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Trial Court Budget | Court Interpreter Employee Incentive Grant Award Recommendations (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends grant awards to nine superior courts that applied for grants to implement Senate Bill 170, which amended the Budget Act of 2021 and provides $30 million in one-time General Fund through the establishment of the Court Interpreter Employee Incentive Grant. This grant provides funding for one year of salary and training costs to establish new, full-time court interpreter employee positions. The committee also recommends that a future grant application cycle take place for fiscal year 2022-23, since remaining grant funding is available until June 30, 2024.
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The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective
May 10, 2022:
1. Approve the proposed allocations for the Court Interpreter Employee Incentive Grant for fiscal year (FY) 2021-22;
2. Direct Judicial Council Budget Services staff to distribute grant awards to courts no later than the June 2022 distribution; and
3. Direct Judicial Council Budget Services and Language Access Services staff to initiate a future grant application cycle for FY 2022-23.
This recommendation was presented to the Judicial Branch Budget Committee on April 6, 2022 and approved for consideration by the Judicial Council.