New JerseySocial service workers would take regular bias and culture training
One year after enactment, State, county, and municipal social service workers would take annual training and complete an online tutorial every two years.
What it does
One year after enactment, county and municipal social service workers would complete an online tutorial every two years and take additional training each year.
One year after enactment, State social service workers would complete an online tutorial every two years and take additional training each year.
Argument forRegular training could help workers notice unconscious assumptions and better understand the people and families they serve.
Argument againstWorkers and their agencies could spend time completing and tracking repeated training, and the bill does not say how long the training must last.
More detail
County and municipal social service workers would complete an online tutorial every two years and take additional training each year. This covers county and municipal workers who help provide support or services to individuals and families, including food, housing, and health care help. The county board or municipal governing body directs the annual training and how completion is checked. Local boards and councils must send completion records to the State Labor Department. The records are public. The act would take effect one year after enactment. Workers would complete the tutorial by April 1 of every even-numbered year.
State social service workers would complete an online tutorial every two years and take additional training each year. This covers State workers who help provide support or services to individuals and families, including food, housing, and health care help. Each department head directs the annual training and how completion is checked. Department heads must send completion records to the State Labor Department. The records are public. The act would take effect one year after enactment. Workers would complete the tutorial by April 1 of every even-numbered year.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Oct 1Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations CommitteeLatest
- Oct 1Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Mar 12Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor CommitteeIntroduced
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