SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2715

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 14, 2018

     The Senate Education Committee favorably reports Senate Bill No. 2715.

     This bill requires that the Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, develop a protocol establishing policies regarding the retention of video footage from school surveillance systems. The protocol would address matters including, but not limited to:

· the amount of time that the video footage may be retained;

· measures to be taken to limit access to the footage; and

· compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

     The Attorney General would be required to review the protocol annually, and revise it as needed.