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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to qualifications of licensed court interpreters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 57.002(b-1), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A licensed court interpreter appointed by a court |
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under Subsection (a) or (b) must hold a license issued under Chapter |
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157 [that includes the appropriate designation under Section
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157.101(d) that indicates the interpreter is permitted to interpret
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in that court]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 157.101, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) A license issued under this chapter must include at |
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least one of the following designations: |
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(1) a basic designation [that permits the interpreter
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to interpret court proceedings in justice courts and municipal
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courts that are not municipal courts of record, but the designation
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does not permit the interpreter to interpret a proceeding before
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the court in which the judge is acting as a magistrate]; or |
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(2) a master designation [that permits the interpreter
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to interpret court proceedings in all courts in this state,
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including justice courts and municipal courts described by
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Subdivision (1)]. |
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(d-1) A court interpreter who holds a license issued under |
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this chapter may interpret court proceedings in all courts in this |
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state, regardless of whether the license has a basic designation or |
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master designation. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |