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DRAFT Orange County Gevemmant Limitetl English Profcienry (LEP) Policy Orenge County is commiltetl fo improving the accessibility of services [o persons with limited English progclency (LEP) entl [o developing end Implementing a system that gives LEP persons "meaningful access" to Orange County programs and services. Purpo44 To eliminate or reduce b the maximum ezfent possible limited English p~ciency es a bonier or impetllment to amassing core service In Orange County Government. Background There has beena dramahc and-rapid inFlux of new immigrantsinto Orange County who have Limited EngliaM1 Proficiency (LEP} For lhaae new bommudiry membere language can boa bamer W accessing aerviceabr benefRS, understanding entl exercising their rights, entl other information andthat may leave them vulnerable.. Recognizing this, Orange County has designated eliminating baniers andaccess to progremaand aervicee td the LER.wmmunity as an important goal. Add'Rbnally, on August 10, 2000, the Presitlent signetl Executlve Ober 13166, mandating that all fetlerel agencies ensure that they entl their recipients of~fetleral aitl improve access to services to the LEP population. The attachetl policy was tlreRetl [o support [he goal endbe in mmpliance with the EZecutive Ober entl its policy lmplementafion guitlance. The policy as well as4he Ezewtlve Orderprovitles no new rights or beneR[3 but clarify existing Title VI" responsibilities entl set forth the steps necessary b ensure,"meaningful eccesa" to services by the LEP community. In itlentifying [he language assistance Initiatives needed that are consistent wdh the undetlying goal of this policy, h is reasonable to focus on [hose Osparbnenta witMn Orenge County government that have [he greaten potential for Interaction with the LEP population, that involve vial exchange of Information affecting provisions of service, and that grant a benefit or imposition of a burtlen on the LEP population. Orange County govemment services can be groupetl into fve categories basetl generally on the nature, purpose, entl consequences of their interaction with the generel public antllor LEP populations. (A) Departments whose primary mission is to serve the internal management entl atlministrative needs of County government The interaction of these Departments with the LEP population is infrequent and sewndary to services that they perform. (tlJ Departments whose mission is to service the policy neetls of County Government. These Departments either ere not dependant on their interaction with the public er historical data suggest that they have no signifcant involvement with the LEP population. 'Tice Vl of the Civil RigM1k lm: of 1gCd probibils reci0ients of letleral finandel aealelenca from diecrlmineting egainat r oNerwlse evduEing InENIEUaIS on the ba66 of 2ca, wloq or nafional origin In any of rher actvWes 6ecron Bm1 of Tlrle VI, 42 US.C. § 2000tl.