In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES FOR CERTIFICATION AND REGULATION OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE COURT INTERPRETERS

The Court Interpreter Certification Board (Board) asks the Court to adopt amendments to the Florida Rules for Certification and Regulation of Spoken Language Court Interpreters (Court Interpreter Rules). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

This Court has charged the Board with the responsibility to continuously study the court system’s interpreting services program and to consider and propose program changes to improve the provision of court interpreting services. Under Court Interpreter Rule 14.110(f)(5), the Board has authority to make recommendations to the Court on…