Except as otherwise provided by statute, court interpreters employed by the trial courts shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. Court interpreters employed by the trial courts also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations and shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the trial courts.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1047, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)