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EXHIBIT A <br />WASHINGTON STATE LANGUAGE ACCESS INTERPRETER REIMBURSEMENT <br />PROGRM FUNDING <br />FUNDING CONDITIONS AND PAYMENT STRUCTURE <br />The Language Access Reimbursement Program funding conditions and payment structure <br />shall be as follows: <br />1. GENERAL FUNDING CONDITIONS <br />The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), will reimburse courts under this <br />Agreement for the cost of spoken language interpretation and sign language <br />interpretation and other goods and services that improve language access in the courts <br />for Limited English Proficient (LEP), deaf, and hard of hearing persons. This includes <br />interpreters credentialed by AOC (certified or registered), or otherwise court -qualified <br />interpreters appointed pursuant to RCW 2.42 and RCW 2.43 under the following <br />conditions listed under Section 2 "Qualifying Interpreter Events." <br />It also includes goods and services that improve language access, listed under Section <br />3 "Language Access Items," and services listed under Section 4 "Language Access <br />Services". <br />Courts shall work with AOC staff in determining whether an expense that is not explicitly <br />mentioned below, qualifies as a reimbursable expense under the Agreement. <br />2. QUALIFYING INTERPRETING EVENTS <br />A. Spoken Language Interpreters Qualifying Events <br />AOC will reimburse courts under this Agreement for the cost of appointing AOC- <br />credentialed or otherwise court -qualified interpreters pursuant to RCW 2.43 that <br />meet one of the following conditions: <br />a) If there is at least one there is at least one AOC credentialed interpreter in the <br />language being used then reimbursement will only be provided for using an <br />AOC credentialed interpreter who is credentialed in that language. <br />b) Compensation for interpreters for languages for which neither a certified <br />interpreter nor registered interpreter is offered will be reimbursed where the <br />interpreter has been qualified on the record pursuant to RCW 2.43. <br />c) Courts will not be reimbursed for events using non-AOC credentialed <br />interpreters if there is one or more AOC credentialed interpreter listed for the <br />language being used. <br />B. Sign Language Interpreters Qualifying Events <br />AOC will reimburse courts for 50% of the actual expenses for services of American <br />Sign Language (ASL) interpreters and Certified Deaf Interpreters (CDI) pursuant to <br />RCW 2.42 when the interpreter is listed with the Department of Social and Health <br />Services, Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSHS, ODHH) as a court -certified <br />interpreter. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />