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32. EXCEPTION TO MULTILINGUAL PAY POLICY Approve an exception to the Multilingual Pay Policy (B7005) and allow Head Start/Early Head Start employees who were receiving journey level multilingual pay prior to their contracts ending at the end of FY 2016 due to a change in funding and who were rehired in FY 2017 to receive multilingual pay on their rehire date without retaking the multilingual pay test. The Multilingual Pay Policy states “An employee who has or is receiving journey level multilingual pay must retake the journey level test b) If reinstatement of multilingual pay is desired when the employee leaves County employment and subsequently returns.” The policy also states “Unless otherwise specified, the effective date for the implementation of journey level multilingual pay will be the first day of the next pay period after the employee passes the journey level test.” Because the separation was temporary due to a change in funding, Human Services would like to request this exception. This would reduce the time and resources needed for these employees to retake the journey level multilingual pay test that they already passed. (C-22-17-024-6-00)