3.0.0 1733 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z Senate S S 2003-10-15 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-10-15T22:17:12Z 2003-10-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12611-12612) IntroReferral 2003-10-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12610-12611) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-10-15 True S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2004-01-21 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2004-01-22 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2004-02-02 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2004-03-08 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2004-05-17 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2004-05-19 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2004-06-21 False Law Economics and Public Finance English language Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Judicial officers State courts Translating and interpreting Law 00 2003-10-15 Introduced in Senate 2004-01-09T19:22:35Z 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 States 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 States receiving grants under this Act.

Authorizes the use of grant awards by States 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 programs.

]]> State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act Display Title State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act Introduced in Senate 2003-10-15T04:00:00Z 2003-10-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12611-12612) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.