Minnesota

Language Access Coordinator Contact
Rosalina Sanchez
Minnesota Judicial Center
Administrator's Office
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 215-9468
Emailrosalina.sanchez@courts.state.mn.us
Website

Code of Ethics or Rules of Professional Conduct

Language Access Plan 

Interpreter Statutes and Rules

Coordination/Supervision of Interpreters: Centralized State Program

Cost of Interpreter Services (including fees to freelance and salaries of staff interpreters): $1 Million - $3.5 Million

Budget for Language Access Program (not including direct interpreter services): $0

Funding for Language Access Program:  Legislative Appropriation

Compensation Range for Salaried Interpreters (spoken language): $50,000 - $75,000

Compensation Range for Salaried Interpreters (sign language): Unknown

Compensation Range for Freelance Interpreters (certified spoken language):  $52/hour

Compensation Range for Freelance Interpreters (certified sign language): $86/hour

Difference in Pay between Spanish and LOTS Interpreters: None

Minimum Certification Requirements:  Orientation Workshop, Pass NCSC Written Test at 80%, Criminal or Background Check, Pass NCSC Oral Examination at 70%

2019 Dates and Locations of Testing and Training: Please see website for specific dates and registration information for all testing and training events:  http://www.mncourts.gov/Help-Topics/Court-Interpreter-Program.aspx#tab05ForInterpreters