§ 23-1101 Definitions.
AC § 23-1101
a. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Covered agencies. The term "covered agencies" means every city agency that provides direct public services or emergency services. Designated citywide languages. The term "designated citywide languages" means the top six limited English proficiency languages spoken by the population of New York city as determined by the department of city planning and the office of the language services coordinator, based on United States census data; and the top four limited English proficiency languages spoken by the population served or likely to be served by the agencies of the city of New York as determined by the office of the language services coordinator, based on language access data collected by the department of education, excluding the languages designated based on United States census data. Direct public services. The term "direct public services" shall mean services administered by an agency directly to program beneficiaries, participants, or applicants. (L.L. 2017/030, 3/18/2017, eff. 7/1/2017) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2017/030.
