Licensure (Yes/No)
Yes
Registration (Yes/No)
Yes
Regulation (Yes/No)
Yes
Categories
– Education
– Provisional
Requirements
All applications for licensure must include:
• A completed and signed application.
• Applicant name.
• Proof of age indicating the applicant is at least eighteen years of age (copy of birth certificate, driver’s license, state-issued identification card, or baptismal certificate).
• Mailing address.
• Business address.
• Phone number.
• Non-refundable application fee as required by the board.
• Photograph.
• Applicants for original licensure shall attach the following:
• A recent passport size, color photograph, front-view of face.
An application for a community signed language interpreter license must also include a copy of the applicant’s current RID membership card showing that the applicant holds one or more certifications recognized by RID at the time of application for licensure with the exception of ED: K-12 (educational certificate: K-12).
An application for an educational signed language interpreter license must also include:
• Proof of EIPA rating of 4.0- 5.0.
• A copy of the applicant’s current RID membership card showing that the applicant holds the ED: K-12 certified member status by virtue of EIPA rating.
OR
• A copy of the applicant’s current RID membership card showing that the applicant holds one or more certifications currently recognized by RID.
An application for a provisional signed language interpreter license must also include:
• Proof of completion of an interpreter education program or interpreter preparation program at an accredited institution.
OR
• Proof of employment as a community signed language interpreter or an educational signed language interpreter at the time the act became effective.
• A copy of the applicant’s current RID membership card showing that the applicant is an associate member (for purposes of tracking CEU requirements through the ACET program).
If an applicant submits an incomplete license application they will be requested to submit any missing documentation; failure to do so within six months of receipt of the original application will result in the application file being closed. After the file has been closed, the applicant will be required to submit a new application and application fee to apply again.
Length
Community/educational: Every two (2) years.
– Expires every two years on 9/30
Provisional: Every year up to four years. Expires every year on 9/30
Cost of License
Provisional licenses renew each year.
Provisional license fees:
– Initial fee: $40 – Renewal: $25
– Community and educational licenses are renewed every 2 years.
– Initial fee: $65 –
– Renewal: $50
Other fees;
late fee: $20
Replacement license: $10
Possible Penalties & Grievance Process
The Board has several options, ranging from dismissing the complaint, to imposing a fine, to referring the complaint to the Attorney General for prosecution.
Board/Agency
Number of Board Members: 7
Term Limits: Staggered three-year terms.
The governor shall appoint the members to serve on the board. The board shall consist of seven (7) members, at least two (2) of whom are from each congressional district, as follows:
• Two (2) licensed community interpreters.
• Two (2) licensed educational interpreters, at least one (1) of whom is a deaf or hard-of-hearing person.
• Two (2) deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind persons who are regular consumers of signed language interpreting services.
• One (1) person representing the general public who has never been a licensed signed language interpreter and has no financial interest in the profession of signed language interpreting. Members shall serve for staggered terms of three (3) years each. Members shall be paid per diem and mileage.