Requires Commissioners of DOH and DHS to perform language needs assessment.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Human Services (DHS) to conduct language needs assessments for all their offices and programs. The assessments must identify linguistic groups in service areas, track which groups request non-English materials, find unmet language needs, and determine outreach strategies. The results will guide a future joint request for proposals to hire a translation service for communities with significant unmet language needs. This directly affects DOH and DHS operations and aims to improve access to non-English materials for residents.