SENATE, No. 3895

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 10, 2021

 


 

Sponsored by:

Senator  KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)

Senator  MICHAEL L. TESTA, JR.

District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Bateman and Doherty

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Prohibits mandatory mask use in licensed child care centers.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  


An Act concerning mask use in licensed child care centers.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.  a. No child attending a child care center licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) shall be required to wear a mask while present in indoor or outdoor areas on the premises of the child care center.

     b.  Nothing in subsection a. of this section shall be construed to prohibit any child from voluntarily wearing a mask while present in any indoor or outdoor area of a licensed child care center.

 

     2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire on December 31, 2021.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill provides that no child attending a child care center licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) shall be required to wear a mask while present in indoor or outdoor areas on the premises of the child care center.  Nothing in the bill is to be construed to prohibit any child from voluntarily wearing a mask while present in any indoor or outdoor area of a licensed child care center.