New Jersey 222nd Legislature Status: Introduced 10 D cosponsors

A 2210 — Requires homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations to be translated into multiple languages.

Last action — REP/ACA 2RA

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed General Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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In plain language

This bill mandates translation of certification exams for aides and nursing assistants into multiple languages.

The bill requires that certification examinations for homemaker-home health aides and nursing assistants be available in various languages. This aims to make the exams more accessible for non-English speakers.

What this means for you
  • Workers: For workers aiming for certification as aides or nursing assistants, this means they can take the exams in their preferred language.

Summary

Homemaker-home health aide/nursing asst cert-tranlate into multiple languages

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

57 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment updates the requirements for language availability in certification examinations for nursing assistants and homemaker-home health aides. It specifies that these examinations must be provided by the designated testing contractor in multiple languages, including English and Spanish, while also allowing for translations in additional languages identified by the Department of Health. The amendment clarifies the department's responsibility for developing and maintaining these translations. This change may help improve accessibility for a broader range of candidates seeking certification in these roles.

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A2210 ASSEMBLY, No.
A2210 1R [First Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No.
  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      As reported by the Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee on September 14, 2026, with amendments.
   An Act concerning homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification and supplementing Title 26 and Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
                                                                                 An Act concerning homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification and supplementing Title 26 and Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
       1.    The Department of Health shall make any written or oral examination that is required for nursing assistant certification available in multiple languages including, at a minimum, English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Tagalog.
       1.    1a.1 The Department of Health shall 1[make any written or oral examination that is required for nursing assistant certification available in multiple languages including, at a minimum, English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Tagalog] ensure that any written or oral examination required for nursing assistant certification is available through the State's designated testing contractor in English, Spanish, and additional languages designated by the department pursuant to this section.  The Department of Health shall be responsible for developing, translating, validating, maintaining, and updating all translated versions of the examination.
       2.    The New Jersey Board of Nursing shall make any written or oral examination that is required for homemaker-home health aide certification available in multiple languages including, at a minimum, English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Tagalog.
     b.
       3.
At a minimum, the Department of Health shall provide the examination in:  English;
 The Commissioner of Health and the New Jersey Board of Nursing may each adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), if necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
Spanish;
       4.  This act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month after enactment.
Haitian Creole;
    STATEMENT        This bill requires that the homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations be made available in multiple languages.
Tagalog;
The bill requires that at a minimum the certification examinations will be made available in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Tagalog.
Arabic;
Gujarati;
and any additional language determined by the department to represent a significant portion of the nursing assistant workforce in New Jersey based on available workforce data1.
       2.    1a.1 The New Jersey Board of Nursing shall 1[make any written or oral examination that is required for homemaker-home health aide certification available in multiple languages including, at a minimum, English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Tagalog] establish and maintain standardized translations of any written or oral examination required for homemaker-home health aide certification.
The New Jersey Board of Nursing shall not require an approved homemaker-home health aide training program to replace its existing examinations with the board's standardized examinations.  Approved homemaker-home health aide training programs may elect to use one or more standardized examinations in available languages, pursuant to this section.  The New Jersey Board of Nursing shall be responsible for developing, translating, validating, maintaining, and updating all standardized translated examinations made available under this section.
     b.
At a minimum, standardized translated examinations provided by the New Jersey Board of Nursing shall be available in:  English;
Spanish;
Haitian Creole;
Tagalog;
French;
Arabic;
and any additional language determined by the board to represent a significant portion of the homemaker-home health aide workforce in New Jersey based on available workforce data and updated periodically through regulation1.
       13.
In determining the languages into which certification examinations shall be translated, the Department of Health and the New Jersey Board of Nursing shall consider:  workforce demographic data;
the most commonly spoken languages among certified nursing assistants and homemaker-home health aides seeking certification in New Jersey;
recommendations contained in Statewide workforce studies;
and any additional data deemed appropriate by the department or board.  The Department of Health and the Board of Nursing shall periodically review the list of translated languages and may add additional languages by regulation as workforce needs change.1        1[3.]  4.1  The Commissioner of Health and the New Jersey Board of Nursing may each adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), if necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
       1[4.]  5.1  This act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month after enactment.
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Action History

  1. REP/ACA 2RA

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  3. INT 1RA REF ARP

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Frequently asked questions

What does A 2210 do?
Homemaker-home health aide/nursing asst cert-tranlate into multiple languages
Who sponsors A 2210?
A 2210 is sponsored by Speight, Shanique (Democrat), McCoy, Tennille R. (Democrat), Quijano, Annette (Democrat), Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina (Democrat), Schaer, Gary S. (Democrat), Haider, Shama A. (Democrat), Peterpaul Esq., Luanne M. (Democrat), Donlon, Margie, Sampson IV, William B. (Democrat), Angelozzi, Anthony (Democrat), and Lopez, Yvonne (Democrat).
What is the current status of A 2210?
This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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