HB 1125 (2014) -  Interpreters for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind

General Bill by Porter and Hutson (CO-SPONSORS) Beshears; Fitzenhagen; Pafford; Pilon; Rader; Rehwinkel Vasilinda; Rooney; Saunders; Schwartz; Stewart; Williams, A.
Interpreters for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind: Creates Board of Interpreters for Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Deaf-Blind within DBPR; authorizes board to adopt rules; requires licensure of professional interpreters for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; establishes fees for applications, licenses, license renewal, & administration; provides requirements for licensure, license by endorsement, license renewal, continuing education, & provisional license; provides that licensee must have active license to engage professionally as interpreter; provides for election of license status and requirements to change status; requires DBPR to provide certain notice to licensee by specified time; prohibits certain acts & provides penalties; prohibits use of public funds to employ unlicensed interpreter; prohibits certain employment or subcontracting of unlicensed interpreter.
Effective Date: July 1, 2014
Last Event: Died in Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

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Bill #: SB 1304 Subject: Interpreters for Persons Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Relationship: Similar

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2014 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Regulatory Affairs Committee Time: 03/05/2014 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Regulatory Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2014 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2014 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Business & Professional Regulation Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2014 - 11:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/25/2014 - 5:20 PM Member: Porter Committee: Version: __