Senate File 2016 - Introduced



                                     SENATE FILE       
                                     BY  BEALL, KIBBIE, COURTNEY,
                                         APPEL, FRAISE, DEARDEN,
                                         WOOD, OLIVE, QUIRMBACH,
                                         HOGG, SENG, HORN,
                                         WARNSTADT, DVORSKY,
                                         HECKROTH, SCHOENJAHN,
                                         DOTZLER, DANIELSON, SCHMITZ,
                                         RAGAN, STEWART, CONNOLLY,
                                         BOLKCOM, BLACK, and GRONSTAL


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the duties of the commission on the status of
  2    Iowans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage regarding
  3    interpreter qualifications.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5290SS 82
  6 jr/rj/24

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 216A.155, Code 2007, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  14.  Adopt rules, with stakeholder input,
  1  4 pursuant to chapter 17A, to develop a mechanism to ensure the
  1  5 qualifications of interpreters for Asian and Pacific Islander
  1  6 persons and maintain and provide a list of those deemed
  1  7 qualified to Iowa courts, administrative agencies, social
  1  8 service agencies, and health agencies, as requested.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill provides that the commission on the status of
  1 11 Iowans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage of the
  1 12 department of human rights adopt rules pursuant to Code
  1 13 chapter 17A to develop a mechanism to ensure interpreter
  1 14 qualifications for the languages spoken by Asian and Pacific
  1 15 Islander persons.  The bill also provides that the commission
  1 16 shall provide a list of qualified interpreters to a list of
  1 17 agencies and entities which include social service agencies
  1 18 and health agencies.
  1 19    The requirements in the bill are identical to those found
  1 20 in Code section 216A.15 relating to the qualifications of
  1 21 Spanish language interpreters.
  1 22 LSB 5290SS 82
  1 23 jr/rj/24