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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1362 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2381
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to creating accessible CNA training.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/14/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1362 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2381
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2381) of Tackey
Chan for legislation further regulating the training of certain employees of long term care
facilities who provides nursing care. Public Health.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to creating accessible CNA training.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 72W of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after “The commissioner after consultation with
3the secretary of elder affairs and the board of registration shall establish standards for the training
4of nurses' aides which shall include a minimum of sixty hours of training;” the following:
5“provided that such training shall be delivered in languages other than English, including, but not
6limited to, Spanish, Chinese and Haitian Creole; provided further that the department shall
7determine in which languages the training shall be offered.”