Sec. 2-518. Language access oversight; duties of Language Access Compliance Program Director
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-518 (2026)
Sec. 2-518. Language access oversight; duties of Language Access Compliance Program DirectorLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Office of Human Rights shall provide oversight, monitoring, and investigation and enforcement of covered entities in their implementation of the provisions of this Division and report annually to the County Council and County Executive to ensure that the provision of services by covered entities meets acceptable standards of translation or interpretation.
(b)
There shall be within the Office of Human Rights a Language Access Compliance Program Director and two Language Access Compliance Program Monitors and one Language Access Compliance Program Analyst to monitor activities under this Division. The Language Access Compliance Program Director shall:
(1)
Review and monitor each covered entity's language access plan for compliance with this Division and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, approved July 2, 1964 (78 Stat. 252; 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d through 2000d-7);
(2)
Provide guidance and supervision to the Language Access Compliance Program Analyst and Language Access Compliance Program Monitors, who track and investigate public complaints regarding language access violations at covered entities, and where necessary, issue written findings of noncompliance to the covered entities regarding failures to provide language access; provided that this responsibility shall not supersede or preclude the existing individual complaint process and mechanism under the jurisdiction of the Office of Human Rights;
(3)
Provide policy guidance, training, supervision, and technical support to covered agencies' Language Access Compliance Program Coordinators (LACPCs) to ensure they obtain the necessary knowledge management tools and skills to bring their agencies into compliance with the responsibilities under this Division;
(4)
Consult with Language Access Compliance Program Coordinators and the heads of government offices that conduct outreach to communities with limited or non-English proficient populations;
(5)
Serve as the Language Access Compliance Program Director for the Office of Human Rights; and
(6)
Through the County Executive, by regulation, designate additional covered entities with major public contact.
(7)
Develop and update Language Access Policy and Language Access Standard Operating Procedures Template for covered agencies.