CT HB06932

Establishes a nine-member Interpreting Standards Board within the Department of Aging and Disability Services, with members appointed by October 1, 2025 and first meeting by November 1, 2025

Board will set education, training, and certification requirements for interpreters in community, educational, legal, and medical settings, including specialized training for protactile/tactile language interpreting for deafblind persons and services for non-English speaking persons

Board must submit recommendations on new interpreter standards, regulations, and legislation to the Commissioner by January 1, 2027, with the Commissioner required to implement policies by March 1, 2027

Transfers interpreter registration responsibilities from the Department to the Bureau of Services for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing, and requires the public registry to categorize interpreters by qualified settings and specialized skills

Board will receive and review complaints about interpreter noncompliance with state standards and report substantiated violations to national certifying bodies and the state's disability protection and advocacy organization