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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 70. SCHOOLS

  § 70-13-115.2. Definitions.  

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  • As used in the Oklahoma Educational Interpreter for the Deaf Act:

    1.  “Communication mode or language” means one or more of the following systems or methods of communication applicable to deaf and hard-of-hearing students:

    a.American Sign Language,

    b.English-based sign systems, or

    c.oral, aural, or other speech-based communication;

    2.  “Educational Interpreter” means a person who possesses a combination of interpreting skills for expressing and receiving information in a variety of signed and oral languages and modes;

    3.  The Oklahoma “Quality Assurance Screening Test (QAST)” means a tool used for the comprehensive evaluation of interpreters;

    4.  “Interpreter Training Program” means a training program in an accredited college or university for preparing interpreters for the deaf;

    5.  “Work Experience” means a minimum of three (3) years of full-time-equivalent work in the field of deaf education; and

    6.  “Comparable Level of Proficiency” means a comparable level of proficiency on any other national- or state-recognized educational interpreter assessment as determined and recognized by the State Department of Education.

Added by Laws 2002, c. 220, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002.