Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 12, 2019 |
signed chap.621 |
Dec 06, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 13, 2019 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.467 substituted for s1950a |
Jun 13, 2019 |
substituted by a754a |
May 29, 2019 |
amended on third reading 1950a |
May 06, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 01, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 30, 2019 |
1st report cal.467 |
Jan 18, 2019 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S1950A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A754 - Signed by Governor
- 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, WF) 18th Senate District
2019-S1950 - Details
2019-S1950 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1950 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring the office of court administration to collect and maintain data on limited English proficient litigants in the state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require the office of court administration to collect and maintain data on all limited English proficient individuals who are litigating in New York State Courts. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill adds a new section 391 to amend the judiciary law and defines "language assistance services" as interpretation services and/or translation services provided by interpreter personnel to a limited English proficient individual in his or her primary
2019-S1950 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1950 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring the office of court administration to collect and maintain data on limited English proficient litigants in the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 391 to read as follows: § 391. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT LITIGANTS' DATA. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "PRIMARY LANGUAGE" MEANS THE DOMINANT LANGUAGE AN INDIVIDUAL SPEAKS IN EVERYDAY SITUATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THEIR HOME, WORK, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS; (B) "LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP) INDIVIDUAL" MEANS A PARTICIPANT IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING, WHOSE LIMITED ABILITY TO SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, HAS CREATED A COMMUNICATIONS BARRIER TO UNDERSTANDING HIS OR HER LEGAL RIGHTS OR IMPAIRS HIS OR HER ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN COURT PROGRAMS OR SERVICES; (C) "LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES" MEANS ORAL AND WRITTEN SERVICES NEEDED TO ASSIST LEP INDIVIDUALS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH COURT PERSONNEL AND TO PROVIDE LEP INDIVIDUALS WITH MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO, AND AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN, COURT PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, SO THAT LEP INDIVIDUALS ARE PLACED IN THE SAME POSITION AS SIMILARLY SITUATED PERSONS FOR WHOM THERE IS NO SUCH BARRIER; AND (D) "TRANSLATION SERVICES" MEANS INTERPRETING THE WORDS USED BY THE JUDGE, PARTIES AND RELEVANT PARTICIPANTS IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING FROM ENGLISH INTO AN LEP INDIVIDUAL'S PRIMARY LANGUAGE AND INTERPRETING THE WORDS USED BY THE LEP INDIVIDUAL BACK TO ENGLISH. 2. THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL COLLECT AND MAINTAIN DATA ON ALL LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LITIGANTS IN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2019-S1950A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S1950A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1950A SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring the office of court administration to collect and maintain data on limited English proficient litigants in the state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require OCA to collect and maintain data on all limited English proficient individuals who are litigating in New York State Courts. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill adds a new section 391 to amend the judiciary law, defining such terms as "primary language," "limited English profi- cient litigant," and "language assistance services." The section also mandates the collection and maintenance of relevant data in certain courts across our State. Section two sets forth the effective date.
2019-S1950A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1950--A Cal. No. 467 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring the office of court administration to collect and maintain data on limited English proficient litigants in the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 391 to read as follows: § 391. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT LITIGANTS' DATA. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "PRIMARY LANGUAGE" MEANS THE DOMINANT LANGUAGE A LITIGANT SPEAKS IN EVERYDAY SITUATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THEIR HOME, WORK, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS; (B) "LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP) LITIGANT" MEANS A PARTICIPANT IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING, WHOSE LIMITED ABILITY TO SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, HAS CREATED A COMMUNICATIONS BARRIER TO UNDERSTANDING HIS OR HER LEGAL RIGHTS OR IMPAIRS HIS OR HER ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN COURT PROGRAMS OR SERVICES; AND (C) "LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES" MEANS ORAL AND WRITTEN SERVICES NEEDED TO ASSIST LEP LITIGANTS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH COURT PERSONNEL AND TO PROVIDE LEP LITIGANTS WITH MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO, AND AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN, COURT PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, SO THAT LEP LITIGANTS ARE PLACED IN THE SAME POSITION AS SIMILARLY SITU- ATED PERSONS FOR WHOM THERE IS NO SUCH BARRIER. 2. THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL COLLECT AND MAINTAIN DATA ON ALL LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT LITIGANTS IN ALL COURTS WITHIN THIS STATE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH DATA SHALL NOT BE COLLECTED FROM EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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