Senate Study Bill 3033 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED JUDICIAL BRANCH BILL) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to compensation for interpreters in juvenile 2 court proceedings. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5299DP 81 5 rh/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 232.141, subsection 2, Code 2005, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Reasonable compensation for an 1 4 interpreter appointed by the court pursuant to chapter 622A to 1 5 interpret for any party, witness, or other participant in any 1 6 court proceeding under this chapter. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 622A.1, Code 2005, is amended to read as 1 8 follows: 1 9 622A.1 DEFINITION. 1 10 As used in this chapter, "legal proceeding" means any 1 11 action before any court, or any legal action preparatory to 1 12 appearing before any court, whether civil,orcriminal, or 1 13 juvenile in nature; and any administrative proceeding before 1 14 any state agency or governmental subdivision which is quasi= 1 15 judicial in nature and which has direct legal implications to 1 16 any person. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 This bill relates to interpreter fees for interpreters 1 19 appointed by the court for any party, witness, or other 1 20 participant in any juvenile court proceeding who cannot speak 1 21 or understand the English language. The bill provides that 1 22 the county shall pay reasonable compensation for such an 1 23 interpreter up to the county's base funding formula as 1 24 specified in Code section 232.141, subsection 3. Under that 1 25 formula, the state reimburses a county for any expenses that 1 26 exceed the county base. 1 27 LSB 5299DP 81 1 28 rh:rj/sh/8