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NJ A1421
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ellen Park
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AI Summary
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Creates the ARRIVE Together Program in the Department of Law and Public Safety to provide coordinated mental health and substance use crisis response involving law enforcement.
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Requires the Attorney General to develop guidelines for mental health providers to contract with law enforcement agencies, with services available up to 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
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Mandates participating law enforcement agencies designate a crisis response support coordinator, and each county prosecutor must designate a county-level coordinator to implement procedures.
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Protects personal identifying information collected during ARRIVE responses as confidential, exempting program records from public disclosure under New Jersey's open public records act.
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Provides civil liability protection to licensed mental health providers delivering crisis response services in good faith, except in cases of gross negligence.
Legislative Description
Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
1/13/2026