| 1 | The Judiciary Appropriations Committee recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to regulation of foreign language court |
| 7 | interpreters; requiring the Supreme Court to establish |
| 8 | standards and procedures for qualifications, |
| 9 | certification, conduct, discipline, and training of |
| 10 | appointed foreign language court interpreters; requiring |
| 11 | the Supreme Court to set fees for certification |
| 12 | applications; specifying the use and deposit of such fees; |
| 13 | authorizing the Supreme Court to appoint or employ |
| 14 | personnel for certain administration assistance purposes; |
| 15 | providing an effective date. |
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| 17 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 19 | Section 1. The Supreme Court shall establish minimum |
| 20 | standards and procedures for qualifications, certification, |
| 21 | professional conduct, discipline, and training of foreign |
| 22 | language court interpreters who are appointed by a court of |
| 23 | competent jurisdiction. The Supreme Court shall set fees to be |
| 24 | charged to applicants for certification and renewal of |
| 25 | certification as a foreign language court interpreter. The |
| 26 | revenues generated from such fees shall be used to fully offset |
| 27 | the costs of administration of the certification program and |
| 28 | shall be deposited into the Operating Trust Fund within the |
| 29 | state courts system. The Supreme Court may appoint or employ |
| 30 | such personnel as is necessary to assist the court in |
| 31 | administering this section. |
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |