California Government Code 71828 – (a) This chapter does not apply to trial courts in Solano and …
(a) This chapter does not apply to trial courts in Solano and Ventura Counties. Labor and employment relations for court interpreters employed by trial courts in Solano and Ventura Counties shall remain subject to the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600)), and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the application of that act to court interpreters employed by those counties.
(b) If an interpreter employed by a trial court in a different county accepts a temporary appointment to perform services for a trial court in Solano or Ventura County, the interpreter 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.
Terms Used In California Government Code 71828
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(c) If an interpreter employed by a trial court in Solano or Ventura County accepts a temporary appointment to perform services for another trial court, the interpreter 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.
(d) This chapter also does not apply to court interpreters who have been continuously employed by a trial court in any county beginning prior to September 1, 2002, and who are covered by a memorandum of understanding or agreement entered into pursuant to the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600)), and to future employees hired in the same positions as replacements for those employees. For any other certified or registered interpreters hired by trial courts as employees prior to December 31, 2002, the trial courts may not change existing job classifications and may not reduce their wages and benefits during the regional transition period or during the term of an existing contract, whichever is longer.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 556, Sec. 16. (AB 1032) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 17 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 556.)