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Commission hears broad community support for DGO 5.2 language-access plan; vote deferred
Summary
City departments, immigrant-rights groups and the police department presented and largely supported Department General Order 5.2 to provide free language assistance and a language liaison; commissioners pressed for training details and the final vote was deferred after roll call began.
The San Francisco Police Commission took up Department General Order 5.2 on Oct. 17, a sweeping language-access policy that requires officers to provide free interpretation to limited-English-proficiency (LEP) individuals, establishes a language liaison officer, mandates data collection on primary languages in police reports, and prescribes training and certification for interpreters and bilingual officers.
Sergeant Julie Lynch and Chief Fong described the policy27s legal basis (Title VI and federal grant…
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