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AN ACT
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relating to certified communication access realtime translation |
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providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 57.001, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivisions (8) and (9) to read as follows: |
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(8) "Communication access realtime translation" or |
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"CART" means the immediate verbatim translation of the spoken word |
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into English text by a certified CART provider. |
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(9) "Certified CART provider" means an individual who |
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holds a certification to provide communication access realtime |
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translation services at an advanced or master level issued by the |
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Texas Court Reporters Association or another certification |
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association selected by the department. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 57.002, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 57.002. APPOINTMENT OF INTERPRETER OR CART PROVIDER; |
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CART PROVIDER LIST. |
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SECTION 3. Section 57.002, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (f) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) A court shall appoint a certified court interpreter or a |
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certified CART provider for an individual who has a hearing |
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impairment or a licensed court interpreter for an individual who |
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can hear but does not comprehend or communicate in English if a |
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motion for the appointment of an interpreter or provider is filed by |
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a party or requested by a witness in a civil or criminal proceeding |
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in the court. |
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(b) A court may, on its own motion, appoint a certified |
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court interpreter or a certified CART provider for an individual |
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who has a hearing impairment or a licensed court interpreter for an |
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individual who can hear but does not comprehend or communicate in |
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English. |
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(f) The department shall maintain a list of certified CART |
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providers and, on request, may send the list to a person or court. |
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SECTION 4. Subdivision (6), Section 57.001, and Subsection |
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(d), Section 57.021, Government Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1620 passed the Senate on |
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April 25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 25, 2013, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1620 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 148, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |