Bill Text: CT HB05074 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Making English The Official State Language.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-06 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05074 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05074-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5074 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 168 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist. |
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AN ACT MAKING ENGLISH THE OFFICIAL STATE LANGUAGE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to designate English as the official state language and to provide that: (1) Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state may require the use of any language other than English; (2) state government officials and employees may only use English for the performance of government business; (3) no government document shall be valid unless it is printed in English; (4) the state and all political subdivisions of the state shall take all reasonable steps to preserve the role of English as the official state language; and (5) notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the state and political subdivisions of the state may act in a language other than English to: (A) Assist students who are not proficient in the English language, (B) provide foreign language instruction as part of an education curriculum, (C) allow for Latin on the state seal and on government documents, (D) allow legislators to communicate with constituents in other languages, (E) comply with federal law, (F) protect public health and safety, (G) protect the rights of criminal defendants or crime victims, and (H) allow for the printing of proper names.
Statement of Purpose: