2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 542

CHAPTER NUMBER: 396 File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1160
Sponsored By:
Senators Sfikas, Collins, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Green, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, Mooney, and Jimeno
Entitled:
State Government - Survey of State Departments, Agencies, and Programs - Persons with Limited English Proficiency

Synopsis:

Stating the intent of the General Assembly that State agencies are authorized to provide services to persons with limited English proficiency; requiring that State agencies survey the need for interpretation and translation services and provide the Department of Human Resources a description of the current measures taken to provide the services; requiring the Department to develop and distribute the surveys and review the information; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/14
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/22
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Hooper) Adopted
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (41-4)
4/5
Returned Passed
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 396
House Action
3/24
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
3/28
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (133-3)
Sponsored by:
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
ETHNIC AFFAIRS
FORMS
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
LANGUAGE
PLANNING, DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 134032/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 10:23 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 883724/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 10:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2001: Third Reading Passed (41-4)
House
April 2, 2001: Third Reading Passed (133-3)