WA ST Administrative Office of the Courts 1/3/2022

DocuSign Envelope ID:E9DD588F-252A-4E52-85E4-48541B7334D1 EXHIBIT A WASHINGTON STATE LANGUAGE ACCESS INTERPRETER REIMBURSEMENT PROGRM FUNDING FUNDING CONDITIONS AND PAYMENT STRUCTURE The Language Access Reimbursement Program funding conditions and payment structure shall be as follows: 1. GENERAL FUNDING CONDITIONS The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), will reimburse courts under this Agreement for the cost of spoken language interpretation and sign language interpretation and other goods and services that improve language access in the courts for Limited English Proficient (LEP), deaf, and hard of hearing persons. This includes interpreters credentialed by AOC (certified or registered), or otherwise court-qualified interpreters appointed pursuant to RCW 2.42 and RCW 2.43 under the following conditions listed under Section 2 "Qualifying Interpreter Events." It also includes goods and services that improve language access, listed under Section 3 "Language Access Items," and services listed under Section 4 "Language Access Services". Courts shall work with AOC staff in determining whether an expense that is not explicitly mentioned below, qualifies as a reimbursable expense under the Agreement. 2. QUALIFYING INTERPRETING EVENTS A. Spoken Language Interpreters Qualifying Events AOC will reimburse courts under this Agreement for the cost of appointing AOC- credentialed or otherwise court-qualified interpreters pursuant to RCW 2.43 that meet one of the following conditions: a) If there is at least one there is at least one AOC credentialed interpreter in the language being used then reimbursement will only be provided for using an AOC credentialed interpreter who is credentialed in that language. b) Compensation for interpreters for languages for which neither a certified interpreter nor registered interpreter is offered will be reimbursed where the interpreter has been qualified on the record pursuant to RCW 2.43. c) Courts will not be reimbursed for events using non-AOC credentialed interpreters if there is one or more AOC credentialed interpreter listed for the language being used. B. Sign Language Interpreters Qualifying Events AOC will reimburse courts for 50% of the actual expenses for services of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters and Certified Deaf Interpreters (CD!) pursuant to RCW 2.42 when the interpreter is listed with the Department of Social and Health Services, Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSHS, ODHH) as a court-certified interpreter. Page 1 of 3