General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6215
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2008
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CUEVAS, 75th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6215
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2008
*02008*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CUEVAS, 75th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF SPANISH-SPEAKING INTERPRETERS IN STATE COURTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Require the Chief Court Administrator and the Probate Court Administrator to assign additional Spanish-speaking interpreters to the state's civil, family, juvenile and probate courts; and (2) increase various court fees to cover the costs incurred as a result of assigning additional Spanish-speaking interpreters to the state's courts.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the availability of Spanish-speaking interpreters in state courts.