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CITY CLERK
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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 26,1995
SUBJECT:
Resolution Adopting the English Language as the Official Standard
Language
(Councilmember Burton Request)
EXHIBITS ATTACHED:
A. Draft HR 739 Declaration of Official Language Act of 1995
a. Draft Resolution
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RECOMMENDATION: I (/ II Discuss
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: At the September 12, 1995, City Council meeting, Councilmember
Burton requested that the issue of adopting English as the official standard language in the City of Dublin
be agendized for consideration by the City Council.
Cm. Burton provided language to be used in the attached Resolution for discussion and consideration by
the Council.
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COPIES TO:
ITEM NO. 8. 7
K2/C/ cc-mtgs/sept/english. doc
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104TH CONGo STATUS PROFXLE FOR ~.~.1~9
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BRIEF TITLE....... ~eol~ratiQn of Official Langu~g~ Act of 19~5
SPONSOR........... Roth
pA.TB INTROOT)~ED... Ja1:luary 30, J. S 9 5
HOV~E COMM!T~EE... Economic and Sduoation.l opportunit!e~
OF~iCIA!. TI~LE._.. A bill to amend title 4, united States CQde, to deql~r~
English A~ the off1ci~1 language o~ the Gov8~nmcnt of
~he United States.
CO~SPON90~S.;... . B4 CURRENT COSPON$O~S
Jan 30, 95 Ret~rred to Hou~e Committee on Economic and ~a~Q~tional
OppQ;d..un'itietJ ,
r$h 10, is ~ef~rr.d to subcommitt@e on Ear~y Childhood, ~outh and
Families.
ODS CO~SFON~ORS....... 84 CURRENT CQSPON~ORS
Ma~ e, 95 BaKer (eA)
BD .1OU. DIQ]i:$T.. . . . . J$.n 30. 95.
peol.~~ticn of OffiQ1~1 Lan~uage Act of 1995 - Deolare.
Engl~.h to ~e th9 offioial l~n9Ua~e of the U.S. GOv$rnment.
State8 th~t EQgliS~ is the pre'erred lang~~9a of comm~nio~~~Ort
among U.5. ~iti~erta. RQquiras thg U.S. GOVernment to promote artd
support the use' of English for COMMun~oat~ons ~mong u.s.
citizens. Requires oommunidAtiong by Cffiaers and e~ployee8 O~
~he U.~. Oovo~n~6n~ wi~h O.s. clt~zenB ~Q be in Engl~Bh.
Di~.Qt~ tho ~Mm~gratiort ~d Naturali2Qtion 8Brviae to : (1)
enforee th~ established English lan~ai6 profioiency 9t~ndard for
all app11cant~ for U.S. o1ti~enBbip, and (2) conduct all
naturallzae~Qn oeremon~es entirely in English.
AlloW8 a~YQnc inj~~.d by ~ violat~on of auc~ proviBionA to
obtAin ~ppropriAt. relief ~n a civil aetion. Autho~i2es the oo~rt
in .ny ,uoh, ~ction to ~llow a prevailing party, oche~ than t~o
U.S. GQv~n.m~nt, ~ reasonable ~ttorney's tee as p~~~ or costD.
Repe~~~ th~ ~iltpgual Education Act (~~tlQ VIX 0: eha
.1~m6n~ary ~n6 Qftccnd~ry Rduoation Aot of 1965).
Am.nd~ tho voti~ Righti Act of 19G5 to repe.l ~ilin9ual
eleCtion ballot ~Q~lir~m$nt..
EXHIBIT A
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1ST a~S!5tt)X
H. R. 739
'1'Q pmend title; 4. Unltll'.d Stt\tU8 Codll, tQ dec:h\ru Engli,;h .\!'; thl.' ot"J:lchd
h\n8\lI\S<t of d", Oover,u\1on\ of thv Unltltc:l Stl\tc:lt.
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Jl\ 'liRE fIOUSE OF REPRESENT 1\'rrVES
JA.:vr.7Mff 30, 1995
Mr. RO'.('.t'I (for hitn I!ll'l It', l"h', P."'('l~D, ~IZ", DOOLI';i'''n-EI Mr. B.Mc.TJ,!;:'J'T of
Mllryl$l',d, :\11'. PARKKR, Mr, BIrR-TOx of t'ncllana, Mr_ Co Bt.:m, )I~_ )t.'A-
CI{1:!:JtI ?wh', C~l.A."" )11'. Bt~l\"txo of Kentuck)', Mr. GOODL.\TT~I )'Ir.
STt..)l1". Mr. I~OL1S of SOUtJ1 Oftfolin&l )lr. ItOUER8, :Mr. S1t;':R~~.
fSfilliN::'I<""Elt, ~11" LJ:Pl:i5~ql Mr. luxQOO&, ;)11'. llOYCE, )Ir. Ii'l.'T(';'RI;<\,SO;i',
:\'{2". XE'~., )Jr. F()R,Blj:3, )-f.r. SQx..o)IO~. }Jr. Jtt."o.6TO:-;, :f\tr.
ROH'l'lA)lI.c\CUP;R, ~It'. OXL~\., Cl-1'I.d ;,\11'. ~o) introd"l',IoI!d, th. !QU/)\vi"" ~iU~
which "'P' r~ten',4 to the CommittRf an EQonomic I\nd ~(J\w~tio"e.t Op-
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A BILL
To amcn(l title 4, United States Coda, to declare English
as the official lan~,hgc of the Covcrnment of the U ~\tcd
Sta.tc.').
1 Be it 611uded h-y the Se'na.t~ and Iffru66 o.f Rflpni.'jf.',lltu-
2 tive$ oj'th6 Unite.dStatt:; oj'Ante.,-ir..a i.tt Oonore.,.'l (l.S.tembled.
3 S:F,;OTlON 1. SHOBT TX'l'LE.
4 'I'M! Act >>u'J.'" hQ citod AIt thc) "Daolu-ratiotl or Official
5 L~m,guage Act ()f 19~) 5" .
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1 SEC.~. El'4GLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAQ'E.
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3
. (a) IN G}i:N1~R.t\)J.-'-ritl~ 4, lTnited St\\tm;; Codu, is
amended by adding at the end t,he following u~w Qhtt.ptel':
4 "CJJ.A..PT"ER 6....-L\NGUAGE O}"'l Tf(E GOVERNMENT
"Sec.
1<161. DOtl}a.fation (If off'l~ialllmgui.~.
1l162. Pr~(~'t[".d laJlgtlnge of communic$.tion
"163. PreJ!.l\'r'\'ing aJl~ ellMI'1~ing the role of th(' Qf'ficil:\ll&~aw:
"164. D\ltielS of citi~l\Ahjp.
";U;S. lW!orm. ot n!l.tut'G.llNll.tiort reqllh-emlrnt..
111G5. E~98ptlrJn..
"167. freemptlon.
"168. ConstrUction.
10169. Enf'6>'~I;l~Mnt.
5 "0 161. Declaration of officiallan~a&,i!
6 "English i:s the official language of the Government
7 of the U nitad Stat.cs.
8 "g 182. Preferred languJige of cO]nZD.unicatjoD.
9 "English is th@ p:referX'qd la~f).g-e ol oommu.n.i.ca.tion
10 alPong citizens of the United States.
11 "1163. Preserving and eDhancing the rQle of tho om..
12 ciallaneuage
13 "The Go'Ve~lnment of the United Sttlt~ ~hall pl'()nlote
14 ~'J).d st'l.ppo;rt U1Q use of Englil'lh fot. cnnununieations tllnong
15 United States citizens- COl1ununi<mtion~ by offiuCU'R 8.nd
16 elnployecs of' tlw Governnmnt of thB United Statc$ \lVith
1 ~I tT nitod Stat(!s (!itizens 8hn11 bQ in Englisll.
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1 .'1165. Rc'ro):)n of 'O.aturalizatlolt requirementa
2
3
U(a.) ~~ ~a~" b~.c~. ~J.~ !o!1~~~p.~p:(,~~q..~~.~M~,~_~~!
~l) .~~?!~~.~r:8~~P. .,i~ ~~..~~~t~.~:..~~~~!f.. .~~9.~~..,.~~~sr.." ~
4 ~~~~~~~: _~Il~~~h ~s .~~e.}~.~~'~~_~!._~P.~~~~_~~_~.!!kl.
5 migrantfJ to t$.ke their x-ight.rul pbW9 in American society.
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6 II (b) The Immig1'8.tion and N aturaIizatioD Servi~9
7 ehall-
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10
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.'(1) enforce th~ estAbli$hed English langu.nge
profieiency sta.nds'rd for all applicants; for United
Stat.e~ citi;e:aDship, and
11(2) conduct all n$.twalitation ceremonies en..
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tixely in Engli$h.
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13 cf116G. Exceptions
12
14 UThis chapter dOe$ not apply to the u.se of 8/1$.1)gungg
15 other than English ror--.-
16 U(l) religious purposes,
17 "(2) b,"a.ini,ng in forejgn ~ages ~or i:o.wr--
18 national commnnieation. or
19 H (3 t~~_e ~f. ~~~"~P:&'~~h~~~~"~ .!:r.:!:)~ .~~!E-n
20 )nQnt documents.
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21 "1167. P:reemption
22 c'This chapter pl<ecmpts l'ny State or Federal law
23 which is ihconsisten,t with this chapter.
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1 .'1188. Oonstl'Qct.ioD
2 "l"his Act is not intend.ed to affoct ~.rog:ra.ms ill
3 !Scbools dcsigneQ. to encourage st'Qdents to learn foreign
4 languftges.
5 "1169. Ent"orcmnent
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12 costs.n.
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13 (b) CL'J'!J:({l~. A.MENDMENT.-The VI.hle of chapters
14 l.or ,title 4;, United States Code, is amended by a.dding at
15 the en,d the following Dew iUinj
jiG. Lsanif\4*." of t'he Goyc1:nment ..............................,.................. 181"0
16 (c) REl'~AT.,s.-....
17 (1) BIIJINQUAI~ EDUCATION.-Tit1e vn of the
18 Elernentaxy a.nd Secondary Education. Act of 1965
19 (~~~e~.~~..~.ec~~oE!.}~~!.~~u~~,7~1J) ia. repealed.
20 (2) BlLlNGUAL BAIILoT.-Sec.tion 203 of the
21 Votb:lg Rights Aot or 1965 (4:2 tT.$.O. 1978aa-la) ia
22 repoaled-
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RESOLUTION NO. - 95
- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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ADOPTING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
AS THE OFFICIAL STANDARD LANGUAGE
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin, California, is a community which encourages
multi-cultural activities and opportunities; and
WHEREAS, multi-cultural activities encourage a number of varied languages to
enhance said diverse population; and
WHEREAS, said diversity of languages causes a confusion in communicating
and creates a need for one official communication standard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Dublin, California, shall
adopt the English language as its official standard language for all communication.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of September, 1995, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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