Assembly Bill A10866

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Ensures language assistance services by state agencies and requires state agencies to maintain records and to submit an annual report on language services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A10866 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7397
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง55-d, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7075, S4439
2013-2014: A1971
2015-2016: A245
2017-2018: A1222
2019-2020: A2181

2009-A10866 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Ensures language assistance services by state agencies; requires state agencies to maintain records of the primary language spoken by any individual seeking such assistance; and requires state agency to submit an annual report on language services.

2009-A10866 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10866 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10866

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ESPAILLAT  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  language  assist-
  ance services by state agencies

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
55-d to read as follows:
  S  55-D.  ENSURING  LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES BY STATE AGENCIES. 1.
EVERY STATE AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE  SERVICES  TO  ALL
LIMITED  ENGLISH  PROFICIENT  INDIVIDUALS  SO AS TO ENSURE THAT ALL SUCH
INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT SPEAK, READ,  WRITE  OR  UNDERSTAND  THE  ENGLISH
LANGUAGE  WITH THE PROFICIENCY NECESSARY FOR ADEQUATE COMMUNICATION WITH
AGENCY PERSONNEL HAVE EFFECTIVE ACCESS  TO  THE  AGENCY'S  PROGRAMS  AND
SERVICES.   EVERY STATE AGENCY SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS PROVID-
ING LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT  INDIVID-
UALS  HAVE  SUFFICIENT FLUENCY IN BOTH ENGLISH AND THE RELEVANT LANGUAGE
TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION  NECESSARY  FOR  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  TO  ACCESS
SERVICES.    LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE  SERVICES  FOR PRIMARY AND NON-PRIMARY
LANGUAGES SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL AGENCY  LOCATIONS  OPEN  FOR  PUBLIC
BUSINESS,  AND  SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE PROVIDED IN PERSON.
TRANSLATION OF ALL FREQUENTLY USED FORMS  AND  OTHER  WRITTEN  MATERIALS
THAT  ARE  ESSENTIAL TO ACCESS AGENCY SERVICES SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN ALL
OF THE AGENCY'S PRIMARY  LANGUAGES.  THE  PRESIDENT  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND
IMPLEMENT  A  COMPREHENSIVE  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE  PLAN THAT ESTABLISHES
UNIFORM  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  PROVIDING  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE
SERVICES BY ALL STATE AGENCIES, INCLUDING PROCEDURES FOR DOCUMENTING THE
PROVISION  OF  OR  REFUSAL  OF  LANGUAGE  ASSISTANCE  SERVICES, AND THAT
REQUIRES TRAINING TO ENSURE THAT ALL STAFF WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH LIMITED
ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS COMPLY WITH THE PLAN. SUCH PERSON PROVID-
ING LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES MAY BE A QUALIFIED INTERPRETER,  VOLUN-
TARY WORKER OR OTHER PERSONNEL CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY THE AGENCY.
  2.  ALL  STATE  AGENCIES SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE AS TO THE AVAIL-
ABILITY OF LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES, INCLUDING  ORAL  INTERPRETATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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