This bill would require that all city websites include a feature to translate the text of that website into languages other than English, whenever practicable. Such translation feature should also be indicated in a means that is comprehensible to speakers of several of the most commonly spoken languages.
- Jumaane D. Williams
- Margaret S. Chin
- Mathieu Eugene
- Deborah L. Rose
- Daniel Dromm
- Mark Levine
- Laurie A. Cumbo
- Costa G. Constantinides
- Vanessa L. Gibson
- Inez E. Dickens
- Inez D. Barron
- Ben Kallos
- Corey D. Johnson
- Donovan J. Richards
- Andy L. King
- Antonio Reynoso
- Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Alan N. Maisel
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- I. Daneek Miller
- Mark Treyger
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Carlos Menchaca
- David G. Greenfield
- Paul A. Vallone
- Andrew Cohen
- James G. Van Bramer
- Stephen T. Levin
- Enacted
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Affirmative
- Inez D. Barron
- Joseph C. Borelli
- James G. Van Bramer
- Fernando Cabrera
- Margaret S. Chin
- Andrew Cohen
- Costa G. Constantinides
- Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
- Elizabeth S. Crowley
- Laurie A. Cumbo
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- Daniel Dromm
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Mathieu Eugene
- Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
- Daniel R. Garodnick
- Vincent J. Gentile
- Vanessa L. Gibson
- David G. Greenfield
- Barry S. Grodenchik
- Corey D. Johnson
- Ben Kallos
- Andy L. King
- Peter A. Koo
- Karen Koslowitz
- Rory I. Lancman
- Brad S. Lander
- Stephen T. Levin
- Mark Levine
- Alan N. Maisel
- Melissa Mark-Viverito
- Steven Matteo
- Darlene Mealy
- Carlos Menchaca
- I. Daneek Miller
- Annabel Palma
- Antonio Reynoso
- Donovan J. Richards
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Ritchie J. Torres
- Mark Treyger
- Eric A. Ulrich
- James Vacca
- Paul A. Vallone
- Jumaane D. Williams
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Int. No. 673-A
By Council Members Williams, Chin, Eugene, Rose, Dromm, Levine, Cumbo, Constantinides, Gibson, Dickens, Barron, Kallos, Johnson, Richards, King, Reynoso, Cornegy, Rosenthal, Maisel, Deutsch, Miller, Treyger, Espinal, Menchaca, Greenfield, Vallone, Cohen, Van Bramer and Levin
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to access to translation of city websites.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 23 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 8 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 8
CITY WEBSITES
§ 23-801 Access to translation. Every website maintained by or on behalf of the city or a city agency shall include a translation feature for viewing the text of that website, wherever practicable, in languages other than English. Such translation feature shall be indicated by a means, other than or in addition to English, that is comprehensible to speakers of the seven most commonly spoken languages within the city as determined by the department of city planning, which may include a rotating language sequence.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
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