New Jersey § 34:1a-1

§ 34:1a-1.

Each counselor who provides counseling pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1992, c. 48 ( C.34:15B-38 ), section 7 of P.L.1992, c. 43 ( C.34:15D-7 ), or section 3 of P.L.1992, c. 47 ( C.43:21-59 ), and any other staff member of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development

or of a One Stop Career Center as defined in subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.2004, c. 39 ( C.34:1A-1.6 ) who processes unemployment compensation claims and has direct, in person, contact

with claimants or who provides counseling or employment services to claimants, shall: a. Be trained to implement the provisions of this section applicable to the counselor

or staff member and to understand and address employment, training, income security,

safety and related issues facing individuals who are victims of domestic violence

as defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c. 261 ( C.2C:25-19 ); b. Comply with standards adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development,

in consultation with the Advisory Council on Domestic Violence created pursuant to

P.L.1979, c. 337 ( C.30:14-1 et seq. ), regarding the screening or self-screening of each individual receiving any of the

indicated counseling or employment services or applying for unemployment compensation,

to ascertain whether the individual is a victim of domestic violence; c. For each individual who is or appears to be a victim of domestic violence, make

referrals to services determined to be appropriate in the case of the individual,

including, but not limited to, any appropriate referral to a designated domestic violence

agency as defined in subsection (j) of R.S.43 : 21 -5 or a community shelter for victims of domestic violence certified pursuant to standards

and procedures established by P.L.1979, c. 337 (C.30: 14-1 et seq.), and disclose

the rights that the individual may have to unemployment compensation pursuant to subsection

(j) of R.S.43:21-5 , but shall not provide domestic violence counseling or be regarded as a Certified

Domestic Violence Specialist; d. Include in any Employability Development Plan developed for the individual appropriate

accommodations for the individual's needs as a victim of domestic violence; and e. Comply with all requirements regarding the confidentiality of the individual, including,

as applicable, the requirements of section 4 of P.L.1992, c. 48 ( C.34:15B-38 ), section 7 of P.L.1992, c. 43 ( C.34:15D-7 ), section 3 of P.L.1992, c. 47 ( C.43:21-59 ) and the “Address Confidentiality Program Act,” R.S.47:4-1 et seq. The training conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be conducted

by a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist or, if a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist

is not available to conduct the training, by another person found by the Commissioner

of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the Commissioner of Community

Affairs, to have equivalent qualifications and expertise regarding domestic violence

issues, based on standards of qualification and expertise developed by the commissioner

in consultation with the Advisory Council on Domestic Violence created pursuant to

P.L.1979, c. 337 ( C.30:14-1 et seq. ). For the purposes of this section, “ Certified Domestic Violence Specialist ” means a person who has fulfilled the requirements of certification as a Domestic

Violence Specialist established by the New Jersey Association of Domestic Violence

Professionals.