Establishes Sign Language Interpreting Services Providers Loan Redemption Program; appropriates $2 million.

This bill establishes a program to help certified sign language interpreters reduce their student loan debt in exchange for working at approved sites like schools, healthcare centers, or nonprofits. Interpreters must be NJ residents, certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or state-recognized, and employed at an approved location to qualify. For each full year of service, the state redeems 18% of their qualifying loans in the first year, increasing to 28% by the fourth year, with a maximum redemption of $200,000 per participant. The program appropriates $2 million from the General Fund and prioritizes applicants in counties facing interpreter shortages, while excluding those already in other federal or state loan repayment programs.