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Board approves pilot to provide Spanish, Tagalog and Chinese interpretation at supervisor meetings
Summary
The board approved on first reading a pilot program requiring the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs to provide Spanish, Tagalog and Chinese interpretation at Board of Supervisors meetings and to translate certain hearing notices and introduced legislation; the pilot will run through July 2016 and includes evaluation provisions.
The Board on July 14 approved on first reading an ordinance that creates a pilot program to provide interpretation in Spanish, Tagalog and Chinese at Board of Supervisors meetings and requires translation of certain legislative notices.
Supervisor Norman Yee, the ordinance’s sponsor, said the pilot will make board meetings more accessible to residents with limited English proficiency and…
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