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A05609 Summary:

A05609 Actions:

A05609 Committee Votes:

Committee:LABOR   Chair:Joyner      
DATE:03/22/2023AYE/NAY:26/1  Action: Favorable         
Joyner
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
DiPietro
Nay
Benedetto
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Durso
Aye
Rozic
Absent
Giglio
Aye
Steck
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rosenthal
Absent
Bendett
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Slater
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Jacobson
Aye
Burgos
Aye
Zinerman
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Sillitti
Aye
Tapia
Aye
Lucas
Aye
Alvarez
Aye
Ardila
Aye

A05609 Floor Votes:

A05609 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5609
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 16, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Labor
 
        AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  providing
          language access services
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and  3  of  section  17-a  of  the  workers'
     2  compensation law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 131 of the laws of
     3  2022  and subdivision 3 as added by chapter 622 of the laws of 2021, are
     4  amended to read as follows:
     5    1. [The] In accordance with section two hundred two-a of the executive
     6  law, the board shall provide translation of (a) all documents and  forms
     7  published  by  the  board that injured employees complete; [and] (b) all
     8  board documents that provide general information to injured employees on
     9  the process of applying for workers' compensation benefits; and (c)  all
    10  other  vital  documents  as  defined  by subdivision five of section two
    11  hundred two-a of the executive law relevant to services offered  by  the
    12  agency.    [The  translation shall be in the ten most common non-English
    13  languages spoken by individuals with limited-English proficiency in  the
    14  state of New York.]
    15    3. The board shall [publish a language access plan that reflects]:
    16    (a)  [the  means  by  which  it provides language assistance services]
    17  develop a language access plan pursuant to subdivision three of  section
    18  two  hundred  two-a  of  the  executive  law and submit such plan to the
    19  office of general services;
    20    (b)  [the  titles  of  all  available  translated  documents  and  the
    21  languages  into  which  they  have  been translated] publish the board's
    22  language access plan on the board's website; and
    23    (c) [the number of public contact  positions  at  the  board  and  the
    24  number of bilingual employees in public contact positions, including the
    25  languages they speak;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10313-01-3
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     1    (d)  a  training  plan for board employees which includes, at minimum,
     2  annual training on its language  access  policies  and  how  to  provide
     3  language assistance services;
     4    (e)  a  plan  for  annual  internal monitoring of the board's language
     5  access plan;
     6    (f) a plan of how the board intends to  notify  injured  employees  of
     7  offered language assistant services; and
     8    (g) the appointment of a language access coordinator at the board, who
     9  shall  be  publicly  identified] designate a language access coordinator
    10  who will work with the office of general services to  ensure  compliance
    11  with  the  requirements of this section and section two hundred two-a of
    12  the executive law.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.