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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November ], 2601 Argon Age da Item NO. ~_ SUBJECT: County Limitetl English Proficiency Pdicy antl Action Plan DEPARTMENT: Human Rights antl Relations 8 PUBLIC HEARING: r/N) No Purohasing ATTACHMENT (3): INFORMATION CONTACT: Draft Policy Annette M. Moore, ext. 2254 Drag ACdon Plan Pamela JOnes, ext. 2652 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough T32-8181 Chapel HIII 968-0801 DuMam 688•]331 PURPOSE: To consider approving a policy to eliminate or reduce W the maximum extent poealbla limRetl English proficiency es a barrier or impetlimenl N accessing core services in Orange County Government. BACKGROUND: There has been a dramatic end rapid influx of new immigrants info Orange County who have LimRetl English Proficiency(LEP). For these new community members, language wn be a bartier to accessing services or benefirts, understanding end exercising their tlghte. and other infonnetion. which [het may leave [ham vulnerable. Recogn¢ing this. Orange County hoe tleaignatetl eliminating borders and access to programs antl services [c the LEP community as an important goal. Atltlrtionally, on August 16, 2000, Me President signed Exerartive Ober 13166, mandating that all fetlersl agencies ensure that [hey and their recipients of federal aitl improve access to services to the LEP population. The aHached policy was drafted W support the goal and be in compliance w8h the Exeartive ONer and its policy implementation guidance. The policy es well as the Executive Order provitles no new rights or benefits, but does clarify existing Title VP responsibilities and set fodh the steps necessary to ensure "meaningful access'to services by the LEP community. The policy inclutles information about the types antl ways in which language assistants can be provided, when translation of vital documents ie necessary, itlemifying LEP population, notice requirements: outreach to the community, stag Valuing antl monitoring. Estimatetl periotls In which the intlivitlual elements are achievable are intliwtetl in bold as approprie[a. ' Ttle Vl of the Civll Rlgbb M IN 1966 probibils reciplenrs Mfetlerel (inendel eaeiarance from tliaaiminating agave: r otM1erw xdutling Intlivitluals on Ne basis M are, rule, or narlbnal begin In any M rbeir edNlliea Section 6gt W TiOe V1642 LLS G § 2W~.