Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 03, 2022 | print number 7428b |
Mar 03, 2022 | amend and recommit to governmental operations |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to governmental operations |
Nov 17, 2021 | print number 7428a |
Nov 17, 2021 | amend and recommit to governmental operations |
May 07, 2021 | referred to governmental operations |
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Mathylde Frontus
Jonathan Rivera
Sarah Clark
Jo Anne Simon
A7428 - Details
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 49-C §996, Exec L; add Art 9 Title 13 §2988, Pub Auth L; add Art 24-A §950, County L
A7428 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7428 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, the public authorities law and the county law, in relation to requiring certain documents and forms to be provided in multiple languages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds that as New York's immigrant population continues to grow, inabil- ity to access documents translated into languages that community members read and lack of interpretation of government services and resources into languages that community members speak are major barriers to the advancement of the state's immigrant population. However, currently New York only requires translation services into six languages, based on an Executive Order signed in 2011, leaving many New Yorkers without access to translation in languages they speak, and none of the current six languages are widely spoken among immigrants from the African continent or the Middle East. Translation is also only mandatory in a handful of executive specific agencies, instead of across all subdivisions of state and county government. The legislature believes language access improves the lives of immigrants by increasing opportunities for employment, business ownership, and other vital services, while making staff time at state agencies and authorities more efficient, benefiting all of New York. § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 49-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 49-C LANGUAGE ACCESS SECTION 996. LANGUAGE ACCESS. § 996. LANGUAGE ACCESS. 1. EACH STATE AGENCY THAT PROVIDES DIRECT PUBLIC SERVICES SHALL TRANSLATE VITAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ESSENTIAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Mathylde Frontus
Jonathan Rivera
Sarah Clark
Jo Anne Simon
A7428A - Details
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 49-C §996, Exec L; add Art 9 Title 13 §2988, Pub Auth L; add Art 24-A §950, County L
A7428A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7428--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, FRONTUS, J. D. RIVERA, CLARK, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, the public authorities law and the county law, in relation to requiring certain documents and forms to be provided in multiple languages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds that as New York's immigrant population continues to grow, inabil- ity to access documents translated into languages that community members read and lack of interpretation of government services and resources into languages that community members speak are major barriers to the advancement of the state's immigrant population. However, currently New York only requires translation services into six languages, based on an Executive Order signed in 2011, leaving many New Yorkers without access to translation in languages they speak, and none of the current six languages are widely spoken among immigrants from the African continent or the Middle East. Translation is also only mandatory in a handful of executive specific agencies, instead of across all subdivisions of state and county government. The legislature believes language access improves the lives of immigrants by increasing opportunities for employment, business ownership, and other vital services, while making staff time at state agencies and authorities more efficient, benefiting all of New York. § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 49-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 49-C LANGUAGE ACCESS SECTION 996. LANGUAGE ACCESS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09702-02-1
Co-Sponsors
Mathylde Frontus
Jonathan Rivera
Sarah Clark
Jo Anne Simon
A7428B (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 49-C §996, Exec L; add Art 9 Title 13 §2988, Pub Auth L; add Art 24-A §950, County L
A7428B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7428--B 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, FRONTUS, J. D. RIVERA, CLARK, SIMON, FERNANDEZ, CRUZ, RAMOS, NIOU, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the executive law, the public authorities law and the county law, in relation to requiring certain documents and forms to be provided in multiple languages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds that as New York's immigrant population continues to grow, inabil- ity to access documents translated into languages that community members read and lack of interpretation of government services and resources into languages that community members speak are major barriers to the advancement of the state's immigrant population. However, currently language access in New York is based on an Executive Order which mandates translation into the same ten languages across the entire state, failing to account for significant differences in immigrant popu- lations across New York's regions. Translation is also only mandatory in a handful of executive specific agencies, instead of across all subdivi- sions of state and county government. The legislature believes language access improves the lives of immigrants by increasing opportunities for employment, business ownership, and other vital services, while making staff time at state agencies and authorities more efficient, benefiting all of New York. § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 49-C to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09702-07-2