Title: RE AMENDMENT TO RULE 12 OF STATE BD. OF EXAMINERS OF CERTIFIED CTRM. REPORTERS

State: oklahoma

Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court

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RE AMENDMENT TO RULE 12 OF STATE BD. OF EXAMINERS OF CERTIFIED CTRM. REPORTERS2022 OK 58Decided: 06/13/2022THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

RE: Amendment to Rule 12 of the Rules of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters
 
ORDER
Rule 12 of the Rules of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters, Title 20, Chapter 23, App. II, sets forth the credentialing requirements applicable to Oklahoma Certified Sign Language Interpreters for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in the courtroom. The Board has recommended that the BEI CIC (Texas Board for Evaluation of Interpreters' Court Interpreter Certificate) is an appropriate prerequisite credential for purposes of courtroom interpreting, and that Rule 12 should be revised so that individuals holding the BEI CIC are eligible for the Oklahoma courtroom interpreter credentialing program.
It is hereby ORDERED that Rule 12 of the Rules of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters, Title 20, Chapter 23, App. II, is amended as set forth on the attached Exhibit. Candidates holding a BEI CIC must satisfy the other credentialing requirements set forth in Rule 12 in order to become listed on the Oklahoma registry as a Certified Sign Language Interpreter.
DONE BY ORDER OF THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 13TH DAY OF JUNE, 2022.
/s/Chief Justice
ALL JUSTICES CONCUR
 
 
 
EXHIBIT
Rules of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters
Chapter 23, App. II
Rule 12 Sign Language Interpreters
a) The Board is authorized to maintain a registry of courtroom interpreters for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. A "Certified Sign Language Interpreter" is a sign language interpreter who has satisfied the requirements set forth in this rule, and whose registration with the Board is current.
b) To become listed on the registry as a Certified Sign Language Interpreter, the candidate must:
c) The applicant must prove to the satisfaction of the Board that the required sign language interpreting credential is current and in good standing with the issuing authority and is not temporary, alternative or conditional.
d) Renewal:
e) Satisfaction of the professional development and continuing education required to maintain the sign language interpreter's underlying RID certification, BEI CIC, or other credential shall satisfy the Oklahoma courtroom interpreter continuing education requirement.
f) A Certified Sign Language Interpreter whose registration with the Board is current shall be eligible to serve as a "qualified legal interpreter" pursuant to the Oklahoma Legal Interpreter for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Act (63 O.S. §§ 2407 et seq.) and is hereby recognized as "certified" for the purposes of 20 O.S. § 1701(A) and § 1703(E).
g) The Board may recommend that the Supreme Court remove a Certified Sign Language Interpreter from the registry if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that such action would be in the best interest of the courts. A complaint against a Certified Sign Language Interpreter shall be conducted using the same informal procedures which apply to a complaint against a Provisional Status Interpreter, as set forth in Rule 4 of the Board's Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings, 20 O.S. Chap. 23, App 3.
h) The Board may recommend reinstatement of a Certified Sign Language Interpreter who has been removed from the registry pursuant to paragraph (g) above if the Board determines that such action would be in the best interest of the courts and the conditions which necessitated the interpreter's removal have been resolved. An interpreter who has been removed from the registry for longer than twenty-four (24) months shall also be required to repeat the requirements in paragraph (b) above, including the orientation training and written examination, before being reinstated.
 
 
 
 EXHIBIT
Rules of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters
Chapter 23, App. II
Rule 12 Sign Language Interpreters
a) The Board is authorized to maintain a registry of courtroom interpreters for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. A "Certified Sign Language Interpreter" is a sign language interpreter who has satisfied the requirements set forth in this rule, and whose registration with the Board is current.
b) To become listed on the registry as a Certified Sign Language Interpreter, the candidate must:
c) The applicant must prove to the satisfaction of the Board that the required sign language interpreting credential is current and in good standing with the issuing authority and is not temporary, alternative or conditional.
d) Renewal:
e) Satisfaction of the professional development and continuing education required to maintain the sign language interpreter's underlying RID certification, BEI CIC, or other credential shall satisfy the Oklahoma courtroom interpreter continuing education requirement.
f) A Certified Sign Language Interpreter whose registration with the Board is current shall be eligible to serve as a "qualified legal interpreter" pursuant to the Oklahoma Legal Interpreter for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Act (63 O.S. §§ 2407 et seq.) and is hereby recognized as "certified" for the purposes of 20 O.S. § 1701(A) and § 1703(E).
g) The Board may recommend that the Supreme Court remove a Certified Sign Language Interpreter from the registry if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that such action would be in the best interest of the courts. A complaint against a Certified Sign Language Interpreter shall be conducted using the same informal procedures which apply to a complaint against a Provisional Status Interpreter, as set forth in Rule 4 of the Board's Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings, 20 O.S. Chap. 23, App 3.
h) The Board may recommend reinstatement of a Certified Sign Language Interpreter who has been removed from the registry pursuant to paragraph (g) above if the Board determines that such action would be in the best interest of the courts and the conditions which necessitated the interpreter's removal have been resolved. An interpreter who has been removed from the registry for longer than twenty-four (24) months shall also be required to repeat the requirements in paragraph (b) above, including the orientation training and written examination, before being reinstated.