Local Law 30 creates a centralized language access policy for New York City. Local Law 30 mandates that City agencies create a language access implementation plan in order to ensure meaningful language access to their services. This is the 2009 OEM Language Access Policy.
BIC has developed its Language Access Plan to guide the agency in serving persons who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP). In keeping with LL 30 of
2017, BIC remains committed to developing and improving ways to maintain communications
with the City’s LEP community.
Language access is critical for New York City’s diverse communities. The city is home to approximately 3.4 million immigrants, and almost half of all New Yorkers speak a language other than English at home. Approximately a quarter of New York City’s population, or 1.8 million New Yorkers [...].
The New York City Department for the Aging Language Access Plan complies with Local Law 73 and Executive Order No. 120 of July 2008, titled Citywide Policy on Language Access to Ensure the Effective Delivery of City Services. DFTA has had a Language Access policy and plan since fiscal 2009. This upd