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Cal. Gov. Code § 71803

Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act

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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2023
(a) In each trial court, there shall be a new employee classification entitled “court interpreter pro tempore” to perform simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and sight translation in spoken languages for the trial courts. Unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, all of the following applies to employees in this classification: (1) They shall be appointed by the trial court to perform work on an as needed basis. (2) They shall be paid on a per diem basis for work performed. (3) They are not required to receive health, pension, or paid leave benefits.
(a) In each trial court, there shall be an employee classification entitled “intermittent, part-time interpreter” to perform simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and sight translation in spoken languages for the trial courts. Unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, all of the following applies to employees in this classification: (1) They shall be appointed by the trial court to perform work on an as needed basis. (2) They shall be paid on a per diem basis for work performed. (3) They are not required to receive health, pension, or paid leave benefits.
(b) Court interpreters pro tempore may accept appointments to provide services in other trial courts pursuant to Section 71810.
(b) Intermittent, part-time interpreters may accept appointments to provide services in other trial courts pursuant to Section 71810.
(c) A trial court may hire registered or nonregistered interpreters as employees to perform relay interpretation.
(c) Unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, no rules and regulations or personnel rules shall limit the number of hours or days court interpreters pro tempore are permitted to work.
(d) Unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, no rules and regulations or personnel rules shall limit the number of hours or days intermittent, part-time interpreters are permitted to work.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.

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