5 CSR 100-200.060
Written Test
PURPOSE: This rule provides information
concerning the written test in the Missouri
Interpreter Certification System.
(1) The form, content, method of administration, passing standards, and method of
scheduling of written tests in the Missouri
Interpreters Certification System (MICS)
shall be determined by the Board for Certification of Interpreters (BCI).
(2) MICS written tests for groups of applicants shall be offered offsite throughout the
state of Missouri as often as feasible. In addition, the MICS written test may normally be
taken by individual applicants at the office of
the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) on any weekday
if it is scheduled with the coordinator at least
three (3) days in advance.
(3) All applicants will, upon request, be
informed of approved offsite locations for
taking the MICS written test.
(4) The written test fee must be received at
the MCDHH office prior to applicants being
allowed to take the written test.
(5) All applicants failing to appear for a
scheduled written test without reasonable
prior notice, except in emergencies, will forfeit both their application and their application fee. When reasonable prior notice is
given, or failure to appear is due to an emergency, the applicant will be allowed to
reschedule their written test for some future
time.
(6) All applicants will be notified of their test
results in writing.
(7) All applicants must have a passing score
as defined by the Texas Board for Examination of Interpreters (BEI) on the written test
of English proficiency in order to qualify for
taking the performance test.
(8) Any applicant unable to obtain a passing
score on the written test of English proficiency cannot retest for six (6) months from the
date of their last written test of English proficiency. Any applicant may reapply to take the
written test of English proficiency by submitting a new application form along with the
appropriate application fee.
AUTHORITY: section 209.292.1, RSMo
Supp. 2013, and sections 209.295(1), (3),
and (8), RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed
June 20, 1996, effective Jan. 30, 1997.
Rescinded and readopted: Filed July 26,
2001, effective March 30, 2002. Amended:
Filed Nov. 14, 2003, effective June 30, 2004.
Amended: Filed May 27, 2005, effective Dec.
30, 2005. Amended: Filed Jan. 28, 2014,
effective Sept. 30, 2014. Amended: Filed
April 29, 2016, effective Nov. 30, 2016.
*Original authority: 209.292, RSMo 1994, amended 2002
and 209.295, RSMo 1994.