HB 1540 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Requires state agencies, that are required by law or rule to provide public notices to a community or area to advise or inform the public about an imminent or emergent public health, safety, or welfare risk, to provide the notices in the language that diverse residents can understand when a significant segment of the community speaks a language other than English and has limited proficiency in English.

Requires each local organization or joint local organization for emergency management to maintain updated demographic data for their jurisdictions and information on the languages represented by their respective communities.