As used in Sections 7292, 7295.2, 7295.4, 7299.3, and 7299.4, a “substantial number of non-English-speaking people” are members of a group who either do not speak English, or who are unable to effectively communicate in English because it is not their native language, and who comprise 5 percent or more of the people served by the statewide or any local office or facility of a state agency.
Cal. Gov. Code § 7296.2
Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services
Known as the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act
The act spans §§ 7290–7299 (22 sections).
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 469, Sec. 2
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.