WSR 15-07-008
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Operations Support and Services Division)
(Language Testing and Certification Program)
[Filed March 6, 2015, 3:20 p.m., effective April 6, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose of the rule and its amendment is to establish the process and procedures in implementing the goals of RCW 74.04.025, to certify/authorize spoken language interpreters/translators to ensure quality services to limited-English proficient (LEP) clients; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to prohibit discrimination against recipients of federal funded programs; and 45 C.F.R. Section 80.3 (b)(2), to require "recipients" of federal financial assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to LEP persons. Without the rule and its amendment, program policies cannot be enforced; nor can program policies withstand any legal challenge.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 388-03 WAC.
Statutory Authority for Adoption:
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RCW 74.04.025, to certify/authorize spoken language interpreters/translators to ensure quality services to LEP clients.
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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to prohibit discrimination against recipients of federal funded programs.
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RCW 74.08.090, to exercise rule-making authority.
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45 C.F.R. Section 80.3 (b)(2), to require "recipients" of federal financial assistance from HHS to take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to LEP persons.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-20-115 on October 1, 2014.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: See Reviser's note below.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Hungling Fu, 1115 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 664-6035, e-mail Fuh@dshs.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 10, Amended 31, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 10, Amended 31, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: March 6, 2015.
Kevin Quigley
Secretary
Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 15-08 issue of the Register.