Bill Text: NJ A3331 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-13 - Substituted by S939 (2R) [A3331 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-A3331-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 3331
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblywoman YVONNE LOPEZ
District 19 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Requires forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities to be available in languages other than English.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the General Assembly on November 25, 2019.
An Act concerning certain forms and materials for individuals with developmental disabilities and supplementing Titles 9 and 30 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall cause all forms, materials, and other relevant information concerning services and supports available for, and provided to, persons with developmental disabilities, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-3), under 21 years of age, to be available in English1, Spanish, and Korean,1 and in any other language 1[which] that1 is the primary language of at least 10 percent of the residents of any county in the State. The commissioner shall make this information available on the department's website.
2. The Commissioner of Human Services shall cause all forms, materials, and other relevant information concerning services and supports available for, and provided to, persons with developmental disabilities, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-3), to be available in English1, Spanish, and Korean,1 and in any other language 1[which] that1 is the primary language of at least 10 percent of the residents of any county in the State. The commissioner shall make this information available on the department's website.
3. This act shall take effect on the first day of the six month next following the date of enactment.