House
Study
Bill
243
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
GOVERNMENT
OVERSIGHT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HAGENOW)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
testing
requirements
for
sign
language
1
interpreters
and
transliterators.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
154E.3,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
Examinations.
An
applicant
may
chose
3
examination
in
American
sign
language,
signed
exact
English,
4
or
another
communication
system
approved
by
the
board.
The
5
examination
for
signed
exact
English
shall
not
include
any
6
portions
relating
to
American
sign
language
and
applicants
who
7
chose
examination
in
signed
exact
English
shall
not
be
required
8
to
demonstrate
proficiency
in
American
sign
language.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
board
of
sign
language
interpreters
and
transliterators
11
is
empowered
to
prescribe
an
examination
which
an
applicant
for
12
licensure
must
complete.
The
board
offers
examinations
in
both
13
American
sign
language
and
signed
exact
English.
14
This
bill
provides
that
the
examination
for
signed
exact
15
English
shall
not
contain
testing
requirements
for
American
16
sign
language.
17
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