HB 1540-S2 - DIGEST |
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/01/17) |
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 or in a manner that diverse residents can understand when a significant segment of the community speaks a language other than English and has limited proficiency in English. |
Applies this requirement to notices that include proposed locations for criminal facilities or facilities that would house sex offenders. |
Requires each local organization or joint local organization for emergency management that: (1) Produces a comprehensive emergency management plan, to include in the plan a communication plan for notifying significant segments of limited English speaking persons of an imminent or emergent public health, safety, or welfare risk; and |
(2) Does not produce a comprehensive emergency management plan, to produce a separate communication plan for the notification. |
Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved. |