Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to labor |
Jun 15, 2017 |
print number 5356a |
Jun 15, 2017 |
amend and recommit to rules |
Jun 06, 2017 |
reported and committed to rules |
Mar 22, 2017 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S5356A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, IP) Senate District
2017-S5356 - Details
2017-S5356 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5356 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing language access services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill seeks to order the NYS Workers Compensation Board to provide interpretation services and translate all documents and forms into the six most common non-English languages. This bill orders the board to establish a language access plan in compliance with its provisions and monitored by a language access coordinator at the board. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Requires the board to provide translations of all documents and forms used by or issued to injured employees in the six most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited-English proficiency. Section 2: The board shall provide interpretation services to injured employees with respect to its provision of services, information and/or benefits. Section 3: Requires the board to publish a language access plan that describes the means by which it provides language assistance services; the titles of all available documents and the languages they've been translated to; the number of public contact positions at the board, the bilingual employees in contact positions and the languages they
2017-S5356 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5356 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 22, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ALCANTARA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing language access services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new section 17-a to read as follows: § 17-A. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. 1. THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE TRANS- LATION OF ALL DOCUMENTS AND FORMS USED BY OR ISSUED TO INJURED EMPLOY- EES. THE TRANSLATION SHALL BE IN THE SIX MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 2. THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE INTERPRETATION SERVICES TO INJURED EMPLOY- EES WITH RESPECT TO ITS PROVISION OF SERVICES, INFORMATION AND/OR BENE- FITS. 3. THE BOARD SHALL PUBLISH A LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN THAT REFLECTS: (A) THE MEANS BY WHICH IT PROVIDES LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES; (B) THE TITLES OF ALL AVAILABLE TRANSLATED DOCUMENTS AND THE LANGUAGES INTO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED; (C) THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC CONTACT POSITIONS AT THE BOARD AND THE NUMBER OF BILINGUAL EMPLOYEES IN PUBLIC CONTACT POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE LANGUAGES THEY SPEAK; (D) A TRAINING PLAN FOR BOARD EMPLOYEES WHICH INCLUDES, AT MINIMUM, ANNUAL TRAINING ON ITS LANGUAGE ACCESS POLICIES AND HOW TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES; (E) A PLAN FOR ANNUAL INTERNAL MONITORING OF THE BOARD'S LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN; (F) A PLAN OF HOW THE BOARD INTENDS TO NOTIFY INJURED EMPLOYEES OF OFFERED LANGUAGE ASSISTANT SERVICES; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10025-01-7
co-Sponsors
(D, IP) Senate District
2017-S5356A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S5356A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5356A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing language access services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill seeks to order the NYS Workers Compensation Board to provide interpretation services and translate all documents and forms into the six most common non-English languages. This bill orders the board to establish a language access plan in compliance with its provisions and monitored by a language access coordinator at the board. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Requires the board to provide translations of all documents and forms used by or issued to injured employees in the six most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited-English proficiency. Section 2: The board shall provide interpretation services to injured employees with respect to its provision of services, information and/or benefits. Section 3: Requires the board to publish a language access plan that describes the means by which it provides language assistance services; the titles of all available documents and the languages they've been translated to; the number of public contact positions at the board, the bilingual employees in contact positions and the languages they
2017-S5356A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5356--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 22, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ALCANTARA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing language access services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new section 17-a to read as follows: § 17-A. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. 1. THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE TRANS- LATION OF ALL DOCUMENTS AND FORMS USED BY OR ISSUED TO INJURED EMPLOY- EES. THE TRANSLATION SHALL BE IN THE SIX MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 2. THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE INTERPRETATION SERVICES TO INJURED EMPLOY- EES WITH RESPECT TO ITS PROVISION OF SERVICES, INFORMATION AND/OR BENE- FITS. 3. THE BOARD SHALL PUBLISH A LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN THAT REFLECTS: (A) THE MEANS BY WHICH IT PROVIDES LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES; (B) THE TITLES OF ALL AVAILABLE TRANSLATED DOCUMENTS AND THE LANGUAGES INTO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED; (C) THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC CONTACT POSITIONS AT THE BOARD AND THE NUMBER OF BILINGUAL EMPLOYEES IN PUBLIC CONTACT POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE LANGUAGES THEY SPEAK; (D) A TRAINING PLAN FOR BOARD EMPLOYEES WHICH INCLUDES, AT MINIMUM, ANNUAL TRAINING ON ITS LANGUAGE ACCESS POLICIES AND HOW TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES; (E) A PLAN FOR ANNUAL INTERNAL MONITORING OF THE BOARD'S LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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