5304-S AMH DENT HARO 642

  

SSB 5304 - H AMD 559

By Representative Dent

WITHDRAWN 04/05/2023

On page 2, line 39, after "(5)" insert "The department may not employ, certify, authorize, or qualify any person as bilingual personnel or as a language access provider, and may not continue the employment, certification, authorization, or qualification of any person as bilingual personnel or as a language access provider, who has been found by the department to have knowingly provided an inaccurate translation or interpretation with the intent to deceive any person.

(6)"

Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:   Prohibits the initial or continued employment, certification, authorization, or qualification of any person as bilingual personnel or as a language access provider when the Department of Social and Health Services has found that the person has knowingly provided inaccurate translation or interpretation services with the intent to deceive any person.

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