Bill Title: Makes changes to the Language Equity and Access Act. Creates the Division of Language Equity and Access within the Governor's Office of New Americans to lead Statewide efforts in the implementation of the State's language equity and access policy for Limited English Proficient persons and to ensure meaningful access to information, services, programs, and activities offered by State agencies and other covered entities, including departments, offices, commissions, boards, or other agencies for Limited English Proficient persons. Provides that the role of the Division is to advance and monitor implementation of and compliance with the Act. Provides that the Division shall work with State agencies, covered entities and use other available State resources, such as the Office of New Americans, the Office of Equity, and the Department of Human Services Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Services, to ensure that the State compiles available U.S. Census data on languages used across the State, including the identification of geographic patterns and trend data. Provides that each State agency and covered entity shall prepare a language access plan that will describe its Limited English Proficient service population, the policy and programmatic actions it will implement and the metrics that will be used to measure compliance. Provides that the Division will prepare and submit a Language Equity and Access Compliance Report to the General Assembly on an annual basis by January 1, 2024. Provides that the Governor's Office shall provide administrative and other support to the Governor's Office of New Americans and its Division of Language Equity and Access. Defines terms. Effective July 1, 2023.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-10-26 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes [HB3222 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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