The Contractor is expected to develop a comprehensive workforce study on court interpreters as outlined in Government Code section 71900, culminating in a report provided to the Judicial Council with a summary of findings and suggested recommendations. The workforce study should include detailed data and analysis of that data on: 1) the current state of the interpreter workforce; 2) their availability to provide service in the courts; and 3) projections and recommendations regarding the future court interpreter workforce. The Contractor will be expected to utilize existing court interpreter data assets to identify areas in which additional data collection may be necessary, propose methods to obtain additional data to meet study requirements, and conduct interviews and focus groups. The Contractor will need to obtain their own license for a secure data collection platform and provide a copy of all data collected to the Judicial Council. The data collection is expected to begin as early as November 2024 and must be completed no later than July 31, 2025. The Contractor is expected to analyze the data and provide a draft report to the Judicial Council by August 29, 2025. A finalized, edited version of the report is due to the Judicial Council no later than September 30, 2025.
