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The county executive said that while the goal of the legislation is "noble," it seems to overlap and conflict with other existing state and federal language access laws.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Legislature adjourned its final session of 2023 Thursday afternoon. The governing body passed the Language Access Act, focused on providing translation services and county documents in six of the most commonly spoken languages in Erie County. Several other items were on legislators minds, too, including the controversial posts […]
The Erie County Legislature passed the Language Access Act, which will make interpretation and translation services for six different languages required in the next few months.
The County Legislature approved the Language Access Act, mandating that some official documents be translated into the top six languages spoken in Erie County, including American Sign Language.