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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Dete: December 3, 21101 <br />Actlon Agentla <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: County Limbed Enplish Proficiency Policy antl Action Plan <br />DEPARTMENT: Human Rights antl Relations B PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Purohasing <br />ATTACHMENT (5): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Graft Policy Annede M. Moore, ezt. 2254 <br />Draft Action Plan Pamela Jones, eM. 2652 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough ]32.8d6d <br />Chapel Hill 968.0601 <br />Durham 688-7131 <br />Mebane 338.22]-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approvinga pglicy to eliminate or retluce [o the maximum extent <br />possible limitetl English proficiency as a berlier primpediment [p accessing rare services in <br />Orange County Government. <br />BACKGROUND: There has been a dramatic antl repid Influx of new immgrents into Orange <br />County who have Limbed English Proficiency(LEP). For these new community members, <br />language can be a bonier to accessing services or benefae, untleretanding antl exercising their <br />dghte, end other information, which that may leave them vulnerable. Recognizing this,Orenge <br />County has designated eliminating barriers antl access b programs end services to [he LEP <br />wmmunily as an important goal. <br />Additionally, on August 18, 2000, the Presitlem signetl Executive Order 13788. mandating that <br />ell fetleral agencies ensure that they antl [heir recipients Mfederal aid improv ae to <br />services to the LEP population. The attached policy was tlrefted to support the goal antl be in <br />mmplianm with the Executive Ortler antl its policy implementation guidance. The policy as well <br />as the Executive Order provides no new dghts or henefits, bul does clarify existing TRIe VI' <br />responsibilbies and set fodh the steps necessary to ensure "meaningful access' m services by <br />the LEP community. <br />The policy inGUdes information about the types and ways in which language assistance can be <br />provided, when translatbn of vital documents is necessary, itlentitying LEP populaton, notice <br />requirements; outreach to the community, stag training end monitoring. EsOmatatl periods in <br />which the individual elements are achievable are indicated in boltl as appropriem. <br />' TiOa Vl M IM1e CNII RlgM1ls Acl of 1984 prabibl6 retlpienla INfetle2l (inanci3 assislancefiom Ulaalmineling egainsl <br />r oNerviae exdutl'mg inENlbuals on Oe basis Of rece, wlor, or nelbnal origin in any Tlbeir aclivNes Secllon 6m1 <br />of Ti11e Vl, 43 U.5 C. § 20Wtl. <br />