Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 2232-1.040
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the fees for the licensure of interpreters.
EMERGENCY STATEMENT: The State Committee of Interpreters is statutorily obligated to set all fees, by regulation, necessary to administer the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339, RSMo. Pursuant to section 209.332, RSMo, the committee shall set the appropriate amount of fees by rule, so that the revenue produced shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of administering the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339, RSMo. Based on the board's five (5)-year projections, the board is proposing to increase the renewal, inactive and reactivation fees. The committee is proposing to increase the renewal fee from sixty dollars ($60) to eighty dollars ($80). The inactive fee will increase from thirty dollars ($30) to forty dollars ($40) and the reactivation fee will increase from thirty dollars ($30) to forty dollars ($40).
Interpreter licenses expire January 31, 2025. Renewal notices will be mailed on November 1, 2024. Without this emergency amendment, the increased renewal fees will not be effective prior to mailing and the committee would not collect the additional revenue needed to maintain solvency. In developing this emergency amendment, the committee has determined that the fee increase is necessary for the 2024 renewal period in order to maintain an adequate fund balance necessary to administer the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339, RSMo.
Pursuant to section 324.001.10, RSMo, a compelling governmental interest is deemed to exist for the purposes of section 536.025, RSMo, for licensure fees to be increased by emergency rule. A proposed amendment, which covers the same material, is published in this issue of the Missouri Register. The scope of this emergency rule is limited to the circumstances creating the emergency and complies with the protections extended in the Missouri and United States Constitutions. The State Committee for Interpreters believes this emergency amendment to be fair to all interested persons and parties under the circumstances. This emergency amendment was filed June 13, 2024, becomes effective Sept. 1, 2024, and expires Jan. 31, 2025.
(A) Application for Licensure Fee | $ 75 |
(B) Annual License Renewal | $80 |
(C) Late Renewal Penalty Fee | $60 |
(D) Inactive | $40 |
(E) Reactivation | $40 |
(F) Temporary License Fee | $25 |
(G) Fingerprinting fee Amount to be determined by the Missouri State Highway Patrol | |
(H) Insufficient Funds Check Fee | $ 10 |
(I) Mentorship Application Fee | $10 |
(J) Verification of License Fee | $10 |
20 CSR 2232-1.040