Section R9-26-510. Continuing Education Requirement

A.      Continuing education is required as a condition of licensure renewal. During each license year, a licensee shall complete the following hours of continuing education:

1.        General interpreter, eight hours;

2.        Legal interpreter, Class A or B, six hours, of which two hours are legal training;

3.        Legal interpreter, Class C, six hours, of which three hours are legal training;

4.        Legal interpreter, Class D, six hours, of which two hours are legal training; and

5.        Provisional interpreter, 12 hours.

B.       Between the time of initial licensure and a licensee’s first birthday following initial licensure, the licensee shall complete a pro-rated amount of the continuing education required under subsection (A).

C.      A licensee shall obtain from the provider of a continuing edu- cation attended by the licensee a certificate of attendance that includes:

1.        Licensee’s name and license number,

2.        Name of the continuing education provider,

3.        Name of the continuing education,

4.        Number of hours of attendance, and

5.        Date of the continuing education.

D.      A licensee shall maintain the certificates of attendance described in subsection (C) for three years.

E.       A licensee shall submit a copy of the certificates of attendance obtained during a license year if subject to an audit by the Commission under R9-26-511.

Historical Note

Adopted effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 13

A.A.R. 1720, effective May 1, 2007 (Supp. 07-2).