Sponsored by:
Assemblyman MICHAEL TORRISSI, JR.
District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden)
Assemblyman HAROLD "HAL" J. WIRTHS
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Catalano, McGuckin and Assemblywoman Flynn
SYNOPSIS
Eliminates weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated State employees.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated State employees and supplementing chapter 6 of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a State employer shall not maintain a policy requiring employees unvaccinated against COVID-19 to submit periodic COVID-19 testing or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test.
b. Nothing in subsection a. of this section shall be construed to prohibit any employee of the State from voluntarily testing for COVID-19.
c. Nothing in subsection a. of this section shall be construed to prohibit a State employer from imposing a requirement regarding testing of a symptomatic employee, regardless of vaccination status.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill eliminates the periodic COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated State employees.
Under the bill, a State employer will not maintain a policy requiring that employees, regardless of vaccination status, submit to periodic COVID-19 testing or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test. This bill does not prohibit an employee of the State from voluntarily testing for COVID-19. The bill also does not prohibit a State employer from requiring testing of an employee who is symptomatic for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status.