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    § 8-1007 Recordkeeping. a. No later than the first day of the sixtieth
  month after the effective date of the local law that added this chapter,
  the  agency  and  each  agency  contractor shall maintain records of the
  primary language of every individual who seeks or receives  benefits  or
  services  from the agency or agency contractor. At a minimum, the agency
  and each agency  contractor  shall  maintain  specific  records  of  the
  following:
    1.  The  number  of  limited  English  proficient  individuals served,
  disaggregated by agency, agency contractor or contractor, agency office,
  type of language assistance required and primary language;
    2. The number of bilingual personnel and  the  number  of  interpreter
  personnel  employed  by the agency, disaggregated by language translated
  or interpreted by such personnel;
    3. Whether primary language determinations are recorded properly; and
    4.  Whether  documents  are  translated  accurately  and  disseminated
  properly.
    b. Other covered agencies. No later than the first day of the sixtieth
  month after the effective date of the local law that added this chapter,
  every  other  covered  agency  shall  maintain  records  of  the primary
  language of every individual who seeks or receives ongoing  benefits  or
  services. At a minimum, the other covered agency shall maintain specific
  records of the following:
    1.  The  number  of  limited  English  proficient  individuals served,
  disaggregated by  type  of  language  assistance  required  and  primary
  language;
    2.  The  number  of  bilingual personnel and the number of interpreter
  personnel  employed  by  the  other  covered  agency,  disaggregated  by
  language translated by such personnel;
    3. Whether primary language determinations are recorded properly; and
    4.  Whether  documents  are  translated  accurately  and  disseminated
  properly.