Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 360 - OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES
Subchapter B - BOARD FOR EVALUATION OF INTERPRETERS
Division 3 - BEI TRILINGUAL CERTIFICATION
Section 360.405 - Qualifications and Requirements for a Trilingual Certificate

Current through Reg. 49, No. 52; December 27, 2024

(a) An applicant for a trilingual certificate must:

(1) provide proof of holding one of the following certificates:
(A) valid Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Level I, II, III, IV, V, Basic, Advanced, or Master certificate; or

(B) valid Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC), Certificate of Interpretation (CI), and/or Certificate of Transliteration (CT); or

(C) valid National Association of the Deaf-Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NAD-RID) National Interpreter Certification (NIC), National Interpreter Certification Advanced, or National Interpreter Certification Master; and

(2) meet the following qualifications and requirements:
(A) satisfy qualifications set forth in § 360.217 of this chapter (relating to Qualifications and Requirements for a BEI Certificate);

(B) submit the appropriate application and pay required fees;

(C) pass the requisite examinations for the trilingual certificate sought, which include:
(i) the Test of Spanish Proficiency; and

(ii) a trilingual performance examination.

(b) Trilingual certificate holders must satisfy the annual certificate renewal and five-year recertification requirements for both the prerequisite certificate and for the trilingual certificate.

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