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Provo police propose $30,000 language‑incentive program to boost service for non‑English speakers
Summary
Captain Brian Taylor asked the council to approve $30,000 to launch a language‑incentive program that would pay monthly stipends ($50/$100/$150) based on a proficiency test; Taylor said 16 staff have been tested so far and the department documents about 115 Spanish‑language calls per month.
Captain Brian Taylor of the Provo Police Department asked the Provo Municipal Council on Dec. 3 to approve a $30,000 allocation from the general fund to begin a language‑incentive program intended to improve service to residents with limited English proficiency.
Taylor said the program will use a standardized screening instrument the department has used in initial testing to distinguish three proficiency tiers, with monthly stipend levels of $50, $100 and $150. “This is the same testing instrument the university uses to…
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