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S 1329 111th Congress Senate

State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act

Official title: A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to State courts to develop and implement State courts interpreter programs.

Introduced: June 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
Law Foreign language and bilingual programsJudicial procedure and administrationLicensing and registrationsState and local courts
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Jun 23, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6946-6947)
Jun 23, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6945-6946)
Jun 23, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 23, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6946-6947)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice to: (1) make grants to state courts to develop and implement programs to assist individuals with limited English proficiency to access and understand state court proceedings in which they are a party; and (2) allocate specified funds to establish a court interpreter technical assistance program to assist state courts receiving grants under this Act.

Authorizes the use of grant awards by state courts to: (1) assess regional language demands; (2) develop a court interpreter program; (3) develop, institute, and administer language certification examinations; (4) recruit, train, and certify qualified court interpreters; and (5) pay for salaries, transportation, and technology necessary to implement the court interpreter program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1329: State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1329/
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