Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 15, 2021 |
approval memo.42 signed chap.622 |
Nov 03, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.373 substituted for a6466a |
Jun 10, 2021 |
substituted by s1022a |
Jun 01, 2021 |
amended on third reading 6466a |
May 13, 2021 |
advanced to third reading cal.373 |
May 11, 2021 |
reported |
Mar 17, 2021 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A6466A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROZIC
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1022 - 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
Marcela Mitaynes
2021-A6466 - Details
2021-A6466 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6466 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 17, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred 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. LBD04902-01-1
co-Sponsors
Marcela Mitaynes
2021-A6466A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A6466A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6466--A Cal. No. 373 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 17, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, MITAYNES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading 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 TEN 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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