Bill Text: CA AB432 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: California Court Interpreter Workforce Pilot Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-06-26 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. [AB432 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB432-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 432

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Introduced by Assembly Member Mike Fong

February 06, 2023

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An act relating to courts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 432, as introduced, Mike Fong. Court interpreters: workforce development program.

Existing law requires, in any action or proceeding pursuant to specified provisions of law, that an interpreter be provided by the court for a party or witness who is incapable of understanding or speaking the English language to interpret the proceedings in a language that the party understands and to assist communication between the party and their attorney.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a workforce development pathway program to increase the number of court interpreters.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish a workforce development pathway program to increase the number of court interpreters.