3.0.0 3365 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z Senate S S 2012-07-10 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-07-10T14:43:59Z Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 112 1258 S 2011-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2012-07-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4824-4825) IntroReferral 2012-07-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4823-4824) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2012-07-17 False Law Foreign language and bilingual programs Judicial procedure and administration Licensing and registrations State and local courts Law 00 2012-07-10 Introduced in Senate 2012-08-20T21:21:41Z State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to 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.

Authorizes the use of grant awards by state courts to: (1) develop or enhance a court interpreter program; (2) develop, institute, and administer language certification examinations; (3) recruit, train, and certify qualified court interpreters; (4) pay for salaries, transportation, and technology necessary to implement the court interpreter program; (5) provide for remote interpretation services to facilitate certified court interpretations when costs prohibit in-person interpretation; or (6) engage in other activities prescribed by the Attorney General.

]]> State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 Display Title State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to State courts to develop and implement State court interpreter programs. Introduced in Senate 2012-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3365is/xml/BILLS-112s3365is.xml 2012-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4824-4825) 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.