Bill Text: NJ S2755 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires insurance producer licensing examination and registration materials to be offered in English and Spanish, and examination instructional materials to be available in Spanish.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-09-24 - Substituted by A4144 [S2755 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-S2755-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex)
Senator BRIAN P. STACK
District 33 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Pou, Cruz-Perez, Cunningham and Vitale
SYNOPSIS
Requires insurance producer licensing examination and registration materials to be offered in English and Spanish, and examination instructional materials to be available in Spanish.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning insurance producer licensing and amending P.L.2001, c.210.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 6 of P.L.2001, c.210 (C.17:22A-31) is amended to read as follows:
6. a. A resident individual applying for an insurance producer license shall pass a written examination unless exempt pursuant to section 10 of this act. The examination shall test the knowledge of the individual concerning the lines of authority for which application is made, the duties and responsibilities of an insurance producer and the insurance laws and regulations of this State. Examinations required by this section shall be developed and conducted under rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner.
b. The commissioner may make arrangements, including contracting with an outside testing service, for administering examinations and collecting the nonrefundable fee set forth in section 19 of this act.
c. Each individual applying for an examination shall remit a nonrefundable fee as prescribed by the commissioner as set forth in section 19 of this act.
d. An individual who fails to appear for the examination as scheduled or fails to pass the examination, may reapply for an examination and shall remit all required fees and forms before being rescheduled for another examination.
e. The commissioner shall ensure that the examination and registration materials for the examination shall be offered in English and Spanish.
f. The commissioner shall make available to approved insurance education providers, instructional materials in Spanish, suitable for use as a course curriculum for preparation for the examination.
(cf: P.L.2001, c.210, s.6)
2. This act shall take effect on the 180th day following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill amends the "New Jersey Insurance Producer Licensing Act of 2001" to require the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to ensure that the insurance producer licensing examination and registration materials for the examination are offered in English and Spanish. The bill also requires the commissioner to make available to approved insurance education providers, instructional materials in Spanish, suitable for use as a course curriculum for preparation for the examination.
