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Report to the Legislature | 2020 Language Need and Interpreter Use Study (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
Under Government Code section 68563, every five years the Judicial Council is required to submit to the Governor and the Legislature a study of language need and interpreter use in the trial courts. The 2020 Language Need and Interpreter Use Study, prepared by the Judicial Council’s Language Access Services, details interpreter use in the trial courts for fiscal years 2014-15 through 2017-18 and projects future language need. The Court Interpreters Advisory Panel recommends that the council approve the 2020 study for submission to the Governor and the Legislature.
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Recommendation
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The Court Interpreters Advisory Panel recommends that the Judicial Council, effective May 15, 2020:
1. Approve the 2020 Language Need and Interpreter Use Study for submission to the Governor and the Legislature as required by Government Code section 68563; and
2. Direct staff to submit the study to the Governor and the Legislature.