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NJ A612
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shavonda Sumter
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AI Summary
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Presidents of public higher education institutions must report all crimes, fires, and emergencies occurring on campus to the governing board at each regular meeting
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Required report elements include counts and classifications of criminal incidents recorded by campus security and police, lists of campus alerts/threats/emergencies, and fire incident data from campus security and fire departments
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Optional report elements may include investigation status updates, disciplinary actions taken against students or employees, and measures implemented to reduce future incidents
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Matters not subject to public records laws must be reported to the board in executive session, and such reporting does not make the information subject to open public records requests
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Sponsored by Assemblywomen Shavonda E. Sumter (District 35) and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (District 15), pre-filed for the 2024 session of the 221st Legislature
Legislative Description
Requires president of public institution of higher education to regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution's governing board.
Higher Education
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
1/9/2024