What does the DC Language Access Act require of covered entities?
• Collect data on the language spoken by the LEP/NEP constituent populations they serve and encounter, or are likely to serve and encounter; • Assess the need for and offer oral language services; and • Provide written translation of vital documents into any non-English language spoken by a LEP/NEP population that constitutes 3 percent or 500 individuals, whichever is fewer, of the population served or encountered, or likely to be served or encountered by the covered entity. What does the DC Language Access Act require of covered entities with major public contact? In addition to the requirements which must be met by covered entities, covered entities with major public contact are also required to perform the following: • Establish and implement a language access plan that outlines what steps and actions the agency has taken and will take to ensure that LEP/NEP persons have access to their agencys services and programs. Each language access plan shall be established every two years in
