(c)__Is included on the bureau's list of qualified interpreters on the effective date of this section, as long as that person, by January 1, 2006, meets the eligibility criteria for taking the exam for the specialist certificate described in division (a) and, by January 1, 2012, obtains the specialist certificate described in division (a); or

(2)__Is a deaf interpreter who holds a current Certificate of Interpretation from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. or its successor or a Reverse Skills Certificate from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. or its successor.__ Beginning January 1, 2006, a deaf person or hard-of- hearing person must also satisfy the eligibility criteria for taking the exam for the Specialist Certificate: Legal or its successor.

N.__"Travel expenses" means actual expenses for transportation reimbursable at the usual state mileage rate, tolls, parking fees or other fees specified in an agreement between an interpreter or an interpreting organization and an agency or court retaining the services of the interpreter at a specific date, time and place.

2.__Interpreter services or CART required for agency or court proceedings.__When any personal or property interest of a deaf person or hard-of-hearing person or of a minor whose parent or guardian is a deaf person or hard-of-hearing person is the subject of a proceeding before any agency or court, the presiding officer of the proceeding shall appoint a qualified legal interpreter or CART provider.

A.__A qualified legal interpreter or CART provider must be appointed under this subsection after consultation with, and giving primary consideration to the request of, the deaf person or hard-of-hearing person.__If the appointed qualified legal interpreter does not meet the needs of the deaf person or hard-of-hearing person, the presiding officer shall, with the consent of the deaf person or hard-of- hearing person, appoint another qualified legal interpreter.