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2021 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB1800 (Floor Approved)

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Language Access for State Government Services (language only)

Item 52 #2h

Item 52 #2h

Executive Offices
Office of the Governor

Language

Page 47, after line 28, insert:

"G.1. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion shall develop recommendations to implement a language access policy for Virginia state government to ensure equitable access to state services for Virginians with limited English proficiency. The Office shall consult with relevant state agencies, organizations serving immigrants and refugees in Virginia, and applicable Virginia Advisory Boards. In developing the recommendations, the Office shall identify current practices in Virginia state agencies, and best practices from other states and localities, assess applicable federal requirements, consider relevant data pertaining to Virginia's immigrant community, and identify a plan, including timeline, fiscal impact, and methods for making translated materials available to the public, that would be required for implementing a language access policy.

2. The Chief Diversity Officer shall provide recommendations on or before November 1, 2021 to the Governor, and the Chairs of the House General Laws Committee and Senate General Laws and Technology Committee."



Explanation

(This amendment directs the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to develop recommendations to implement a language access policy for improving access to state services for individuals with limited english proficiency.)