STAND. COM. REP. NO. 835

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 617

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 617, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETER SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish the court interpreting services revolving fund in the Judiciary to provide financial support for the development of a comprehensive education, screening, testing, and certification program for court interpreters.

Your Committee finds that the court interpreting services revolving fund will permit the Judiciary to receive moneys, including user fees collected from court interpreters, which will be used not only to defray the cost of important court interpreter education and certification programs, but also to ensure the accuracy and reliability of court interpreters utilized in all legal proceedings in state courts. The court interpreting services revolving fund will enable the Judiciary to provide high quality interpreting services for non-English speakers who utilize the services of the Judiciary.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 617, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair