Description: To increase the number of qualified American Sign Language (ASL) court interpreters for California in a cost-effective manner, the Court Interpreters Advisory Panel (CIAP) proposes that the Judicial Council approve the Texas Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) as a testing entity for ASL court interpreter certification for a period of four years and add to the Judicial Council Master List of Interpreters holders of the Texas BEI Court Interpreter Certification who apply for reciprocity. CIAP also proposes the council direct CIAP to undertake further work and develop a future proposal for the council to potentially certify persons with ASL generalist credentials to perform work in the courts, which may include California court-specific training requirements; and direct CIAP to propose revisions to the current Guidelines for Approval of Certification Programs for Interpreters for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons as a future project and develop a recommendation for a process for approving ASL court interpreter certification programs that is more responsive to the current interpreter marketplace and testing and certification landscape.

Category: Court Interpreters

Item Number: SP23-01

Deadline: May 26, 2023

File: sp23-01.pdf