NJ S3317

Authorizes each New Jersey county to establish a voluntary central registry for residents aged 65 and older to receive additional emergency assistance, collecting information such as name, address, phone number, emergency contact, and medical conditions

Requires counties that create registries to conduct public awareness campaigns informing senior residents about the importance of registration for emergency preparedness

Protects registry information from public disclosure under open records laws, limiting access to county emergency management offices for emergency planning purposes only

Permits counties to prepare and distribute emergency supply kits to registered senior residents, with kit contents determined by each county's office of emergency management

Appropriates funds from the General Fund to the State Office of Emergency Management for preparing emergency supply kits, with the act taking effect 13 months after enactment