BILL NUMBER: AB 305INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Furutani FEBRUARY 9, 2011 An act to amend Section 7299.6 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 305, as introduced, Furutani. States agencies: use of a foreign language. Existing law requires the State Personnel Board to review the results of the surveys and implementation plans relating to the use of a foreign language in public service, compile this data, and provide a report to the Legislature every 2 years. This bill would require the State Personnel Board to review the results of surveys and implementation plans to better inform the public about the language needs of California residents and the available resources of state agencies to meet those needs. This bill would require the report to identify state agencies that are not complying with specified existing laws, list state agencies and their respective field office or offices that have staffing deficiencies, list state agencies that have deficiencies in translated materials, and present key survey results and implementation plans by state agency and field office. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 7299.6 of the Government Code is amended to read: 7299.6. (a) The State Personnel Board shall review the results of the surveys and implementation plans required to be made by Section 7299.4, to better inform the public about th e language needs of California residents and the available resources of state agencies to meet those needs. The State Personnel Board shall compile this data, and provide a report to the Legislature every two years.The report shall identify(b) The report shall do all of the following: (1) Identify state agencies that are not complying with this chapter. (2) List state agencies and their respective field office or offices that have staffing deficiencies. (3) List state agencies that have deficiencies in translated materials. (4) Present key survey results and implementation plans by state agency and field office. (5) Identify significant problems or deficiencies and propose solutions where warranted. (6) Be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.