New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Section 3A:57-2.4 - Staff requirements

(a) A shelter shall require all staff and job applicants and prospective volunteers to make a full, written disclosure of his or her criminal convictions, if any. Should a criminal conviction be disclosed, the shelter operators shall apply the provisions of the Rehabilitated Convicted Offenders Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:168A-1 et seq., in determining whether to hire the job applicant or retain the staff member or volunteer.

(b) To the extent feasible and in an effort to accommodate victims from diverse communities, one or more of the shelter personnel shall be fluent in the language(s) of the non-English speaking population of the shelter.