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Committee withdraws sign-language interpreter regulation after lengthy testimony on standards and workforce
Summary
After extensive testimony from department staff, interpreters and advocates, the subcommittee voted to withdraw and resubmit proposed regulations setting minimum certification and continuing-education standards for K–12 educational interpreters so stakeholders and legislators can negotiate changes.
The Education Administrative Subcommittee withdrew and will resubmit proposed regulations that set minimum competency, education and continuing-education requirements for sign-language interpreters in K–12 schools after extended testimony highlighted a shortage of highly rated interpreters and concerns about interim impacts on students.
The regulation (document 53-19) responds to Act 188 of 2022, which directs the Department of Education to establish minimum competency requirements for interpreters used by government agencies and health-care facilities. Department staff and advocates told the subcommittee they sought a balance between raising interpreter standards and retaining enough practitioners to staff classrooms.
Lisa McClimick of the Department of Education's Office of Special…
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