The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities

The Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act

Location:California
Year: 1974
Available at:www.healthconsumer.org/HealthDebtAppendixJ2.pdf
Description:

This document summarizes the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act which requires California state and local agencies to provide services according the language specific needs of the local population. Requirements include bilingual personnel and distributing written materials in multiple languages.   

Language(s):English
Communities:General
Subtopic:
Language Access Services
Target Audience:Emergency Planners & Managers; Government
Resource Type:
State/Local Law