N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-14.18

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 6A:9B-14.18 - Educational interpreter

(a) The educational interpreter endorsement shall be required for individuals who provide educational interpreting services, sign language interpreting, oral interpreting, or cued speech transliteration to students who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deaf-blind in preschool through grade 12.

(b) To be eligible for the standard educational services certificate with an educational interpreter-sign language interpreting endorsement, a candidate shall:

1. Hold an associate or higher degree from an accredited college or university and complete both of the following:

i. The Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) with a minimum score of 3.5; and

ii. Pass the EIPA Written Test and Knowledge Standards; and

2. Complete one of the following:

i. Twelve semester hour-credits of professional education coursework that includes study in child development, language development, curriculum development, methods of instruction, interpreting for deaf-blind students, and legal and ethical issues for educational interpreters. Such study may be part of, or in addition to, the degree program and may be completed at an accredited two-year college; or

ii. A certificate of educational interpreting from an accredited two- or four-year college.

(c) To be eligible for the standard educational services certificate with an educational interpreter-cued speech transliteration endorsement, a candidate shall:

1. Have an associate or higher degree; and

2. Achieve a minimum score of 3.5 on the EIPA for cued speech or possess Testing/Evaluation and Certification Unit (TECUnit) certification; and one of the following:

i. Complete 15 semester-hour credits of professional education coursework that includes study in child development, language development, curriculum development, interpreting for deaf-blind students, legal and ethical issues for educational interpreters, and methods of instruction. The study may be completed at an accredited two-year college; or

ii. Pass the EIPA Written Test and Knowledge Standards.

(d) An emergency educational interpreter certificate with an educational interpreter-sign language interpreting endorsement may be issued to a candidate with an associate or higher degree, and who has completed the EIPA with a minimum score of 3.5. The emergency certificate may be renewed a total of three times.

(e) An emergency educational interpreter certificate with a cued speech transliteration endorsement may be issued to a candidate with an associate or higher degree and a minimum score of 3.5 on the EIPA for cued speech or possess TECUnit certification. The emergency certificate may be renewed a total of three times.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-14.18

Amended by R.2005 d.110, effective 4/4/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 5044(a), 37 N.J.R. 1060(a).
In (a), substituted "Effective 9/1/2005, the educational interpreter" for "The educational interpreter"; in (e), (f) and (g), substituted references to high school diplomas and GEDs for references to academic degree or diploma requirements.
Amended by R.2006 d.170, effective 5/15/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4612(a), 38 N.J.R. 2126(a).
In (b)1ii, (b)2ii, (c)3 and (d)3, substituted "deaf-blind students" for "visually impaired or"; and in (e), (f) and (g), added the last sentence.
Amended by R.2013 d.091, effective 7/1/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 152(a), 45 N.J.R. 1605(a).
In (b)1ii, inserted a comma following "students" and substituted "two-year" for "two year"; in the introductory paragraph of (b)2, inserted a comma following "Deaf"; in (b)2ii, (c)3 and (d)3, substituted "semester-hour" for "semester hour" and inserted a comma following "interpreters"; in (f), deleted "who holds" preceding "an oral"; and in (g), deleted "who holds" preceding "a cued".
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-12.18 and amended by R.2015 d.196, effective 12/7/2015.
See: 47 N.J.R. 1730(a), 47 N.J.R. 2989(a).
Rewrote the section.
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 50 N.J.R. 2028(a), 2262(a).
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 51 N.J.R. 174(b).
Modified by Executive Order No. 103(2020), effective 6/30/2020.
See: 52 N.J.R. 1480(a). Terminated effective 8/31/2021. See 53 N.J.R. 1655(a).

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 853(a), effective 5/1/2023