---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 396.31"
title: "34"
number: "396.31"
heading: "What additional selection criteria are used under this program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/396.31"
---

# §396.31. What additional selection criteria are used under this program?


In addition to the criteria in [34 CFR 396.30(c)](/cfr/34/396.30.md?p=c), the Secretary uses the following additional selection criterion to evaluate an application. The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which—

- (a) The proposed interpreter training project was developed in consultation with State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies and their related agencies and consumers;
- (b) The training is appropriate to the needs of both individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and individuals who are deaf-blind and to the needs of public and private agencies that provide services to either individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or individuals who are deaf-blind in the geographical area to be served by the training project;
- (c) Any curricula for the training of interpreters includes evidence-based practices and promising practices when evidence-based practices are not available;
- (d) There is a working relationship between the interpreter training project and State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies and their related agencies, and consumers; and
- (e) There are opportunities for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and individuals who are deaf-blind to provide input regarding the design and management of the training project.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sections 12(c) and 302(a) and (f) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) and 772(a) and (f), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 55625, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.