California Government Code CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services
- Section 7290.
This chapter may be known and cited as the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1182.)
- Section 7291.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the effective maintenance and development of a free and democratic society depends on the right and ability of...
- Section 7292.
(a) Every state agency, as defined in Section 11000, except the State Compensation Insurance Fund, directly involved in the furnishing of information or the rendering of...
- Section 7293.
Every local public agency, as defined in Section 54951, serving a substantial number of non-English-speaking people, shall employ a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons...
- Section 7294.
An employee of a state or local agency, as defined by Sections 11000 and 54951, may not be dismissed to carry out the purposes of...
- Section 7295.
Any materials explaining services available to the public shall be translated into any non-English language spoken by a substantial number of the public served by...
- Section 7295.2.
Every state agency which serves a substantial number of non-English-speaking people and which provides materials in English explaining services shall also provide the same type...
- Section 7295.4.
Whenever a state agency finds that the factors listed in both subdivisions (a) and (c) or (b) and (c) exist, it shall distribute the applicable...
- Section 7296.
(a) As used in this chapter, a “qualified bilingual person,” “qualified bilingual employee,” or “qualified interpreter” is a person who is proficient in both the English...
- Section 7296.2.
As used in Sections 7292, 7295.2, 7295.4, 7299.3, and 7299.4, a “substantial number of non-English-speaking people” are members of a group who either do not...
- Section 7296.4.
As used in Section 7292, “a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions” is the number required to provide the same level...
- Section 7297.
As used in this chapter, a “public contact position” is a position determined by the agency to be one which emphasizes the ability to meet,...
- Section 7298.
The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to school districts, county boards of education, or the office of a county superintendent of schools.(Added by...
- Section 7299.
The provisions of this act shall be implemented to the extent that local, state or federal funds are available, and to the extent permissible under...
- Section 7299.1.
State agencies may, utilizing existing funds, contract for telephone-based interpretation services in addition to employing qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions.(Amended by Stats. 2007,...
- Section 7299.2.
The Department of Human Resources shall be responsible for informing state agencies of their responsibilities under this chapter and providing state agencies with technical assistance,...
- Section 7299.3.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, by July 1, 2015, a state agency subject to the requirements of this chapter shall translate and make...
- Section 7299.4.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, each state agency shall conduct a language survey and develop and update an implementation plan that complies with...
- Section 7299.5.
The Department of Human Resources may exempt state agencies from the requirements of Section 7299.4, where it determines that any of the following conditions apply:(a) The...
- Section 7299.6.
The Department of Human Resources shall review the results of the surveys and implementation plans required to be made by Section 7299.4, compile this data,...
- Section 7299.8.
It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to prohibit the establishment of bilingual positions, or printing of materials, or use...
Last modified: October 22, 2018