{"id":40532,"date":"2020-04-02T13:37:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T18:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=40532"},"modified":"2020-04-02T13:37:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T18:37:01","slug":"bei-rater-solicitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/bei-rater-solicitation\/","title":{"rendered":"BEI Rater Solicitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEI Rater Solicitation<\/strong><\/p>\n

ODHHS announcement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) is seeking people interested in becoming BEI raters to score performance tests of interpreter candidates for BEI certification. Updates have been made to the rater solicitation: (1) Individuals who are deaf without BEI interpreter certification meeting the eligibility requirements can apply; and (2) the submittal of required supporting documentation is waived for all raters who have served as a BEI rater within the past 5 years.<\/p>\n

The link to the solicitation is https:\/\/apps.hhs.texas.gov\/PCS\/HHS0001199<\/a>. Please contact margaret.susman@hhsc.state.tx.us for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEI Rater Solicitation ODHHS announcement: The Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) is seeking people interested in becoming BEI raters to score performance tests of interpreter candidates for BEI certification. Updates have been made to the rater solicitation: (1) Individuals…<\/p>\n

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