California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 7296.2

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 469, Sec. 2. (AB 2253) Effective January 1, 2015.

As used in Sections 7292, 7295.2, 7295.4, 7299.3, and 7299.4, a “substantial number of non-English-speaking people” are members of a group who either do not speak English, or who are unable to effectively communicate in English because it is not their native language, and who comprise 5 percent or more of the people served by the statewide or any local office or facility of a state agency.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 7296.2 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-7-miscellaneous/chapter-17-5-use-of-a-foreign-language-in-public-services/section-7296.2

Other sections in Chapter 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services

§ 7290§ 7291§ 7292§ 7293§ 7294§ 7295§ 7295.2§ 7295.4§ 7296§ 7296.2…§ 7298§ 7299§ 7299.1§ 7299.2§ 7299.3§ 7299.4§ 7299.5§ 7299.6§ 7299.7§ 7299.8

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