Stating the intent of the General Assembly that State departments, agencies, and programs shall provide equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency; requiring vital documents to be translated into any language spoken by any limited English proficient population that constitutes 3% of the overall population within a specified geographic area under specified circumstances; requiring a schedule for the implementation of specified requirements of the Act; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32

Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION

ETHNIC AFFAIRS

FORMS

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF

LANGUAGE

PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER

PUBLIC INFORMATION

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

STATE DOCUMENTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government

( 10-1101 , 10-1102 , 10-1103 , 10-1104 , 10-1105 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 406388/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2002   at: 11:01 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 084439/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 12:57 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 24, 2002: Third Reading Passed (135-3)

April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (125-7)

Senate

April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)