NYC Council · Int 0478-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring agencies to translate and distribute to community-based organizations emergency information in the designated citywide languages.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 28, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring agencies to translate and distribute to community-based organizations emergency information in the designated citywide languages” Read the full text

Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

What it does

This bill would require each covered agency to translate into the designated citywide languages and distribute to relevant community-based organizations any documents provided by the federal and state government that relate to declarations of emergency affecting New York City. It would also require agency language access plans to consider providing emergency notifications in the designated citywide languages.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.