Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman GABRIELA M. MOSQUERA
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman PATRICIA EGAN JONES
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman JAMEL C. HOLLEY
District 20 (Union)
Assemblywoman ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
Assemblywoman JOANN DOWNEY
District 11 (Monmouth)
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Senator NILSA CRUZ-PEREZ
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Caride, Senators Beach and Madden
SYNOPSIS
Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Education Committee on November 30, 2017, with amendments.
An Act concerning the State child abuse hotline and supplementing chapter 33 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A board of education shall prominently display information about the Department of Children and Families’ State Central Registry, a toll free hotline for reporting child abuse, in each school of the district. 1The information shall give instructions to call 911 for emergencies and shall include directions for accessing the department’s website or social media platforms for more information on reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
The information shall be in a format and language that is clear, simple, and understandable. The information shall be on a poster and displayed at each school in at least one high-traffic, highly and clearly visible public area that is readily accessible to and widely used by students.1
2. This act shall take effect on the 30th day after the date of enactment.