a. For the purposes of this section, the term "administering agency" means an agency designated by the mayor pursuant to section 11-a of the charter.
b. The administering agency shall conduct a survey of community-based organizations to assess their capacity to provide translation, interpretation, and other related language services in any of the 100 languages, including common and esoteric languages, identified by the language services coordinator pursuant to section 23-1102 of the code and based on language industry standards and best practices. No later than one year after the effective date of the local law that added this section, the administering agency shall transmit a report based on such survey to the speaker of the council and shall post a copy of such report on a website maintained or controlled by the administering agency. Such report shall include:
1. A summary of the survey's findings, which shall include the challenges faced by community-based organizations providing or seeking to provide translation, interpretation, or other related language services on behalf of the city; and
2. Recommended steps that the city can take to remove barriers faced by community-based organizations to provide translation, interpretation, or other related language services on behalf of the city.
c. Based on the results of the survey, the administering agency shall, as appropriate:
1. Provide agencies with the names of community-based organizations participating in the survey, the types of translation, interpretation services, and related language services that each organization performs, and other relevant information collected in the course of conducting the survey;
2. Conduct outreach to community-based organizations regarding the process of prequalification pursuant to section 3-10 of title 9 of the rules of the city of New York, and providing information regarding the city's procurement process and notices regarding any relevant city procurements; and
3. Coordinate an evaluation of contract specifications included in procurement solicitations and other relevant city procurement processes to determine how agencies can improve the business environment of community-based organizations seeking to provide translation, interpretation, or other related language services when appropriate.
(L.L. 2023/006, 1/21/2022, eff. 1/21/2022)