Assembly Bill A6681

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "access to public services for non-English speakers act"

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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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2013-A6681 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-A §§280 - 282, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2528
2017-2018: A1788
2019-2020: A2237
2021-2022: A3117

2013-A6681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Access to Public Services for Non-English Speakers Act"; requires state agencies to take reasonable steps to provide equal access to services through oral language services or translating documents for persons with limited English proficiency.

2013-A6681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6681

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 12, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to establishing the
  "access to public services for non-English speakers act"

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

  Section  1.  Short  title.  This  act shall be known as the "Access to
Public Services for Non-English Speakers Act".
  S 2. Legislative findings and purpose. The  legislature  hereby  finds
and declares that:
  1.  thousands  of residents cannot access the public services provided
by state departments, agencies and programs because of  their  inability
or  limited  ability  to speak, understand or read the English language;
and
  2. non-English speakers must have  access  to  these  important  state
programs.
  The purpose of this act is to provide individuals with limited English
proficiency equal access to state departments, agencies and programs.
  S 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 14-A to read
as follows:
                              ARTICLE 14-A
         ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS ACT
SECTION 280. DEFINITIONS.
        281. LANGUAGE ACCESS REQUIRED.
        282. SCHEDULE IMPLEMENTATION.
  S  280. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS
SHALL MEAN THE FOLLOWING:
  1. "EQUAL ACCESS" MEANS TO BE INFORMED OF, PARTICIPATE IN, AND BENEFIT
FROM PUBLIC SERVICES OFFERED BY A STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, OR  PROGRAM,
AT A LEVEL EQUAL TO ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06763-01-3

              

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