SECTION 360.227. Disciplinary Actions

(a) DARS may take disciplinary action against a certificate holder who is found to be in violation of a statute, rule, or policy of DARS, including any of the provisions of §101.1211 of this title (relating to Grounds for Denying, Revoking, or Suspending an Interpreter's Certificate).

(b) A disciplinary action against a certificate holder may be composed of any one or a combination of the following actions:

(1) revocation;

(2) suspension;

(3) probation;

(4) denial; or

(5) with respect to certified court interpreters only, assessment of an administrative penalty under the law.

(c) All final disciplinary actions taken by DARS or by DHHS are permanently recorded and made available upon request as public information. Except for an informal reprimand, all disciplinary actions may be released in a press release, and may be transmitted to the RID or states licensed to use BEI tests, as appropriate.

(d) A certificate holder whose certificate has expired for nonpayment of renewal fees or is the subject of a pending disciplinary action, complaint, or investigation continues to be subject to all statutory, rule, and procedural provisions of DARS governing certified interpreters until the certificate is revoked by DARS or becomes nonrenewable under the rules.

Source Note: The provisions of this §360.227 adopted to be effective April 24, 2013, 38 TexReg 2513; transferred effective March 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register February 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 946