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.
Laws 2002, SB 1328, c. 220, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2002.