NJ S959

Establishes an 11-member Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Study Commission to evaluate how the state's public records law is implemented and utilized in day-to-day situations

Commission membership includes the Commissioner of Community Affairs and Executive Director of the Government Records Council as ex-officio members, plus appointees from the Senate President (3), Assembly Speaker (3), and Governor (3), representing news media, municipal clerks, police chiefs, mayors, attorneys, and privacy experts

Commission must hold at least three public hearings across different parts of the state and review how OPRA compares to actual practice, impacts of technology and court rulings, privacy concerns, commercial use of records requests, and other states' public records laws

Commission must report findings and recommendations to the Legislature and Governor within one year of its initial organizational meeting

The act expires 30 days after the commission submits its final report