Two Legislators Want To Increase Multilingual Entitlement

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Yes; I said entitlements. That's what they are. You are entitled to state materials in your language. this bill would expandf the requirements to print or translate materials into foreign languages.
Get your wallets out and prepare for more taxes to pay for it. That's where the money comes from. They certainly aren't going to get it from the foreigners only

BILL NUMBER: AB 305 AMENDED
BILL TEXT

AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 17, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 14, 2011

INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Furutani

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

An act to amend Sections 7296.2 and 7299.6 of the Government Code,
relating to state government.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 305, as amended, Furutani. Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services
Act.
The Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act
Existing law, the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act,
requires that state agencies that serve a substantial number of
non-English-speaking people employ a sufficient amount of bilingual
persons in order to provide certain information and render certain
services in a language other than English. The act requires
each state agency to conduct a survey of its local offices every 2
years regarding their public contact positions and the provision of
bilingual services, as specified. The act requires the State
Personnel Board to compile the results of the survey and provide it
in a report to the Legislature every 2 years.
This bill would revise and expand the duties of the State
Personnel Board with regard to the surveys and implementation plans,
and the report required to be submitted by the board. This bill would
require state agencies to use specified criteria in
determining the to determine whether the state agency
serves a substantial number of non-English-speaking people for
purposes of the act.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Section 7296.2 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
7296.2. (a) As applied to state agencies, a "substantial number
of non-English-speaking people" means members of a group who either
do not speak English, or who are unable to effectively communicate in
English because it is not their native language, and who comprise
the lesser of the following:
(1) One thousand or more of the residents of a county in which the
local office of a state agency is located.
(2) Five percent or more of the residents of a county in which the
local office of a state agency is located in .
(3) Five percent or more of the people served by any local office
or facility of a state agency.
(b) In determining the substantial number of non-English-speaking
people in for purposes of paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (a), each state agency shall utilize the
most accurate information available or data compiled by
the United States Bureau of the Census or the Department of Finance
relating to the language characteristics of the population. In the
case of a local office of a state agency that services
multiple counties, the determination in paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subdivision (a) shall be based on the geographic service
area of each local office.
SEC. 2. Section 7299.6 of the Government Code is amended to read:
7299.6. (a) The State Personnel Board shall review the results of
the surveys and implementation plans required to be made by Section
7299.4, to better inform the Legislature about the language needs of
California residents and the available resources of state agencies to
meet those needs. The State Personnel Board shall compile this data,
and provide a report to the Legislature every two years.
(b) The report shall do all of the following:
(1) Identify state agencies that are not complying with this
chapter.
(2) List state agencies and their respective field office or
offices that have staffing deficiencies.
(3) List state agencies that have deficiencies in translated
materials.
(4) Present key survey results and implementation plans by state
agency and field office.
(5) Identify significant problems or deficiencies and propose
solutions where warranted.
(6) Be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.