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Bargaining, professional development, national press on the industry.
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As you consider what’s happening in our bargaining and the Courts’ position that there’s just no money, take into account what the LA Court and State Judicial Council are promoting for judges during the worst economic crisis in recent memory.
Meanwhile, the California Healthcare Interpreting Association (CHIA) in Sacramento is pushing for a certification program to ensure that interpreters used by health plans are well-versed in medical lingo and the languages they translate.
A hearing of the Assembly Judiciary Committee entitled “Court Interpreters: Meeting Essential Needs for Equal Access” was held on November 13 in Sacramento, convened by Judiciary Chair Dave Jones to explore the underlying reasons for the shortage of interpreters in the California courts.
Realizing the Goal of Equal Access to the Courts: Increasing Access to Competent Interpreters, a report to the legislature by CFI. This report evaluates the state of interpreter services, the statewide shortage of certified and registered interpreters, marketplace and compensation issues and the impacts on court operations and court users when interpreters are not available.
Stopping AB 3050, the bill on expanding our work into Civil, is still in progress. The bill has not gone to the senate floor yet, but may go on Wednesday (we’ll keep you posted) so if you have not yet faxed your senator…please do so tonight or tomorrow!
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