10a. Presentation

Language Access Order

Item number: 10a_supp
Meeting Date: April 18, 2023
Language Access Order

Presenters:
Bookda Gheisar, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Tyler Emsky, Commission Office

         Highlights of the Language Access Order
• Makes language access a permanent, ongoing commitment by
the Port of Seattle in every department and every division.
– OEDI and ER to develop Language Access Guidance Manual for use by
departments in developing their plans.
– OEDI and ER to assist every department in developing/updating
annual Language Access Plans.
– Departments and divisions shall establish and/or update language
access plans on an annual basis starting no later than 2025.

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                  Highlights (continued)
• Language Access Plans to consider the needs of people who
communicate using American Sign Language.
• Per authority granted by Salary and Benefits Resolution, prior
to the 2025 budget development process Human Resources
will propose a policy and compensation model for Port
employees who are tasked with translation services.
• OEDI and ER to report to the Commission and Executive
Director by February 2024 on the findings of language access
assessments.
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      Language Access Order Implementation Timeline
2023                                                     2024
Apr         Jun         Aug         Oct         Dec         Feb         Apr         Jun         Aug         Oct         Dec          2025
OEDI                               Apr 11 - Fe b 29                    Condu ct Department Assessments
External Relations               Ap r 11 - Sep 1         Condu ct prioritized s elf-assessment
Apr 11 - Fe b 29                                  Collab orate on Aviati on Division Ass essment
Apr 11 - Fe b 29                                  Develo p Language Ac cess Guidance Manual
Rep ort to Commis sion on finding s of
OEDI+ER                                      language a ccess assessme nts
Fe b 29
Provide techn ical assistance to
Ma r 1- Sep 30            Departments and Divisions t o establish
Language Acc ess Plans
Apr 11 - Fe b 29                                  Suppor t OEDI Depart  ment Assessme  nt
All Departments and                                                                         Mar 1 - Sep 1            Develo p and budget for Language A ccess Plan
Divisions                                                                                                Langua ge Access Plan s in Place, upd ated
annu ally going forw ard
J an 1
Human Resources                                   Apr 11 - Jun 1                             Develop Empl oyee Translati on Compensati on Model

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               Thank You

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