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90_SB0450

      New Act
          Creates the Interpreters for the Deaf Act.  Sets  minimum
      qualifications  for  practice as an interpreter for the deaf.
      Effective immediately.
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 1        AN ACT to create the Interpreters for the Deaf Act.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4        Section  1.  Short  title.  This  Act may be cited as the
 5    Interpreters for the Deaf Act.
 6        Section 5.  Qualifications.
 7        (a)  No person may represent himself  or  herself  as  an
 8    interpreter  for the deaf, work as a professional interpreter
 9    for the deaf, or use the title "interpreter for the deaf"  or
10    a similar title in this State unless he or she can show proof
11    of:
12             (1)  a   certificate   issued  by  the  Registry  of
13        Interpreters for the Deaf (RID);
14             (2)  a  satisfactory  evaluation  by  the   National
15        Association of the Deaf;
16             (3)  a  satisfactory  Interpreter  Skills Assessment
17        Screening (ISAS) evaluation; or
18             (4)  licensure or certification  or  a  satisfactory
19        evaluation or screening in another state.
20        (b)  A  person  practicing as an interpreter for the deaf
21    under this Act shall register  with  the  Deaf  and  Hard  of
22    Hearing  Commission  within one year of the formation of that
23    commission or the  commencement  of  practice,  whichever  is
24    later.
25        Section  10.  The  Deaf  and  Hard of Hearing Commission.
26    Within 2 years of its formation in this State, the  Deaf  and
27    Hard  of  Hearing Commission  shall work with the State Board
28    of Education to develop standards for  further  qualification
29    of educational interpreters in this State.
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 1        Section   15.  Exemptions.    A   person  working  as  an
 2    interpreter for the deaf in a religious organization shall be
 3    exempt from the  requirements  of  Section  5.    Educational
 4    interpreters  and  certified  teachers of the deaf performing
 5    interpreting within the scope of their duties shall  also  be
 6    exempt  from  this  Act  unless  required by their particular
 7    school district.
 8        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 9    becoming law.

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