New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A2210: Homemaker-home health aide/nursing asst cert-tranlate into multiple languages
Status: Passed one chamber, October 29, 2026
Requires homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations to be translated into multiple languages.
What the bill says
An Act concerning homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification and supplementing Title 26 and Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
From the amended text, September 14, 2026:
An Act concerning homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification and supplementing Title 26 and Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. 1 [ADDED: a.] 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] [ADDED: 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.] [ADDED: b. At a minimum, the Department of Health shall provide the examination Spanish; Haitian Creole; 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 data] 1. 2. 1 [ADDED: a.] 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] [ADDED: establish and maintain standardized translations …
Sponsors
- Shanique Speight (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Rosaura Bagolie (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14)
- Annette Quijano (D, 20)
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15)
- Gary S. Schaer (D, 36)
- Shama A. Haider (D, 37)
- Luanne M. Peterpaul, Esq. (D, 11)
- Margie Donlon, M.D. (D, 11)
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
- Anthony Angelozzi (D, 8)
- Yvonne Lopez (D, 19)
Latest actions
- : PA (62-16-0)
- : REP/ACA 2RA
- : TRANS AHU
- : INT 1RA REF ARP
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Homemaker-home health aide/nursing asst cert-tranlate into multiple languages (October 29, 2026): 62 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (September 14, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH - PROFESSIONALS
Common questions
- What is A2210?
- A2210 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Homemaker-home health aide/nursing asst cert-tranlate into multiple languages.
- What does A2210 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification and supplementing Title 26 and Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A2210?
- Passed one chamber as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: PA (62-16-0) (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A2210?
- Shanique Speight (D, 29), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A2210?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A2210
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