GOV § 71803

(a) In each trial court, there shall be an employee classification entitled “intermittent, part-time interpreter” to perform simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and sight translation in spoken languages for the trial courts. Unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, all of the following applies to employees in this classification:

(1) They shall be appointed by the trial court to perform work on an as needed basis.

(2) They shall be paid on a per diem basis for work performed.

(3) They are not required to receive health, pension, or paid leave benefits.

(b) Intermittent, part-time interpreters may accept appointments to provide services in other trial courts pursuant to Section 71810.

(c) A trial court may hire registered or nonregistered interpreters as employees to perform relay interpretation.

(d) Unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, no rules and regulations or personnel rules shall limit the number of hours or days intermittent, part-time interpreters are permitted to work.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.