Title 5.  EDUCATION

Division 1.  California Department of Education

Chapter 3. Handicapped Children

Subchapter 1. Special Education

 

Article 5. Implementation (Program Components)

§ 3051.16. Specialized Services for Low-Incidence Disabilities.

      (a) Specialized Services for low-incidence disabilities may include:

      (1) Specially designed instruction related to the unique needs of pupils with low-incidence disabilities provided by teachers credentialed pursuant to Education Code section 44265.

      (2) Specialized services related to the unique needs of pupils with low-incidence disabilities provided by qualified individuals such as interpreters, notetakers, readers, transcribers, and other individuals who provide specialized materials and equipment.

      (b) Certification requirements for educational interpreters for deaf and hard of hearing pupils.

      (1) Any educational interpreter for deaf and hard of hearing pupils employed as of January 1, 2007, must be certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or equivalent, or if providing cued speech interpreting services, by any certifying body recognized by the National Cued Speech Association (NCSA).  By July 1, 2007, an educational interpreter shall be certified by the national Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID); have achieved a score of 3.0 or above on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA), the Educational Sign Skills Evaluation-Interpreter (ESSE-I), or the National Association of the Deaf/American Consortium of Certified Interpreters (NAD/ACCI) assessment; or have met comparable requirements. If providing Cued Language transliteration, a transliterator shall possess Testing/Evaluation and Certification Unit (TECUnit) certification, or have achieved a score of 3.0 or above on the EIPA -- Cued Speech or have met comparable requirements.

      (2) By July 1, 2008, an educational interpreter shall be certified by the national RID; have achieved a score of 3.5 or above on the EIPA, the ESSE-I, or the NAD/ACCI assessment or have met comparable requirements. If providing Cued Language transliteration, a transliterator shall possess TECUnit certification, or have achieved a score of 3.5 or above on the EIPA -- Cued Speech or have met comparable requirements.

      (3) By July 1, 2009, an educational interpreter shall be certified by the national RID; have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA, the ESSE-I, or the NAD/ACCI assessment or have met comparable requirements. If providing Cued Language transliteration, a transliterator shall possess TECUnit certification, or have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA -- Cued Speech or have met comparable requirements.

      (c) An "educational interpreter" provides communication facilitation between students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and others, in the general education classroom and for other school related activities, including extracurricular activities, as designated in a student's Individualized Educational Program (IEP).

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 56100(a) and (i), Education Code. Reference: Section 56363, Education Code; and Section 300.23 300.34 and 300.156 (b)(1), Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations.

 

Article 6. Nonpublic, Nonsectarian School and Agency Services

 

Amend section 3065 and renumber subdivisions (h) -- (w) to read:

§ 3065. Staff Qualifications - Related Services including Designated Instruction and Services.

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      (h)(t) Specialized An "educational interpreting interpreter"  or transcribing services for pupils with low incidence disabilities provides communication facilitation between students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and others, in the general education classroom and for other school related activities, including extracurricular activities, as designated in a student's IEP.  shall be provided only by the following personnel:

      (1) Interpreters for deaf and hard of hearing pupils shall possess certification issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or equivalent, or if providing cued speech services, by any certifying body recognized by the National Cued Speech Association; and meet the following qualification standards:

      (A) By July 1, 2007, an educational interpreter shall be certified by the national RID; have achieved a score of 3.0 or above on the EIPA, the ESSE-I, or the NAD/ACCI assessment or have met comparable requirements. If providing Cued Language transliteration, a transliterator shall possess TECUnit certification, or have achieved a score of 3.0 or above on the EIPA -- Cued Speech or have met comparable requirements.

      (B) By July 1, 2008, an educational interpreter shall be certified by the national RID; have achieved a score of 3.5 or above on the EIPA, the ESSE-I, or the NAD/ACCI assessment or have met comparable requirements. If providing Cued Language transliteration, a transliterator shall possess TECUnit certification, or have achieved a score of 3.5 or above on the EIPA -- Cued Speech or have met comparable requirements.

      (C) By July 1, 2009, an educational interpreter shall be certified by the national RID; have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA, the ESSE-I, or the NAD/ACCI assessment or have met comparable requirements. If providing Cued Language transliteration, a transliterator shall possess TECUnit certification, or have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA -- Cued Speech or have met comparable requirements; and

      (i)(h)(1) "Health and nursing services" means: …

      (j)(i)(1) "Home and hospital services" means…

      (k)(j)(1) "Language and speech development and remediation" means…

      (l)(k)(1) "Occupational therapy" means…

      (m)(l)(1) "Orientation and mobility instruction" means…

      (n)(m)(1) "Parent counseling and training" means…

      (o)(n)(1) "Physical therapy" means…

      (p)(o)(1) "Psychological services" means…

      (q)(p)(1) "Recreation services" means…

      (r)(q)(1) "Social worker services" means…

      (s)(r)(1) "Specialized driver training instruction" means…

      (t)(s)(1) "Specially designed vocational education and career development" means…

      (u)(1) "Specialized services for low-incidence disabilities" means…

      (v)(2) Transcribers for visually impaired pupils shall have a certificate issued by the Library of Congress as a Braille Transcriber.

      (w)(v)(1) "Vision services" means…

      (x)(w) Other designated instruction and services not identified in this section shall only be provided by staff who possess a license issued by a licensing agency with the Department of Consumer Affairs authorizing the licensee to provide the specific service or possess a credential authorizing the service or is qualified to provide the service.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 33031, 56100 and 56366(e), Education Code. Reference: Section 17505.2, Business and Professions Code; Section 56366.1, Education Code; and Sections 300.136 and 300.23 300.34 and 300.156 (b)(1), Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations.

 

11-6-06 [California Department of Education]