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House Bill 39

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Last Action	02/21/25: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Title	AN ACT relating to interpreters.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	436
Sponsors	A. Neighbors, D. Lewis
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 309.312 to allow an interpreter in a K-12 classroom setting with a score of 4.0 or above on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) and passage of the EIPA written test to meet certification requirements.
Index Headings of Original Version	Disabilities and the Disabled - Interpreting requirements, deaf and hard of hearing, certification Health and Medical Services - Interpreting requirements, deaf and hard of hearing, certification Licensing - Interpreting requirements, deaf and hard of hearing, certification Occupations and Professions - Interpreting requirements, deaf and hard of hearing, certification
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1

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01/07/25	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/04/25	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
02/19/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/20/25	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/21/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; create a new section of KRS 309.300 to 309.319 to establish requirements for an educational interpreter license; require the board to grant licensure to an applicant holding a valid license issued by another state if it is based on standards equivalent to or exceeding the standards required by statute; amend KRS 309.300 to define "educational interpreter"; amend KRS 309.301 and 309.314 to conform.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - Educational interpreter, deaf and hard of hearing, licensing Health and Medical Services - Educational interpreter, deaf and hard of hearing, certification Licensing - Educational interpreter, deaf and hard of hearing, certification Occupations and Professions - Educational interpreter, deaf and hard of hearing, licensing

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	A. Neighbors
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 309.312 to create an educational: K-12 license for an interpreter working in a K-12 educational setting; amend KRS 309.314 to conform.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - Interpreter licensing, K-12, deaf and hard of hearing Health and Medical Services - Interpreter licensing, K-12, deaf and hard of hearing Licensing - Educational K-12 interpreter, deaf and hard of hearing Occupations and Professions - Interpreter licensing, K-12, deaf and hard of hearing

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