Language Access Advisory Committee

Convened by OSPI, the Language Access Advisory Committee (LAAC) is charged by RCW 28A.183.070 to guide, monitor, and make recommendations on the following topics:

• The effectiveness of language access policies, procedures, and programs;
• Family and community engagement, with a focus on multicultural families, families whose students have multiple barriers to student achievement, and families least engaged with their schools;
• The definition of "qualified interpreter";
• Supply of and demand for interpreters;
• Training for interpreters;
• Credentialing requirements for interpreters, including a code of professional conduct;
• Grants to cover nonstate controlled interpreter credentialing requirement costs;
• Language access and language access service data collection and analysis; and
• Evidence-based practices regarding language access, including best practice for using state and federal funding to provide language access services.

Meetings

Meetings are open to the public. If you need accommodations or language interpretation, please contact our CISL office ten days prior to the meeting.

Publications

2024 Publications

2024 Language Access Advisory Committee Report - English

2024 Language Access Advisory Committee Report - Spanish

2024 Language Access Advisory Committee Report - Chinese (traditional)

Authorizing Legislation

RCW 28A.183.070

2023 LAAC Membership