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Committee flags gap in licensing for spoken-language interpreters, plans follow-up with board
Summary
Senators and representatives told the committee they will explore adding oversight for spoken-language interpreters and translators, which currently lack a statewide licensing requirement for non-sign-language interpreters; members said they will meet with the board and report back before proposing statutory changes.
Committee members told the panel there is no consistent statewide licensing or regulatory scheme for spoken-language foreign-language interpreters (distinct from sign-language interpreters and transliterators) and that courts and other agencies rely on a patchwork of certification lists.
A member stated the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts maintains a mix of —master certified, conditionally certified— and other lists, but that…
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