ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS 10/22/2025

REV June 2025 AOC2745 Page 2 of 14 appointed by an appointing officer pursuant to RCW 2.42 and/or RCW 2.43. 3. PURPOSE The purpose of this Agreement is to partner with individual local courts in improving access to the Court for Limited English Proficient (LEP), deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf/blind (D/HH/DB) individuals in accordance with RCW Chapters 2.42 and 2.43. a. These funds are intended to address each court's following needs: i. Financial Need – i.e., the gap between the court’s available financial resources and the costs to meet its need for credentialed, and qualified interpreters, and the implementation of the Court’s language access plan; and ii. Need for Court Interpreters – i.e., the public’s right to access the court, and the court’s responsibility to provide court credentialed, and qualified interpreters as required by RCW Chapters 2.42 and 2.43. Need for Language Access in General – i.e., translations, customer service, technology enabling remote interpreting, and other things that are necessary for courts to provide fair and equitable access for LEP and D/HH/DB individuals. THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED THAT: 4. STATEMENT OF WORK The Court shall: a. Ensure that the interpreter funding is used only for language access purposes and for reimbursement of costs paid to credentialed and qualified interpreters for Qualifying Events pursuant to Appendix A, which is incorporated in this agreement. b. Track and provide interpreter cost and usage data through the web application provided by the AOC Language Access and Interpreter Reimbursement Program, reflecting information about the Court’s interpreter and language access costs and services. c. Provide the AOC Project Manager with a list of all users who require access to submit data to the Language Access and Interpreter Reimbursement Program web application. d. Work with the AOC Language Access Team, the Interpreter and Language Access Commission, and neighboring courts to identify and implement best and promising practices for providing language access and interpreter services. e. Encourage its staff overseeing interpreter services at the court to attend trainings (in person and/or online) provided by the AOC Interpreter and Language Access Commission and Language Access Team. f. Elect to pay for interpreter services, if necessary, that are not in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A as set forth; while such payments will not be reimbursed, Court still commits to entering data into the application for these interpreter services, irrespective of their eligibility for reimbursement. Docusign Envelope ID: 59055BC5-612D-4FDD-90F4-274850012C8D