A new bill in New Jersey requires state agencies and departments to translate documents into the seven most-spoken, non-English languages in two years. About the law: Signed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) on Jan. 12, the bill, S2459, requires state government entities to “undertake document translations at a rate of five languages in the first year and two in the second year." Census data, as per NorthJersey.com, list Spanish, Filipino/Tagalog, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Gujarati and Portuguese as the seven most common non-English languages spoken in the state.
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