Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants.
The bill mandates that certain documents and forms be translated into the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants who have arrived in New York within the last five years, according to the American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. State agencies and county governments must provide these translations for vital documents and essential public documents. Agencies must also offer interpretation services in individuals' primary languages and publish language access plans.
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