The Senate has passed ACLU-proposed legislation that would codify into state law a consent agreement between the Rhode Island Department of Human Services and the federal government requiring appropriate language interpreter services for DHS clients. As happened last year, the bill is currently stalled in the House Finance Committee despite not having any fiscal impact.
Interpreters (H 5357, S 306)
Sponsors
Representative Elizabeth Dennigan and Senator Maryellen Goodwin
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