Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Certificates are valid for five years,
subject to the certificate holder's payment of an annual certificate renewal
fee. After expiration of the five-year certification cycle, a certificate
holder must be recertified by DARS.
(b) A certificate holder may be recertified
if he or she:
(1) provides written
documentation of completing at least the minimum number of required continuing
education units, as approved by DARS; or
(2) achieves a passing score on a specified
examination; and
(3) is in
compliance with all other applicable rules, including those relating to annual
certificate renewal, recertification, eligibility, and
qualifications.
(c) DARS
may not renew or recertify a certificate holder or a former certificate holder
seeking to recertify through examination until:
(1) all pending or unresolved complaints,
disciplinary actions, or agency orders relating to the current or former
certificate holder are resolved with DARS; and
(2) payment of any required renewal or
recertification fees are received by DARS within 30 days of their due
date.
(d) For multiple
certificate holders possessing more than one BEI interpreter certificate, the
following rules apply:
(1) When a current BEI
certificate holder is awarded an additional BEI certificate, the current and
new certificates are assigned a single, new five-year certification cycle that
begins on the award date of the newest BEI certificate(s).
(2) The new five-year certification cycle and
the annual renewal date each become due as of the award date of the newest BEI
certificate.
(3) All certificates
are assigned one certificate number.
(4) Any continuing education units (CEUs)
earned prior to the multiple certificate award date are void.
(5) The certificate holder, if not a military
service member, has five years from the multiple certificate award date to earn
all required CEUs. The certificate holder, if a military service member, has
seven years from the multiple certificate award date to earn all required
CEUs.
(e) Information on
current annual certificate renewal and five-year recertification requirements
may be obtained from DARS.
