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A2206 • 2026

Increases pay for certified nurse aides; makes appropriation.

Increases pay for certified nurse aides; makes appropriation.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Speight, Shanique
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Increases pay for certified nurse aides; makes appropriation.

Increases pay for certified nurse aides; makes appropriation.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases pay for certified nurse aides; makes appropriation.
  • Topic: Aging and Human Services Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee

Official Summary Text

Increases pay for certified nurse aides; makes appropriation.
Topic:
Aging and Human Services
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2206

ASSEMBLY, No. 2206

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Increases pay for certified nurse aides; makes
appropriation.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

��

An Act
concerning certified nurse aides and making an
appropriation.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� The Department of Health
shall establish a certified nurse aide funding program to distribute monies to
employers of certified nurse aides in an amount that is necessary to address
certified nurse aide staffing challenges in this State, as determined by the
Commissioner of Health, which monies shall be used by the employers to increase
the pay of existing or new employees who are certified nurse aides.� The
Commissioner of Health shall establish an application process, guidelines, and
compliance standards for the certified nurse aide funding program.�

���� 2.� There is appropriated from
the General Fund to the Department of Health such funds as are necessary to
effectuate the provisions of this act.

���� 3. This act shall take effect
immediately and shall expire upon the distribution of funds appropriated
pursuant to section 2 of this act.

STATEMENT

���� This bill increases pay for
certified nurse aides and makes and appropriation.

���� Under the bill, the Department
of Health is to establish a certified nurse aide funding program to distribute
monies to employers of certified nurse aides in an amount that is necessary to
address certified nurse aide staffing challenges in this State, as determined
by the Commissioner of Health, which monies are to be used by the employers to
increase the pay of existing or new employees who are certified nurse aides.�
The Commissioner of Health is to establish an application process, guidelines,
and compliance standards for the certified nurse aide funding program.