NJ A1364

Requires group homes and supervised apartments for individuals with developmental disabilities to install audio and video electronic monitoring devices in common areas upon resident or authorized representative request, with written consent from all roommates required

Installation costs are borne by licensees, with the Department of Human Services providing grant funding; licensees must provide annual written notice to residents about their right to request monitoring

Protects privacy by prohibiting monitoring in bedrooms and bathrooms; residents who object to monitoring must be offered transfer to another facility when possible and practicable

Imposes penalties of $5,000 for first offense and $10,000 for subsequent offenses for non-compliant licensees; creates civil liability for improperly installed devices that record residents in private areas

Named after William "Billy" Cray, a 33-year-old with developmental disabilities who died in a New Jersey group home in August 2017 under unexplained circumstances