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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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) 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.
(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.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Government Code - GOV § 71803 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/government-code/gov-sect-71803/
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