Level Description. There shall be two levels for Qualified Bilingual Status (QBS). Level 1 will be those Employees assessed as proficient in conversational language skills and basic command of a second language as determined by a jointly agreed upon assessment tool. Level 2 will be those Employees assessed at a greater level of fluency including medical terminology language skills as determined by a jointly agreed upon assessment tool. A joint LMP team will determine the appropriate criteria for qualifying for a Level 2 designation, and agree upon appropriate assessment tools.
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