§1536.__Commissioner; powers and duties

The commissioner has the following powers and duties in addition to other powers and duties set forth in this chapter.

1.__Rules.__The commissioner may adopt rules in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.__Rules adopted under this chapter are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

2.__Licensure.__The commissioner shall license a person who has successfully complied with the application process established by the department, paid the required fees established by the department under section 1542 or 1543 and met the qualifications for licensure as set forth in section 1538 or 1539.__The commissioner shall make available, at cost, a directory that contains the names of all individuals licensed pursuant to this chapter.

3.__Employees.__The commissioner may appoint, subject to the Civil Service Law, employees necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.__Those employees are department employees.

4.__Advisory council.__The commissioner, as necessary, may select transliterators and other interested parties to serve on an advisory__council to advise and consult with the commissioner concerning the regulation of transliterators.__Service on the council is not in itself a conflict of interest regardless of the occupations or associations of the members.

§1537.__Privileged communication

Individuals licensed under this chapter are included under the evidentiary communications privilege set out in Title 5, section 48, subsection 4.

§1538.__Requirements for licensure; limited cued speech

transliterator

To be eligible for licensure as a limited cued speech transliterator under this chapter, an applicant must be at least 18 years of age and must provide:

1.__High school diploma.__Proof of a high school diploma or the equivalent;