(a) A licensed qualified interpreter shall meet criteria established under this subchapter for interpreters, including without limitation certification or credentialing by the: (1) Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Quality Assurance Screening Test;(2) Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment;(3) National Association of the Deaf;(4) National Cued Speech Association;(5) Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.; or(6) Texas Board for Evaluation of Interpreters.(b) A licensed provisional interpreter license may be issued to a deaf interpreter who meets criteria established under this subchapter.(c) A license issued under this subchapter is valid for one (1) year.Added by Act 2013, No. 1314,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. (a) A licensed qualified interpreter shall meet criteria established under this subchapter for interpreters, including without limitation certification or credentialing by the: (1) Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Quality Assurance Screening Test;(2) Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment;(3) National Association of the Deaf;(4) National Cued Speech Association;(5) Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.; or(6) Texas Board for Evaluation of Interpreters.(b) A licensed provisional interpreter license may be issued to a deaf interpreter who meets criteria established under this subchapter.(c) A license issued under this subchapter is valid for one (1) year.Added by Act 2013, No. 1314,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
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