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Executive Order 13166:
Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
For information, guidance, and technical assistance on the implementation of the LEP initiative please visit http://www.LEP.gov
Overview of Executive Order 13166 | |
On August 11, 2000, the
President signed Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons
with Limited English Proficiency." The Executive Order requires Federal
agencies to examine the services they provide, identify any need for services to those
with limited English proficiency (LEP), and develop and implement a system to provide
those services so LEP persons can have meaningful access to them. It is expected
that agency plans will provide for such meaningful access consistent with, and without
unduly burdening, the fundamental mission of the agency. The Executive Order also
requires that the Federal agencies work to ensure that recipients of Federal financial
assistance provide meaningful access to their LEP applicants and beneficiaries. To assist Federal agencies in carrying out these responsibilities, the U.S. Department of Justice has issued a Policy Guidance Document, "Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - National Origin Discrimination Against Persons With Limited English Proficiency" (LEP Guidance). This LEP Guidance sets forth the compliance standards that recipients of Federal financial assistance must follow to ensure that their programs and activities normally provided in English are accessible to LEP persons and thus do not discriminate on the basis of national origin in violation of Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination. The Coordination and Review Section is responsible for governmentwide coordination with respect to Executive Order 13166. The Section serves as the federal repository for the internal implementation plans that each federal agency is required to develop, to ensure meaningful access to its own federally conducted programs and activities, and it also reviews and approves each funding agencys external LEP guidance for its recipients. As the Department of Justice prepared its own plan, the Section reviewed and approved each components submission. Further, the Section developed the Departments external guidance for its own recipients. The Section has initiated an aggressive program of intra- and inter-agency consultations and actively solicits comments and suggestions from representatives of recipient and LEP individuals on how to identify and address the needs of LEP individuals under Executive Order 13166 in an effective and cost-effective manner. Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services
for Persons with Limited English Proficiency" www.lep.gov - Clearinghouse website providing and linking to information, tools, and technical assistance regarding limited English proficiency and language access for federal agencies, recipients of federal funds, users of federal programs and federally assisted programs, and others. Commonly Asked Questions and Answers Regarding Executive Order 13166: Providing Meaningful Access to Individuals Who Are Limited English Proficient to Federally Assisted and Federally Conducted Programs And Activities |
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Guidance and Materials Specific to DOJ Recipients and Components | |
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