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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 23, 2009 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S4459
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S4459 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S4459 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the New York City Housing Authority to conduct a survey of housing developments under its control for the purpose of determining the percentage of non-English proficient residents in such developments and requiring the institution of language assistance programs at public housing developments at which more than ten percent of the residents do not speak English.
2009-S4459 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4459 TITLE OF BILL : An act to authorize the New York city housing authority to conduct a survey of housing developments under its control for the purpose of determining the percentage of non-English proficient residents in such developments and requiring institution of language assistance programs at public housing developments at which more than ten percent of the residents do not speak English PURPOSE OF THE BILL : To provide residents of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments access to critical services in non-English languages, if a substantial number of residents of the development require services in that language. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 directs NYCHA to conduct a language assessment of its developments every three years, no later than January 1, 2010. If the survey finds developments with populations often percent or greater requiring services in a non-English language, the development shall provide important documents and seek to employ one person proficient in the aforementioned non-English language. Section 2 directs the NYCHA to prepare a notice, within 30 days of the
2009-S4459 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4459 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to authorize the New York city housing authority to conduct a survey of housing developments under its control for the purpose of determining the percentage of non-English proficient residents in such developments and requiring institution of language assistance programs at public housing developments at which more than ten percent of the residents do not speak English THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Not later than January 1, 2010, and every three years ther- eafter, the New York city housing authority shall conduct a survey of each public housing development under its control to determine the percentage of residents in each development who are not proficient in English and ascertain the languages in which such residents are profi- cient. If more than ten percent of the residents of a given development are non-English proficient, the development shall establish a language assistance program where non-English proficient residents would have effective access to communicate with development supervisors and person- nel in a language in which they are proficient. This program shall include, but not be limited to: a. employing a minimum of one person proficient in one or more languages spoken by the non-English proficient residents of the develop- ment, so as to ensure that every resident of the development has access to at least one staff member who speaks at least one language spoken by such resident; b. considering proficiency in one or more of the non-English language(s) spoken at the development as a major criterion in the hiring process; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09150-02-9
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