D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 4, § 1215
Inquiries, Requests for Assistance, and Public Complaints of Noncompliance with the Language Access Act
Authority: Sections 2(3)(C) and 6(b)(6) of the Language Access Act of 2004, effective June 19, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-167; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1931 et seq. (2012 Repl.)) (“Language Access Act”), and Mayor’s Order 2007-127, dated May 31, 2007. Source: Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 6348 (June 6, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 9836 (September 26, 2014).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
1215 ANNUAL REPORT
1215.1 Each covered entity with major public contact shall furnish a narrative report on progress made in the implementation of the Act at the end of each fiscal year to the LA Director. The report shall be included on a form designated by the LA Director and shall contain summary data on the following:
- (a) Total number of LEP/NEP individuals served or encountered from the total population served by the entity within the fiscal year (delineated by language);
- (b) A list of translated vital documents;
- (c) Oral language services offered through the entity's services and programs;
- (d) The names of all organizations to which the entity provides grants or contracts to provide services to its LEP/NEP customers.
- (h) An itemized budget allocated for Language Access purposes;
- (i) A comprehensive list of the entity's bilingual staff employed in public contact positions;
- (j) The list of contractors and grantees, as described in §§1205.3 and 1205.4, and the status of their compliance with the Act; and
- (k) The number of language access complaints received during the course of the fiscal year, and the steps taken to resolve those complaints.
1215.2 Annual reports shall be submitted to the LA Director by a deadline designated by the LA Director. Failure to fulfill the criteria set in section 1214.1 may also be reported to the Director OHR.
1215.3 The LA Director shall provide copies of the annual report to the OCA, the LA Coalition, OAA, OAPIA, and OLA.
1215.4 Annual reports shall be made available to the public within thirty (30) days of a request.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 6348 (June 6, 2008).