A00754 Summary:
BILL NO | A00754A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S01950-A |
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SPONSOR | Joyner |
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COSPNSR | Ortiz, Gottfried, Simon, Barron, D'Urso, Jaffee, Colton, Perry, Weprin, Cruz, Reyes, Jean-Pierre, Williams, Dickens, Lavine, Pichardo |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add §391, Judy L | |
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Requires the office of court administration to collect and maintain data on limited English proficient litigants in the state; requires such information be publicly available. |
A00754 Actions:
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01/10/2019 | referred to judiciary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/27/2019 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/21/2019 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/23/2019 | advanced to third reading cal.376 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | amended on third reading 754a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2019 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2019 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2019 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2019 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S1950A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2019 | 3RD READING CAL.467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2019 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2019 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/06/2019 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/12/2019 | signed chap.621 |
A00754 Committee Votes:
Dinowitz | Aye | Palumbo | Nay | ||||||
Titus | Aye | Montesano | Nay | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | Goodell | Nay | ||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | Norris | Nay | ||||||
Weprin | Aye | Walsh | Nay | ||||||
Braunstein | Aye | Byrnes | Nay | ||||||
Simotas | Aye | ||||||||
Quart | Aye | ||||||||
Buchwald | Aye | ||||||||
Steck | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Joyner | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Wright | Aye | ||||||||
Wallace | Aye | ||||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Barclay | Nay | ||||||
Lentol | Aye | Crouch | Nay | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Nay | ||||||
Gantt | Excused | Hawley | Nay | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Malliotakis | Nay | ||||||
Nolan | Excused | Montesano | Nay | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Ra | Nay | ||||||
Perry | Aye | Blankenbush | Nay | ||||||
Colton | Aye | Palmesano | Nay | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Norris | Nay | ||||||
Cahill | Aye | ||||||||
Aubry | Aye | ||||||||
Thiele | Aye | ||||||||
Cusick | Aye | ||||||||
Ortiz | Aye | ||||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Rodriguez | Excused | ||||||||
Ramos | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
McDonald | Aye | ||||||||
Rozic | Aye | ||||||||
Simotas | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Miller | Aye | ||||||||
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A00754 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
ER
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
ER
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
No
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
ER
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
ER
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Finch
ER
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
ER
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
ER
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A00754 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A754A SPONSOR: Joyner
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring the office of court administration to collect and maintain data on limited English proficient litigants in the state   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require OCA to collect and maintain data on all limited English proficient individuals who are litigating in New York State Courts.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill adds a new section 391 to amend the judiciary law, defining such terms as "primary language," "limited English profi- cient litigant," and "language assistance services." The section also mandates the collection and maintenance of relevant data in certain courts across our State. Section two sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: New York State has approximately 5.5 million residents who are not native English speakers, and approximately 2.5 million New Yorkers with limited English proficiency (LEP). Seeking to address the needs of this large and growing population of New Yorkers, Governor Cuomo in October 2011 signed Executive Order No. 26. This order requires all state agen- cies that provide direct public services to New Yorkers to begin trans- lating essential forms, instructions, and other documents in the six- most common languages spoken across the state. Under Executive Order No. 26, agencies must also provide interpretation services in clients' primary language, regardless of whether it is one of the six-most common languages spoken in our state. State agencies were required to begin providing these services by October 6, 2012. While this Order was a significant step forward in meeting the needs of LEP New Yorkers seeking services from state agencieS, the Order does not specifically cover LEP New Yorkers engaged in one form or another with our state courts. OCA is not specifically covered by the Executive Order. OCA's efforts in providing translation services to LEP parties in our courts is commendable, but, unfortunately, far from comprehensive. This legislation seeks to bridge the gap. By requiring OCA to collect and maintain data on LEP litigants disaggregated by court and county, this legislation lays the groundwork for a more comprehensive approach to the translation needs of all LEP New Yorkers. The goal is to ensure equitable access to our courts regardless of the language spoken by the parties.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE BILL: 2017-18: A.1936-A - Amended on third reading   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.
A00754 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 754--A Cal. No. 376 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 10, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, ORTIZ, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, BARRON, D'URSO, JAFFEE, COLTON, PERRY, WEPRIN, CRUZ, REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- reported and referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and Means -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to requiring the office of court administration to collect and maintain data on limited English proficient litigants in the state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 391 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 391. Limited English proficient litigants' data. 1. For the purposes 4 of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 5 (a) "primary language" means the dominant language a litigant speaks 6 in everyday situations, including but not limited to their home, work, 7 school, and community environments; 8 (b) "limited English proficient (LEP) litigant" means a participant in 9 a legal proceeding, whose limited ability to speak or understand the 10 English language, has created a communications barrier to understanding 11 his or her legal rights or impairs his or her ability to participate 12 fully in court programs or services; and 13 (c) "language assistance services" means oral and written services 14 needed to assist LEP litigants to communicate effectively with court 15 personnel and to provide LEP litigants with meaningful access to, and an 16 equal opportunity to participate fully in, court programs or services, 17 so that LEP litigants are placed in the same position as similarly situ- 18 ated persons for whom there is no such barrier. 19 2. The office of court administration shall collect and maintain data 20 on all limited English proficient litigants in all courts within this EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00094-09-9A. 754--A 2 1 state; provided, however, that such data shall not be collected from 2 those courts designated as town or village courts. At a minimum, the 3 office of court administration shall collect and maintain data on the 4 following: 5 (a) the number of limited English proficient litigants who are liti- 6 gants in courts within this state, disaggregated by court and county, 7 and the primary language of such litigants; 8 (b) the number of such limited English proficient litigants served, 9 disaggregated by court and county, the type of language assistance 10 services provided and the primary language of the litigant served; and 11 (c) the number of interpreter personnel employed by the courts, disag- 12 gregated by court and county and the language translated or interpreted 13 by such personnel. 14 3. The office of court administration shall make the data required by 15 this section publicly available on its website, provided, however, that 16 such data shall not include identifying information and nothing in this 17 section shall be construed to permit the office of court administration 18 to use, disseminate, or publish any identifying information, including a 19 litigant's name, date of birth, social security number, docket number, 20 or other unique identifier. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 22 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 23 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 24 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 25 completed on or before such effective date.
A00754 LFIN:
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A00754 Chamber Video/Transcript:
5-29-19 | Video (@ 02:42:47) | Transcript pdf | Transcript html |
6-11-19 | Video (@ 01:35:26) | Transcript pdf | Transcript html |