California Government Code

§ 71806

GOV § 71806 Effective Jan 1, 2024Title 8 · Ch. 7.5

Statute text

(a)Trial courts in the region may employ certified and registered interpreters to perform spoken language interpretation for the trial courts in full-time, part-time, or intermittent, part-time interpreter positions created by the trial courts.

(b)For purposes of hiring interpreters for full-time or part-time positions, unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, trial courts shall consider applicants, who shall be eligible for full-time or part-time positions, in the following order of priority:

(1)Intermittent, part-time interpreters in the same language who have performed work for that trial court for at least 150 court days or parts of court days during any calendar year, including time spent performing work for the trial court as an independent contractor.

…

Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 11) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 556, Sec. 12. (AB 1032) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.