§ 3104. Appointment of interpreter.
(a) Appointment of certified interpreter.--A presiding
officer shall appoint a certified interpreter for each
legislative proceeding unless the certified interpreter is
unavailable as provided in subsection (b).
(b) Appointment of otherwise qualified interpreter when
certified interpreter is unavailable.--
(1) An otherwise qualified interpreter shall be
appointed by a presiding officer if a good faith effort was
made to obtain a certified interpreter and a certified
interpreter was not reasonably available, as determined by
the presiding officer.
(2) Prior to the appointment of an otherwise qualified
interpreter, the presiding officer shall state on the record
that, to the best of the knowledge of the presiding officer,
the otherwise qualified interpreter:
(i) is readily able to interpret;
(ii) is certified by the National Association for
the Deaf, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or
similar registry, to the best of the knowledge of the
presiding officer; and
(iii) has read, understands and agrees to abide by
the code of professional conduct for legislative
proceeding interpreters for individuals with hearing
impairments, as established by the committees.
(c) Additional interpreters.--After consideration of the
length of the legislative proceeding, the special needs of
individuals with hearing impairments and the number of other
individuals involved who are deaf or hard of hearing, the
presiding officer may appoint, as provided in subsections (a)
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