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Legislative committee hears Language Access Advisory Board recommendations and a request to fund a statewide plan
Summary
Representative Manny Rutanel presented the Language Access Advisory Board's interim report and asked the Executive Committee to designate money from the legislative department cash fund to pay for a statewide needs assessment and a language access plan; committee members asked staff to estimate costs and return with options.
Representative Manny Rutanel, a member of the Colorado House, presented the Language Access Advisory Board's interim report to the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council and asked the committee to designate funds from the legislative department cash fund to pay for a statewide language access plan and needs assessment.
The board was created "pursuant to House Bill 20 four-thirteen 68," Rutanel said, and met four times during the 2024 interim with community groups, tribal leaders, language-access experts and members of the public. The report included five major recommendations: accurately documenting community input; conducting a comprehensive statewide needs assessment; developing a legislative language…
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