ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2715

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  NOVEMBER 26, 2018

      The Assembly Education Committee reports favorably 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.

     As reported by the committee, this bill is identical to Assembly Bill No. 4199 which also was reported by the committee on this same date.