S5147 (2023-24 session)
NY State bill
Enacts the "Equal Access to Health and Human Services for Limited English Speaking Individuals Act"; directs certain state agencies to provide language assistance services for persons seeking family assistance, health or labor services; requires record keeping; requires free translation for 22 languages.
- Title
- Enacts the "Equal Access to Health and Human Services for Limited English Speaking Individuals Act"
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2023-24 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2024-01-03
- In committee
- Finance
- Introduced
- 2023-02-23
- Law section
- Executive Law
Sponsors
- Kevin S. Parker State Senator, District 21
Co-sponsors
- Gustavo Rivera State Senator, District 33
- Leroy Comrie State Senator, District 14
Heard in committee
- Finance NY State Senate committee