5360-S AMH APP STEV 2

SSB 5360 - H COMM AMDS ADOPTED 4-14-93

By Committee on Appropriations

     On page 3, after line 16, insert the following:

     "(4) The administrator for the courts shall arrange for translation of the instructions and informational brochures required by this section, which shall contain a sample of the standard petition and order for protection forms, into Spanish, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, and Chinese, and shall distribute a master copy of the translated instructions and informational brochures to all court clerks by January 1, 1995." 

     On page 5, after line 37 insert:

     "New Section. Sec. 4  If specific funding for section 2 subsection (4) of this act, referencing this act by bill, section and subsection number, is not provided by June 30, 1993, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 2 subsection (4) is null and void." 

     Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:  The administrator for the courts must translate the instructions and brochures into specified foreign languages.  The translated material must be delivered to court clerks by January 1, 1995.  This requirement is null and void unless funding is provided in the budget.