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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 360OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER BBOARD FOR EVALUATION OF INTERPRETERS
DIVISION 3BEI TRILINGUAL CERTIFICATION
RULE §360.405Qualifications and Requirements for a Trilingual Certificate

(a) An applicant for a trilingual certificate must:

  (1) provide proof of holding one of the following certificates:

    (A) valid Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Level I, II, III, IV, V, Basic, Advanced, or Master certificate; or

    (B) valid Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC), Certificate of Interpretation (CI), and/or Certificate of Transliteration (CT); or

    (C) valid National Association of the Deaf-Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NAD-RID) National Interpreter Certification (NIC), National Interpreter Certification Advanced, or National Interpreter Certification Master; and

  (2) meet the following qualifications and requirements:

    (A) satisfy qualifications set forth in §109.217 of this chapter (relating to Qualifications and Requirements for a BEI Certificate);

    (B) submit the appropriate application and pay required fees;

    (C) pass the requisite examinations for the trilingual certificate sought, which include:

      (i) the Test of Spanish Proficiency; and

      (ii) a trilingual performance examination.

(b) Trilingual certificate holders must satisfy the annual certificate renewal and five-year recertification requirements for both the prerequisite certificate and for the trilingual certificate.


Source Note: The provisions of this §360.405 adopted to be effective April 24, 2013, 38 TexReg 2513; transferred effective March 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register February 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 946

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