Rule 1702: Language Access Coordinators for Each Judicial District

(a)   Local Language Access Coordinator. Each judicial district must have a local language access coordinator under Rule 107(b)(2)(C).

(b)   Responsibilities. A local language access coordinator’s responsibilities include:

(1)   maintaining a list of the district’s court interpreters;

(2)   complying with Rule 1704(b)(2);

(3)   maintaining familiarity with the Kansas code of professional responsibility for court interpreters, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.), and Kansas statutes and Supreme Court rules related to interpreters and language access;

(4)   receiving complaints regarding alleged code violations and following local court procedures for responding to the complaints; and

(5)   performing other related responsibilities assigned by the district’s chief judge.

[History: New rule effective July 1, 2016.]