Administrative Office of the Courts 12/5/2016

C. Salaried Staff and Contract Interpreters Reimbursement will be provided for salaried staff or contracted interpreters meeting the Qualifying Event conditions for the payment of credentialed spoken and sign language interpreters, as referenced above. D. Remote Interpreting The AOC will reimburse local jurisdictions for using certified, registered, or otherwise qualified interpreters operating by telephone or videophone when providing court interpreting services for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) persons or persons who rely on sign language for in-court proceedings and for services that are provided by the Court to the public outside of the courtroom. E. Scope of Interpreter Funding Reimbursement payment under this Agreement will only be made to the Court when the cost portion otherwise payable by the Court is paid out of the budget (or budgets, in the case of multi-court collaborative applicants) of the Court responsible for full payment. 2. Payment Structure A. Hourly Rate 1) Rate for Spoken Language Interpreters Subject to the maximum compensation allowable under this contract, the AOC will reimburse the Court under this Agreement for 50 percent of the hourly cost and the hourly minimum charges for services provided under this Agreement by AOC-certified, registered, or otherwise court-qualified interpreters. The AOC will reimburse courts not to exceed $25 an hour for interpreter hourly rates and hourly minimum charges. 2) Rate for Sign Language Interpreters Subject to the maximum compensation allowable under this contract, the AOC will reimburse the Court under this Agreement for 50 percent of the hourly cost and the hourly minimum charges for services provided under this Agreement. The AOC will reimburse courts not to exceed $25 an hour for interpreter hourly rates and hourly minimum charges. 3) Salaried Interpreters Subject to the maximum compensation allowable under this contract, the AOC will reimburse the Court for 50 percent of the cost of staff interpreters meeting the funding conditions for staff interpreters and will reimburse only for their provision of interpreter services, up to a maximum total salary of$60,000 plus 27 percent in benefits (i.e., state reimbursement = up to $30,000 of salary plus 13.5 percent in benefits). 4) Contracted Interpreters Subject to the maximum compensation allowable under this contract, the cost of contracted interpreters who are paid on an hourly basis will be reimbursed under the same conditions as in 2.A and 2.B. The cost of contract interpreters who are paid other than on an hourly basis (e.g., on Exhibit A Page 2 of 5