HF 2013 (LSB 5258YH (4) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2013

BY  VAN ENGELENHOVEN

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for the repeal of provisions authorizing temporary licensure of interpreters and transliterators, and providing transition provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 154E.3A, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   154E.3A  Temporary license.
   1.  Beginning July 1, 2007 On or before July 1, 2012, an individual who does not meet the requirements for licensure by examination pursuant to section 154E.3 may apply for or renew a temporary license. The temporary license shall authorize the licensee to practice as a sign language interpreter or transliterator under the direct supervision of a sign language interpreter or transliterator licensed pursuant to section 154E.3. The temporary license shall be valid for two years and may only be renewed one time in accordance with standards established by rule. An individual shall not practice for more than a total of four years under a temporary license. The board may revoke a temporary license if it determines that the temporary licensee has violated standards established by rule. The board may adopt requirements for temporary licensure to implement this section. 
   2.  An individual who has been granted or has renewed a temporary license on or before July 1, 2012, shall be authorized to practice as a sign language interpreter or transliterator under supervision as specified in subsection 1 for the remainder of the two-year period of licensure or renewal. At the expiration of the two-year period of licensure or renewal, such individuals shall be required to obtain licensure by examination pursuant to the requirements of section 154E.3.
   3.  This section is repealed July 1, 2014.
EXPLANATION
   This bill repeals temporary licensure provisions applicable to applicants for licensure as an interpreter or transliterator. The provisions authorize individuals who do not meet the requirements for licensure by examination specified in Code section 154E.3 to become temporarily licensed for a two-year period under supervision, and to renew that two-year license for one additional two-year period.
   The bill repeals Code section 154E.3A, which authorizes temporary licensure, as of July 1, 2014. The bill provides that individuals who have obtained temporary licensure or who have renewed a temporary license prior to that date shall be authorized to practice for the remainder of the two-year temporary licensure or renewal period, after which the licensure requirements of Code section 154E.3 shall apply.