20-156. Commission; interpreters; video remote interpreting providers; licensure; requirements; fees; roster; disciplinary actions; review; injunctions authorized.
(1) The Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shall license and evaluate licensed interpreters. The commission shall create the Interpreter Review Board pursuant to section 71-4728.05 to set policies, standards, and procedures for evaluation and licensing of interpreters. The commission may recognize evaluation and certification programs as a means to carry out the duty of evaluating interpreters' skills. The commission may define and establish different levels or types of licensure to reflect different levels of proficiency and different specialty areas.
(2) The commission shall establish and charge reasonable fees for licensure of interpreters and video remote interpreting providers, including applications, initial competency assessments, renewals, modifications, record keeping, approval, conduct, and sponsorship of continuing education, and assessment of continuing competency pursuant to sections 20-150 to 20-159. All fees collected pursuant to this section by the commission shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fund. Such fees shall be disbursed for payment of expenses related to this section.
(3) The commission shall prepare and maintain a roster of licensed interpreters as provided by section 71-4728. Nothing in sections 20-150 to 20-159 shall be construed to prevent any appointing authority from contracting with a licensed interpreter on a full-time employment basis.
(4) The commission may deny, refuse to renew, limit, revoke, suspend, or take other disciplinary actions against a license when the applicant or licensee is found to have violated any provision of sections 20-150 to 20-159 or 71-4728 to 71-4732, or any rule or regulation of the commission adopted and promulgated pursuant to such sections, including rules and regulations governing unprofessional conduct. The Interpreter Review Board shall investigate complaints regarding the use of interpreters by any appointing authority, or the providing of interpreting services by any interpreter, alleged to be in violation of sections 20-150 to 20-159 or rules and regulations of the commission. The commission shall notify in writing an appointing authority determined to be employing interpreters in violation of sections 20-150 to 20-159 or rules and regulations of the commission and shall monitor such appointing authority to prevent future violations.
(5) Any decision of the commission pursuant to this section shall be subject to review according to the Administrative Procedure Act.
(6) Any person or entity providing interpreting services pursuant to sections 20-150 to 20-159 without a license issued pursuant to this section may be restrained by temporary and permanent injunctions and on and after January 1, 2016, shall be subject to a civil penalty as provided in section 20-156.01.
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20-105 - Transferred to section 20-302.
20-106 - Transferred to section 20-310.
20-107 - Transferred to section 20-318.
20-109 - Transferred to section 20-321.
20-110 - Transferred to section 20-322.
20-112 - Transferred to section 20-324.
20-113.01 - Legislative findings.
20-121 - Transferred to section 20-344.
20-122 - Transferred to section 20-132.
20-123 - Intent, purpose, public policy; freedom of speech.
20-124 - Interference; restraint of freedoms; penalty.
20-125 - Transferred to section 20-301.
20-126.01 - Disability, defined.
20-128 - Pedestrian using cane or service animal; driver of vehicle; duties; violation; damages.
20-129 - Denying or interfering with admittance to public facilities; penalty.
20-130 - White Cane Safety Day; proclamation; Governor issue.
20-131 - Employment by state and political subdivisions; policy.
20-131.01 - Full and equal enjoyment of housing accommodations; statement of policy.
20-131.02 - Housing accommodations; terms, defined.
20-131.03 - Housing accommodations; modification; not required.
20-131.04 - Service animal; access to housing accommodations; terms and conditions.
20-132 - Full and equal enjoyment of accommodations.
20-133 - Places of public accommodation, defined.
20-134 - Discriminatory practices; violation; penalty.
20-135 - Prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
20-136 - Retaliation; discrimination; violation; penalty.
20-137 - Religious preference; not violation of discriminatory practice.
20-138 - Private club or establishment not open to public; applicability of sections.
20-142 - Appeal; procedure; attorney's fees; failure to appeal; effect.
20-144 - Finding by Legislature.
20-148 - Deprivation of constitutional and statutory rights, privileges, or immunities; redress.
20-149 - Consumer reporting agency; furnish information; duty; violation; penalty.
20-152 - Deaf or hard of hearing person; arrest; right to interpreter; use of statements.
20-153 - Proceedings; interpreter provided; when.
20-154 - Appointment of additional interpreters.
20-155 - Proof of hearing impairment.
20-155.01 - Interpreter; oath required.
20-157 - Transferred to section 20-155.01.
20-158 - Interpreter; privilege applicable.
20-163 - Person with developmental disabilities; access to records; conditions.
20-164 - Mentally ill individual; access to records; conditions.
20-165 - Records; redisclosure; conditions.
20-166 - Protection and advocacy system; pursuit of administrative remedies; when required.
20-167 - Discrimination; legislative intent; state agencies; duties.
20-169 - Individual; threat to health or safety; unable to perform duties; effect.
20-201 - Right of privacy; legislative intent.
20-203 - Invasion of privacy; trespass or intrude upon a person's solitude.
20-204 - Invasion of privacy; place person before public in false light.
20-205 - Publication or intrusion; not actionable; when.
20-206 - Right of privacy; defenses and privileges.
20-207 - Invasion of privacy; action; nonassignable.
20-208 - Invasion of privacy; death of subject; effect.
20-209 - Libel, slander, or invasion of privacy; one cause of action.
20-210 - Judgment; bar against other actions.
20-211 - Invasion of privacy; statute of limitations.
20-302 - Civil rights; policy of state.
20-303 - Definitions, where found.
20-304 - Aggrieved person, defined.
20-306 - Complainant, defined.
20-307 - Conciliation, defined.
20-308 - Conciliation agreement, defined.
20-308.01 - Disability, defined.
20-309 - Discriminatory housing practice, defined.
20-311 - Familial status, defined.
20-313 - Transferred to section 20-308.01.
20-317 - Restrictive covenant, defined.
20-318 - Unlawful acts enumerated.
20-320 - Transaction related to residential real estate; discriminatory practices prohibited.
20-323 - Affirmative action required; cooperation with commission.
20-326 - Discriminatory housing practice; complaint; procedure; investigation.
20-327 - Complaint; conciliation; conciliation agreement; effect.
20-328 - Final investigative report; contents; amendment.
20-329 - Conciliation agreement; breach; civil action authorized.
20-330 - Conciliation proceedings; investigations; restrictions on use of information.
20-331 - Temporary or preliminary relief; other proceedings; actions authorized.
20-332 - Complaint; referral to local agency; procedure; certification of local agency.
20-334 - Commission; subpoenas; discovery orders; violations; penalty.
20-335 - Civil action in lieu of hearing; election authorized.
20-337 - Hearing officer; powers and duties; civil penalties; order; effect.
20-338 - Finding, conclusion, or order; review; final order; service.
20-339 - Appeal; enforcement of hearing officer's order; procedure.
20-340 - Civil action in lieu of hearing; relief authorized.
20-341 - Attorney's fees and costs; when allowed.
20-404 - Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment.
20-405 - When declaration operative.
20-406 - Revocation of declaration.
20-407 - Recording determination of terminal condition and declaration.
20-408 - Treatment of qualified patients.
20-409 - Transfer of patients.
20-412 - Miscellaneous provisions.
20-413 - When health care provider may presume validity of declaration.
20-414 - Recognition of declaration executed in another state.
20-415 - Effect of previous declaration.
20-416 - Uniformity of application and construction.
20-501 - Racial profiling; legislative intent.
20-502 - Racial profiling prohibited.
20-506 - Racial Profiling Advisory Committee; created; members; duties.