Section 3-707 - Interpreters.
§ 3-707. Interpreters.
(a) Scope.- This section applies to a proceeding before an administrative or executive board or any similar body provided by an employer, employee organization, or union to hear employee grievances.
(b) Request.-
(1) At any proceeding, a deaf employee may request an interpreter.
(2) The request must be in writing and submitted at least 5 days before the proceeding begins.
(c) Notice to employee.- The employer, employee organization, or union shall notify the deaf employee in writing of the right granted by this section as soon as it is possible or at least 8 days before the hearing begins.
(d) Selection of interpreter.-
(1) If an interpreter is requested under this section, the employer, employee organization, or union shall request the Department of Disabilities to assist in locating a qualified interpreter to assist at the hearing.
(2) The Department of Disabilities shall promptly assist in locating an interpreter.
(e) Duties of interpreter.- The interpreter shall facilitate communication between the affected parties, subject to the code of ethics of the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
(f) Cost.- The cost of the interpreter's services shall be divided equally between the employer and the union or employee organization.
[An. Code 1957, art. 30, § 2A; 1997, ch. 31, § 1; 2004, ch. 425, § 8; 2005, ch. 25, § 1.]