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CA Govt Code § 71804.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 than one trial court through cross-assignments.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 alter their past practices regarding the assignment of interpreters. If an interpreter had a regular assignment for the trial court as an independent contractor prior to the effective date of this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the trial court from continuing to appoint the same interpreter to the same assignment as a court interpreter pro tempore during the regional transition period.(c) During the regional transition period, the existing statewide per diem pay rate may not be reduced, and the existing statewide compensation policies set by the Judicial Council shall be maintained, unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization. The per diem pay rate and compensation policies shall apply to court interpreters pro tempore.(d) Court interpreters pro tempore are not subject to disciplinary action during the regional transition period, except for cause.(e) For purposes of this section, “for cause” means a fair and honest cause or reason regulated by good faith on the part of the party exercising the power.(f) During the regional transition period, a trial court may not retaliate or threaten to retaliate against a court interpreter or applicant for interpreter employment because of the individual’s membership in an interpreter association or employee organization, participation in any grievance, complaint, or meet and confer activities, or exercise of rights under this chapter, including by changing past practices regarding assignments, refusing to offer work to an interpreter, altering working conditions, or otherwise coercing, harassing, or discriminating against an applicant or interpreter.(g) Unless the parties to a dispute agree upon other procedures after the dispute arises, or other procedures are provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, disputes about whether this section has been violated shall be resolved by binding arbitration through the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 257, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 71806 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 good faith. The courts may also continue to employ court interpreters pro tempore.(b) For purposes of hiring interpreters for positions other than court interpreters pro tempore, unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, trial courts shall consider applicants in the following order of priority:(1) Court interpreters pro tempore in the same language who have performed work for that trial court for at least 150 court days or parts of court days during each of the past five years, including time spent performing work for the trial court as an independent contractor.(2) Court interpreters pro tempore in the same language who have performed work for that trial court for at least 60 court days or parts of court days in each of the past five years, including time spent performing work for the trial court as an independent contractor.(3) Court interpreters pro tempore in the same language who have performed work for that trial court for at least 60 court days or parts of court days in at least two of the past four years, including time spent as an independent contractor.(4) Other applicants.(c) A trial court may not reject an applicant in favor of an applicant with lower priority except for cause.(d) For purposes of this section, “for cause” means a fair and honest cause or reason regulated by good faith on the part of the party exercising the power.(e) Applicants may be required to provide sufficient documentation to establish that they are entitled to priority in hiring. Trial courts shall make their records of past assignments available to interpreters for purposes of obtaining that documentation.(f) Unless the parties to a dispute agree upon other procedures after the dispute arises, or other procedures are provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, disputes about whether this section has been violated shall be resolved by binding arbitration through the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service.(g) Subdivision (b) shall become inoperative on January 1, 2007, unless otherwise provided by a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, and on and after that time hiring shall be in accordance with the personnel rules of the trial court.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 181. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 71807 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 County.(3) Region 3: Counties of the Third and Fifth Appellate Districts.(4) Region 4: Counties of the Fourth Appellate District.(b) The Judicial Council shall adopt rules for the creation and operation of a regional court interpreter employment relations committee for each region, composed of representatives chosen by the trial courts within the region.(c) The Judicial Council may divide each region into smaller subregions for purposes of coordinating the cross-assignment of court interpreters.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71808 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 throughout the region. Unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, other terms and conditions of employment shall be uniform throughout the region, except that health and welfare and pension benefits may be the same as those provided to other employees of the same trial court.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71809 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 interpreters to perform spoken language interpretation for the trial courts in classifications other than court interpreter pro tempore. Some of these positions may include, as part of the duties of the position, the requirement that the interpreter accept cross-assignments, as defined in Section 71801, under procedures adopted by the Judicial Council, and some positions may make the acceptance of cross-assignments optional. Court interpreters pro tempore, and other interpreters who have not accepted employment in a position requiring the interpreter to accept cross-assignments, may not be disciplined for declining a cross-assignment.(d) The impact of cross-assignments shall be included within the scope of representation as those matters affect wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment of court interpreters. The regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall be required to meet and confer in good faith with respect to that impact.(e) A court interpreter on cross-assignment shall be treated for purposes of compensation, employee benefits, seniority, and discipline and grievance procedures, as having performed the services in the trial court in which the interpreter is employed.(f) Court interpreters on cross-assignment shall be reimbursed for mileage and other travel expenses at the same rates as other judicial branch employees.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71811 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71812 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 with the personnel rules of the trial court, including applicable employee protections and dispute resolution mechanisms.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71812.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 would be incompatible, inconsistent, or in conflict with the duties performed by the employee for the trial courts.(b) Unless the parties consent, an interpreter may not be appointed by the trial court to interpret in a proceeding after having previously interpreted on behalf of one of the parties, rather than on behalf of the court, in that same matter. An interpreter shall disclose that type of prior involvement to the trial court.(c) An interpreter employed by a trial court is prohibited from doing any of the following:(1) Receiving or accepting, directly or indirectly, a gift, including money, service, gratuity, favor, entertainment, hospitality, loan, or any other thing of value from anyone who is doing or seeking to do business of any kind with the trial court or whose activities are regulated or controlled in any way by the trial court, under circumstances from which it reasonably could be inferred that the gift was intended to influence the employee in the performance of his or her official duties or was intended as a reward for official action of the employee.(2) Using confidential information acquired by virtue of trial court employment for the employee’s private gain or advantage, or for the private gain or advantage of another, or to the employer’s detriment.(3) Using trial court facilities, equipment, or supplies for personal gain or advantage or for the private gain or advantage of another.(4) Using the prestige or influence of trial court office or employment for personal gain or advantage or advantage of another.(5) Using the trial court’s electronic mail facilities to communicate or promote personal causes or gain.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71813 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations and shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the trial courts.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71815 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 prohibit any employee from appearing on his or her own behalf regarding employment relations.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71816 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 order.(b) In view of the unique and special responsibilities of the trial courts in the administration of justice, decisions regarding any of the following matters may not be included within the scope of representation:(1) The merits and administration of the trial court system.(2) Coordination, consolidation, and merger of trial courts and support staff.(3) Automation, including, but not limited to, fax filing, electronic recording, and implementation of information systems.(4) Design, construction, and location of court facilities.(5) Delivery of court services.(6) Hours of operation of the trial courts and trial court system.(c) The impact from matters in subdivision (b) shall be included within the scope of representation as those matters affect wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment of court interpreters. The regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall be required to meet and confer in good faith with respect to that impact.(d) The trial courts have the right to determine assignments and transfers of court interpreters, provided that the process, procedures, and criteria for assignments and transfers are included within the scope of representation.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71817 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|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 committee, and shall give that recognized employee organization the opportunity to meet with the committee.(b) In cases of emergency when the regional court interpreter employment relations committee determines that any rule, policy, or procedure must be adopted immediately without prior notice or meeting with a recognized employee organization, the regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall provide a notice and opportunity to meet at the earliest practicable time following the adoption of the rule, policy, or procedure.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71818 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|Section 71818.

71818.  The regional court interpreter employment relations committee, or those representatives as it may designate, shall meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment within the scope of representation, as defined in this chapter, with representatives of the recognized employee organizations, and shall consider fully the presentations that are made by the recognized employee organization on behalf of its members prior to arriving at a determination of policy or course of action.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71819 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|Section 71819.

71819.  If agreement is reached by the representatives of the regional court interpreter employment relations committee and a recognized employee organization, they shall jointly prepare a written memorandum of understanding or agreement, which is not binding, and present it to the regional court interpreter employment relations committee or its designee for ratification.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71820 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|Section 71820.

71820.  If after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the regional court interpreter employment relations committee and the recognized employee organization fail to reach agreement, the regional court interpreter employment relations committee and the recognized employee organization together may agree upon the appointment of a mediator mutually agreeable to the parties. Costs of mediation, if any, shall be divided one-half to the trial courts within the region and one-half to the recognized employee organization.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71821 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|Section 71821.

71821.  The trial courts shall allow a reasonable number of court interpreter employee representatives of a recognized employee organization reasonable time off, without loss of compensation or other benefits, when formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the regional court interpreter employment relations committee on matters within the scope of representation.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71822 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|Section 71822.

71822.  The trial courts, the regional court interpreter employment relations committee, and employee organizations may not interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce, harass, or discriminate against applicants for interpreter employment or interpreter employees because of their membership in an interpreter association or employee organization, because of their participation in any grievance, complaint, or meet and confer activities, or for the exercise of any other rights granted to interpreter employees under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 71824 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 7.5 - Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act|Section 71824.

71824.  A court interpreter may authorize, and the trial court employer shall honor, a dues deduction from his or her salary or wages as provided in Section 1152, 1153, 1157.1, 1157.2, 1157.3, 1157.4, 1157.5, or 1157.7.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 38. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)