2011 California Code
Government Code
TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7914]
CHAPTER 17.5. Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services
Section 7299.5
The State Personnel Board may exempt state agencies from the requirements of Section 7299.4, where the State Personnel Board determines that any of the following conditions apply:
(a) The agency s primary mission does not include responsibility for furnishing information or rendering services to the public.
(b) The agency has consistently received such limited public contact with the non-English-speaking public that it has not been required to employ bilingual staff under Section 7292 and the agency employs fewer than the equivalent of 25 full-time employees in public contact positions.
In order to receive an exemption, each state agency shall annually petition the State Personnel Board for the exemption and receive approval in writing by the date established by the board. An agency may receive an exemption for up to five consecutive surveys or implementation plans, if it demonstrates that it meets the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b), and provides all required documentation to the State Personnel Board.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 259, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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