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INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT IAA21564 <br />BETWEEN <br />WASHINGTON STATE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS <br />AND <br />EVERETT MUNICIPAL COURT <br />THIS AGREEMENT (Agreement) is entered into by and between the Administrative Office of <br />the Courts (AOC) and Everett Municipal Court, for the purpose of distributing funds for court <br />interpreter and language access service expenses to the Everett Municipal Court (Court). <br />1. DEFINITIONS <br />For purposes of this contract, the following definitions shall apply: <br />a) `Certified Interpreter" means an interpreter who is certified by the Administrative <br />Office of the Courts as defined in RCW 2 43 020 (4) or an interpreter certified by the <br />Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) pursuant to WAG 388-818-500, et <br />seq. The names and contact information of AOC-certified interpreters are found, and <br />incorporated herein by reference, at <br />http //www.courts.wa.gov/programs orgs/pos interpret/ The names and contact <br />'nformation of ODHH-certified interpreters are found, and incorporated herein by <br />reference, at: <br />https //fortress.wa.qov/dshs/odhhapps/Interpreters/Courtlnterpreter aspx <br />b) 'Registered interpreter" means an interpreter who is registered by the Administrative <br />Office of the Courts, as defined in RCW 2.43 020 (6). The names and contact <br />information of registered interpreters are found, and incorporated herein by reference, <br />at http://www courts.wa.gov/programs orgs!pos interpret/. <br />c) "Qualified interpreter" means a spoken language interpreter as defined in RCW <br />2.43.020 (2), or sign language interpreter as defined in RCW 2.42.110 (2) <br />d) 'Qualifying Event' means a proceeding or event for which an interpreter is appointed <br />by an appointing officer pursuant to RCW 2.42 and/or RCW 2.43. <br />2. PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this Agreement is to partner with individual local courts in improving <br />access to the Court for Limited English Proficient (LEP), deaf, and hard of hearing persons <br />in accordance with RCW Chapters 2.42 and 2.43. <br />a) These funds are intended to address each court's following needs: <br />• Financial Need — i.e., the gap between the court's available financial resources <br />and the costs to meet its need for certified, registered, and qualified interpreters, <br />and the implementation of the Court's language access plan; and <br />Need for Court interpreters — i.e., the public's right to access the court and the <br />court s responsibility to provide court certified, registered, and qualified interpreters <br />as required by RCW Chapters 2.42 and 2 43 <br />• <br />tAA21564 Page 1 of 6 <br />