§ 91.12. COMPLIANCE PLANS SUBMITTALS, LANGUAGE ACCESS ORDINANCE SUMMARY REPORT, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EMERGING LANGUAGE POPULATIONS.  


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  • (a) Compliance Plans Submittals. All of the following entities shall submit their 2014-2015 Annual Compliance Plan on October 1, 2015, and thereafter October 1st of each year: Adult Probation Department, City Hall Building Management, Department of Building Inspection, Department of Elections, Department of the Environment, Department of Emergency Management, Department of Human Services, Department of Public Health, Department of Public Works, District Attorney's Office, Fire Department, Human Services Agency, Juvenile Probation Department, Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Municipal Transportation Agency, Office of the Assessor Recorder, Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, Planning Department, Police Department, Public Defender's Office, Public Utilities Commission, Recreation and Park Department, Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco Zoo, and Sheriff's Office. All other Departments shall file their initial Compliance Plan on October 1, 2016, and thereafter October 1st of each year. The Director of each Department or his or her designee shall approve and submit an Annual Compliance Plan that includes the required data and budget information with OCEIA.
    (b) Language Access Ordinance Summary Report. Beginning on February l, 2016, and annually thereafter, OCEIA shall submit to the Commission and the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors a Language Access Ordinance Summary Report which compiles and summarizes all departmental Annual Compliance Plans. OCEIA shall also include in the Language Access Ordinance Summary Report a current determination of: (1) the total number of Limited English Speaking Persons in the City; (2) the number of Limited English Speaking Persons in the City delineated according to language spoken; and (3) the number of Limited English Speaking Persons for each District delineated according to language spoken.
    (c) OCEIA may include in the Summary Report recommended changes to all departmental Annual Compliance Plans in order to meet the needs of Emerging Language Populations.
    (d) By June 30 of each year, OCEIA may request a joint public hearing with the Board of Supervisors and the Commission to assess the adequacy of the City's ability to provide the public with access to language services.
    (e) By October 1, 2015, each Department required under subsection 91.12(a) to file an initial Compliance Plan on October 1, 2016 shall provide a written update to OCEIA regarding the Department's plans to ensure future compliance with Section 91.4 and Section 91.5(a) of this Chapter. The written update shall be in a format prescribed by OCEIA and shall include any information requested by OCEIA regarding the Department's plans.
    (Added as Sec. 91.11 by Ord. 202-09, File No. 090461, App. 8/28/2009; redesignated and amended by Ord. , File No. 141149, App. 3/12/2015, Eff. 4/11/2015)
    (Former Sec. 91.12 redesignated as 91.13 by Ord. , File No. 141149, App. 3/12/2015, Eff. 4/11/2015)