SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE, Nos. 2728 and 3310

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

217th LEGISLATURE

ADOPTED NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Sponsored by:

Senator  PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.

District 18 (Middlesex)

Senator  NILSA CRUZ-PEREZ

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

Senator  SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Beach and Madden

SYNOPSIS

     Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Substitute as adopted by the Senate Education Committee.

An Act concerning the State child abuse hotline and supplementing chapter 33 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

     1.    A board of education shall prominently display information about the Department of Children and Families’ State Central Registry, a toll free hotline for reporting child abuse, in each school of the district.  The information shall give instructions to call 911 for emergencies and shall include directions for accessing the department’s website or social media platforms for more information on reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

     The information shall be in a format and language that is clear, simple, and understandable.  The information shall be on a poster and displayed at each school in at least one high-traffic, highly and clearly visible public area that is readily accessible to and widely used by students.

     2.    This act shall take effect on the 30^th day after the date of enactment.