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Title
Language Access Plan | Allocations for Signage and Technology Grant Program, Cycle 6, Fiscal Year 2024-25
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Summary
Summary
The Advisory Committee on Providing Access and Fairness and the Information Technology Advisory Committee recommend approving proposed grant awards for the Language Access Signage and Technology Grant Program of $2.16 million to expand language access for court users. For Cycle 6 (fiscal year 2024-25), 18 courts applied for and will be awarded grants for signage and technology projects.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Advisory Committee on Providing Access and Fairness and the Information Technology Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council, effective November 15, 2024:
1. Approve the proposed allocations of $555,808.52 for signage and $1,607,366.48 for technology, totaling $2.16 million for the Language Access Signage and Technology Grant Program for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, which includes a 7.95 percent reduction due to the current state budget reductions;
2. If the grants are subsequently deemed exempt from the 7.95 percent reduction, provide the awarded courts an additional allocation to reflect the full grant amount; and
3. Direct staff to work with Branch Accounting and Procurement to draft and execute intra-branch agreements with each awarded court.
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