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Licensure Board &
RAC Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
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Wed, May 28th, 9:30am - RAC Meeting
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Mon, July 23rd, 9:30am - RAC Meeting
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Thurs, Aug 7th, 9:30am - Board Meeting
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Wed, Aug 20th, 4pm - Board Meeting
Previous Meetings
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Thurs, May 8th, 9am - Board Meeting
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Thurs, April 10th, 9:30am - Rules Advisory Committee
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Thurs, Feb 27th, 9:30am - Rescheduled Board Meeting
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Previous Board and RAC Meeting recordings:
State of Oregon HLO YouTube Channel
Update, May 9th, 2024:
At the May 8th Board meeting, HLO staff said the waiver of enforcement currently set to expire June 30th will likely be extended.
If you would like to request confirmation of the waiver extension, please reach out to Samie at:
Samie.Patnode@oha.oregon.gov
Update, May 20th, 2025:
Our state legislature (Senate and House) has passed a bill updating the licensing structure for Sign Language Interpreters in Oregon.
Next it will go to the governor's desk to be signed into law, and then those changes will become operative January 1, 2026.
This chart outlines the new license structure:
Updated Licenses for Sign Language
Interpreters in Oregon
(Training, Provisional, General, and Supervisory)
SB 950 Progress
Update at 3/29/25 Membership Meeting: https://youtu.be/yIZi8_hRBbE
FAQs
License Details
License Details: Types, Requirements, Costs
NOTE:
On October 31, 2024, the HLO issued a waiver of enforcement until July 1, 2025 for ASL interpreting licensure.
Note: If SB 950 passes, the structure of Oregon SLI Licensure will be simplified. This chart outlines the potential new structure: If SB950 Passes
Applying for Oregon SLI Licensure
How to Apply
The application process can feel a bit daunting. We hope this slide deck might help navigate the process a bit. Feel free to email us with suggestions to improve it: legislative@orid.org.
What Can I Do?
History/Background
History/Background (Under Construction)
November 2023 Update
ORIGINAL
LICENSURE INFORMATION
Overview of Licensure:
**HB3231 (the first attempt to pass licensure) and HB2696 are the same bill with the exception of exempting the Oregon Judicial Department from this law.
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