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Board takes positions on several bills, opposes interpreter mandate for exams and supports teleconference rules
Summary
At its April 3 meeting the board authorized staff to oppose AB 667 (an exam interpreter requirement) unless amended to exempt the board, took watch positions on several bills including measures on descendants of slavery and disaster relief renewals, and supported making pandemic-era teleconferencing rules permanent (SB 470).
The board voted on multiple legislative items during its April 3 meeting, directing staff to communicate the board's concerns to authors and committees and adopting formal positions on several bills.
Interpreter requirement (AB 667): Board staff advised that Assembly Bill 667 was amended on April 1 to expand interpreter access and reporting obligations to written and oral portions of exams across all Department of Consumer Affairs boards. Staff told members this would create operational and security problems for computer-based testing vendors and for national exams administered by outside vendors. The board voted to…
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