General Organization

PURPOSE: This rule describes the composition, primary duty, record keeping, and meeting procedures of the Board for Certification of Interpreters. (1) The Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) is established and governed by sections 161.400 through 161.410, RSMo, and these rules. (2) The Board for Certification of Interpreters (BCI) is established and governed under the MCDHH by the relevant provisions of sections 209.285 through 209.339, RSMo, and these rules. (3) The public may obtain information from, as well as make submissions to, the BCI by submitting their requests or materials in writing to the Missouri Interpreter Certification System (MICS) coordinator at the MCDHH office. (A) All public records of the BCI shall be open for inspection and copying by persons in the general public during normal business hours as required by Chapter 610, RSMo. However, records closed pursuant to section 610.021, RSMo, compiled in connection with the investigation of a complaint against the certification process, or compiled for the purpose of processing applications for certification are confidential and therefore not subject to inspection by the public. (B) A fee may be charged by the BCI for making copies of its records. See 5 CSR 100200.150 Fees. (C) It shall be improper for any BCI member, MCDHH member, or MCDHH staff member to discuss with any person, except members of the BCI, MCDHH, staff of the MCDHH, State Committee of Interpreters, staff of the State Committee of Interpreters, or counsel for any of these agencies, any matter which is confidential, including complaints against the certification process, that is pending before the BCI, MCDHH, State Committee of Interpreters, or the Administrative Hearing Commission. (4) All meetings of the BCI not closed pursuant to the provisions of section 610.021, RSMo, shall be open to any person in the general public. (5) Individuals wishing to make a presentation at a BCI meeting must submit their requests in writing to the executive director of the MCDHH a minimum of three (3) working days prior to the meeting. AUTHORITY: sections 209.287 and 209.292, RSMo Supp. 2013, and section 209.295(8), RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed June 20, 1996, effective Jan. 30, 1997. Amended: Filed May 14, 1997, effective Dec. 30, 1997. Rescinded and readopted: Filed July 26, 2001, effective March 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Nov. 14, 2003, effective June 30, 2004. Amended: Filed Jan. 28, 2014, effective Sept. 30, 2014. *Original authority: 209.287, RSMo 1994, amended 2002; 209.292, RSMo 1994, amended 2002; and 209.295, RSMo 1994.