
8-9 subject to the provisions of NRS 50.052 and 50.053. The interpreter must
8-10 be [appointed] :
8-11 1. Qualified to engage in the practice of interpreting in this state
8-12 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 9 of this act; and
8-13 2. Appointed by the person who presides at the hearing.
8-14 Sec. 22. NRS 391.019 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8-15 391.019 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, the
8-16 commission:
8-17 (a) Shall adopt regulations:
8-18 (1) Prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and other
8-19 educational personnel and the procedures for the issuance and renewal of
8-20 such licenses.
8-21 (2) Identifying fields of specialization in teaching which require the
8-22 specialized training of teachers.
8-23 (3) Requiring teachers to obtain from the department an endorsement
8-24 in a field of specialization to be eligible to teach in that field of
8-25 specialization.
8-26 (4) Setting forth the educational requirements a teacher must satisfy
8-27 to qualify for an endorsement in each field of specialization.
8-28 (5) Setting forth the qualifications and requirements for obtaining a
8-29 license or endorsement to teach American Sign Language [.] , including,
8-30 without limitation, being qualified to engage in the practice of
8-31 interpreting pursuant to subsection 3 of section 9 of this act.
8-32 (6) Except as otherwise authorized by subsection 4 of section 9 of
8-33 this act, requiring teachers and other educational personnel to satisfy the
8-34 qualifications set forth in subsection 3 of section 9 of this act if they:
8-35 (I) Provide instruction or other educational services; and
8-36 (II) Concurrently engage in the practice of interpreting, as
8-37 defined in section 6 of this act.
8-38 (b) May adopt such other regulations as it deems necessary for its own
8-39 government or to carry out its duties.
8-40 2. Any regulation which increases the amount of education, training or
8-41 experience required for licensing:
8-42 (a) Must, in addition to the requirements for publication in chapter 233B
8-43 of NRS, be publicized before its adoption in a manner reasonably
8-44 calculated to inform those persons affected by the change.
8-45 (b) Must not become effective until at least 1 year after the date it is
8-46 adopted by the commission.
8-47 (c) Is not applicable to a license in effect on the date the regulation
8-48 becomes effective.
9-1 Sec. 23. NRS 391.31925 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-2 391.31925 The licensed employee or a witness at a hearing under NRS
9-3 391.311 to 391.3196, inclusive, who is a [handicapped] person with a
9-4 disability as defined in NRS 50.050, is entitled to the services of an
9-5 interpreter at public expense, subject to the provisions of NRS 50.052 and
9-6 50.053. The interpreter must be [appointed] :
9-7 1. Qualified to engage in the practice of interpreting in this state
9-8 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 9 of this act; and
9-9 2. Appointed by the hearing officer.
9-10 Sec. 24. NRS 396.324 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-11 396.324 The person who is the subject of a disciplinary hearing under
9-12 this chapter or who is a witness at that hearing, and who is a [handicapped]
9-13 person with a disability as defined in NRS 50.050, is entitled to the
9-14 services of an interpreter at public expense, subject to the provisions of
9-15 NRS 50.052 and 50.053. The interpreter must be [appointed] :
9-16 1. Qualified to engage in the practice of interpreting in this state
9-17 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 9 of this act; and
9-18 2. Appointed by the person who presides at the hearing.
9-19 Sec. 25. NRS 422.278 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-20 422.278 Any person who is:
9-21 1. The subject of a hearing conducted under the authority of the
9-22 welfare division or the division of health care financing and policy; or
9-23 2. A witness at that hearing,
9-24 and who is a [handicapped] person with a disability as defined in NRS
9-25 50.050, is entitled to the services of an interpreter at public expense,
9-26 subject to the provisions of NRS 50.052 and 50.053. The interpreter must
9-27 be qualified to engage in the practice of interpreting in this state
9-28 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 9 of this act and must be appointed by
9-29 the person who presides at the hearing.
9-30 Sec. 26. NRS 463.342 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-31 463.342 Any person who is the subject of a hearing conducted under
9-32 the provisions of this chapter, or who is a witness at that hearing, and who
9-33 is a [handicapped] person with a disability as defined in NRS 50.050, is
9-34 entitled to the services of an interpreter at public expense, subject to
9-35 the provisions of NRS 50.052 and 50.053. The interpreter must be
9-36 [appointed] :
9-37 1. Qualified to engage in the practice of interpreting in this state
9-38 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 9 of this act; and
9-39 2. Appointed by the person who presides at the hearing.
9-40 Sec. 27. NRS 608.0116 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-41 608.0116 “Professional” means pertaining to an employee who is
9-42 licensed or certified by the State of Nevada for and engaged in the practice
9-43 of law or any of the professions regulated by chapters 623 to 645,
9-44 inclusive, of NRS[.] and sections 2 to 10, inclusive, of this act.
9-45 Sec. 28. NRS 615.200 is hereby amended to read as follows:
9-46 615.200 The bureau may:
9-47 1. Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states , [(]which, for
9-48 this purpose, may include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
10-1 Islands and Guam , [)] to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of
10-2 individuals within the states concerned;
10-3 2. Establish or construct rehabilitation facilities and workshops and
10-4 make grants to, or contracts or other arrangements with, public and other
10-5 nonprofit organizations for the establishment of workshops and
10-6 rehabilitation facilities;
10-7 3. Operate facilities for carrying out the purposes of this chapter;
10-8 4. In matters relating to vocational rehabilitation:
10-9 (a) Conduct research, studies, investigations and demonstrations and
10-10 make reports;
10-11 (b) Provide training and instruction , [(]including , without limitation,
10-12 the establishment and maintenance of such research fellowships and
10-13 traineeships with such stipends and allowances as may be deemed
10-14 necessary ; [);]
10-15 (c) Disseminate information; and
10-16 (d) Render technical assistance;
10-17 5. Provide for the establishment, supervision, management and control
10-18 of small business enterprises to be operated by severely handicapped
10-19 persons where their operation will be improved through the management
10-20 and supervision of the bureau; and
10-21 6. Maintain a list of persons who are qualified to engage in the
10-22 practice of interpreting in this state pursuant to section 9 of this act to
10-23 serve as interpreters for handicapped persons and shall make any such list
10-24 available without charge to persons who request it.
10-25 Sec. 28.5. On or before July 1, 2005, the Commission on Professional
10-26 Standards in Education shall adopt regulations pursuant to the amendatory
10-27 provisions of section 22 of this act.
10-28 Sec. 29. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2 to 31, inclusive,
10-29 of this act, a person who engages in the practice of interpreting in this state
10-30 is not required to comply with the provisions of section 9 of this act before
10-31 July 1, 2005.
10-32 Sec. 30. The provisions of section 10 of this act do not apply to
10-33 offenses committed before July 1, 2005.
10-34 Sec. 31. 1. This section and sections 1 to 9, inclusive, and 27 to 30,
10-35 inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1, 2003.
10-36 2. Sections 10 to 26, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1,
10-37 2005.
10-38 H