State Budget - Court Interpreters
Update: May 15, 2008
The 2007-09 state budget provides over $500,000 to increase funding for state reimbursement to counties for court interpreter services. In addition, it modifies statutory language to require that a court, in all criminal and civil proceedings, provide an interpreter for a party or witness who has limited English proficiency, regardless of indigence. Under previous law, interpreters were only provided to indigent persons in certain types of cases.
Update: May 2, 2007
The Governor recommends increasing state reimbursement to counties for court
interpreter services. Also, the proposal expands interpreter services by requiring
that a court always provide an interpreter for anyone with limited English
proficiency, regardless of indigence. Under current law, interpreters are only
provided to indigent persons in certain types of cases.
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