Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1528-A – Continuing education
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Renewal of a license under this chapter is contingent upon evidence of participation in continuing education as determined by the director. A licensee shall certify at time of renewal compliance with the continuing education requirements under this section. [PL 2019, c. 284, §17 (NEW).]
1. Limited interpreters. A holder of a limited interpreter license under former section 1524 or limited deaf interpreter license under former section 1524?A must complete at least 20 hours annually of continuing education in American Sign Language or the interpreting process.
[RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. A, §43 (COR).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1528-A
- Deaf interpreter: means a person whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional for the purpose of communication, whose primary means of communication is visual or tactile and who provides intermediary interpreting. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1521
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1521
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Interpreter: means a person who provides any of the following services:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1521Interpreting: means the process when a linguistic intermediary between a deaf or hard-of-hearing person and another person translates the spoken utterances or signs, gestures or writing of either person into a linguistic form other than that which that person uses as a primary and preferred form of communication. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1521
2. Certified interpreters. A certified interpreter or certified deaf interpreter is required to maintain continued certification with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. or a comparable or successor organization recognized by the director.
[PL 2019, c. 284, §17 (AMD).]
3. Conditional interpreters. A conditional interpreter or conditional deaf interpreter must complete at least 20 hours annually of continuing education in American Sign Language or the interpreting process.
[PL 2019, c. 284, §17 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 399, §15 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 399, §20 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 267, §4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 284, §17 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. A, §43 (COR).