Massachusetts S2125 mandates language access for limited English proficient and deaf or hard of hearing persons in public-facing state agencies.
Massachusetts S2125 requires public-facing state agencies to provide language access services to limited English proficient and deaf or hard of hearing persons. This includes oral interpretation, auxiliary aids, and written translations in specified languages. The bill mandates the creation of a language access plan, community needs assessments, and language services inventories. It also establishes an Office of Access and Opportunity and a Language Access Advisory Board to oversee compliance and provide guidance.
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