Section 4-1211. BASELINE ASSESSMENTS

1211.1Prior to implementing its first Biennial Language Access Plan (“BLAP”), each covered entity with major public contact shall complete a baseline assessment of its compliance with the Act.  The baseline assessment shall include a description of current service interaction with limited-English proficient or non-English proficient (“LEP/NEP”) communities, current outreach activities to LEP/NEP communities, resources available to personnel serving LEP/NEP customers (such as translation and interpretation services and translated documents), and the number and position titles of current staff that self-identify as bilingual. The baseline assessment information shall be provided to the Language Access Director (“LA Director”) and included in the covered entity’s initial BLAP.

 

1211.2Upon the completion of each two (2)-year BLAP cycle, each covered entity with major public contact shall update the information in the prior assessment with current information.  The updated information shall be included in the covered entity’s BLAP.

 

1211.3The Language Access Coordinator (LAC) for each covered entity with major public contact shall facilitate the work required for completing the baseline assessments within the agency, as well as complete and submit the assessments to the LA Director.

 

1211.4The LA Director shall meet with each LAC and respective agency director or designee to review the agency’s baseline assessment.

 

 

authority

Sections 2(3)(C) and 6(b)(6) of the Language Access Act of 2004, effective June 19, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-167; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1931 et seq. (2012 Repl.)) (“Language Access Act”), and Mayor’s Order 2007-127, dated May 31, 2007.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 6348 (June 6, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 9836 (September 26, 2014).