Section 71800.

71800. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Section 71801.

71801. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Certified interpreter” and “registered interpreter” have the same meanings as in Article 4 (commencing with Section 68560) of Chapter 2. This chapter does not apply to sign language interpreters. (b) “Cross-assign” and “cross-assignment” refer to the appointment of a court interpreter employed by a trial […]

Section 71802.

71802. (a) On and after July 1, 2003, trial courts shall appoint trial court employees, rather than independent contractors, to perform spoken language interpretation of trial court proceedings. An interpreter may be an employee of the trial court or an employee of another trial court on cross-assignment. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a trial court may appoint an […]

Section 71803.

71803. (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 […]

Section 71804.

71804. (a) Each trial court shall offer to employ as a court interpreter pro tempore each interpreter who meets all of the following criteria: (1) The interpreter is certified or registered. (2)The interpreter has provided services to the same trial court as an independent contractor on at least either: (A) Thirty court days or parts of court days […]

Section 71804.5.

71804.5. (a) After a trial court has considered applications under Section 71804, the trial court may hire additional court interpreters pro tempore pursuant to the personnel rules of the trial court. (b) A court interpreter pro tempore may not be an employee of more than one trial court, but may accept appointments to provide services to more […]

Section 71805.

71805. (a) Until the conclusion of the regional transition period, all interpreters who are employed by a trial court shall be classified as court interpreters pro tempore, except as provided in Section 71828, unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization. (b) This chapter does not require trial courts to […]

Section 71806.

71806. (a) At the conclusion of the regional transition period, trial courts in the region may employ certified and registered interpreters to perform spoken language interpretation for the trial courts in full-time or part-time court interpreter positions created by the trial courts with the authorization of the regional committee and subject to meet and confer in […]

Section 71807.

71807. (a) For purposes of developing regional terms and conditions of employment for court interpreters and for collective bargaining with recognized employee organizations, the trial courts are divided into four regions, as follows: (1) Region 1: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. (2) Region 2: Counties of the First and Sixth Appellate Districts, except Solano […]

Section 71808.

71808. The regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall set terms and conditions of employment for court interpreters within the region, subject to meet and confer in good faith. These terms and conditions of employment, when adopted by the regional committee, shall be binding on the trial courts within the region. Compensation shall be uniform […]

Section 71809.

71809. The regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall act as the representative of the trial courts within the region in bargaining with a recognized employee organization. A memorandum of understanding or agreement ratified by the regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall be considered a binding agreement with each trial court within the region. […]

Section 71810.

71810. (a) A court interpreter pro tempore employed by a trial court may accept appointments to provide services to other trial courts. (b) The Judicial Council shall adopt procedures to facilitate the efficient cross-assignment of court interpreters. (c) Based on an assessment of interpreter use and current practices, trial courts may create new employee positions for court […]

Section 71811.

71811. Except as provided in this chapter, or by a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, court interpreters who are employed by a trial court shall be subject to the same personnel rules as other employees of the trial court, subject to meet and confer in good faith. (Added by Stats. […]

Section 71812.

71812. Except as provided in this chapter, or by a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, each trial court may control the manner and means of the work performed by court interpreters employed by the trial court and may hire, supervise, discipline, and terminate employment of those court interpreters in accordance […]

Section 71812.5.

71812.5. (a) Court interpreters employed by the trial courts shall be permitted to engage in outside employment or enterprises, except where that activity would violate the professional conduct requirements set forth in Rule 984.4 of the California Rules of Court, would interfere with the employee’s performance of his or her duties for the trial courts, or […]

Section 71813.

71813. Except as otherwise provided by statute, court interpreters employed by the trial courts shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. Court interpreters employed by the trial courts also shall have the […]

Section 71814.

71814. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, an agency shop agreement may be negotiated between a regional court interpreter employment relations committee and a recognized employee organization. As used in this chapter, “agency shop” means an arrangement that requires an employee, as a condition of continued employment, either to join the recognized […]

Section 71815.

71815. A recognized employee organization shall have the right to represent its members in their employment relations with the trial courts as to matters covered by this chapter. Employee organizations may establish reasonable restrictions regarding who may join and may make reasonable provisions for the dismissal of individuals from membership. Nothing in this chapter shall […]

Section 71816.

71816. (a) The scope of representation shall include all matters relating to employment conditions and employer-employee relations, including, but not limited to, wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. However, the scope of representation may not include consideration of the merits, necessity, or organization of any service or activity provided by law or executive […]

Section 71817.

71817. (a) Except in cases of emergency, as provided in this section, the regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall give reasonable written notice to a recognized employee organization affected by any rule, practice, or policy directly relating to matters within the scope of representation proposed to be adopted by the regional court interpreter employment relations […]