There shall be an interpreter training program at one (1) or more public institutions of higher education to ensure that qualified interpreters are available to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing students attending the institutions of higher education and deaf and hard of hearing consumers throughout the Commonwealth. The program shall lead to a minimum of an associate degree in interpreting. The program shall be exempt from the normal student load requirements for a period of ten (10) years from its implementation or until it can be clearly demonstrated that an adequate supply of interpreters is available in all parts of the state, whichever is later.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended
1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 109, effective May 30, 1997. — Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec. 10, effective July 14, 1992. — Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch.
75, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986.