New Jersey 2018-2019 Regular Session Status: Introduced

S2489 —

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed General Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018-2019 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Identical bill: A425 —

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What changed in the latest version

6 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to bill S2489 requires each board of education to prominently display information about the Department of Children and Families’ State Central Registry, which is a toll-free hotline for reporting child abuse, in every school within the district. This information must be easily accessible, clear, and understandable, and should be posted in a visible area that is frequently used by students. The aim is to ensure that students and staff are aware of how to report child abuse, neglect, and exploitation effectively.

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2019, c.178 (S2489) §1 - C.18A:33-28 §2 - Note   P.L.
2019, c.178 (S2489) CHAPTER 178   An Act concerning the State child abuse hotline and supplementing chapter 33 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
2019, CHAPTER 178, approved July 19, 2019 Senate, No.
2489     An Act concerning the State child abuse hotline and supplementing chapter 33 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
       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.
  C.18A:33-28  Posting of information about child abuse hotline.
     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.
    STATEMENT        This bill requires a board of education to 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 must give instructions to call 911 for emergencies and must include directions for accessing the department’s website or social media platforms for more information on reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
       Approved July 19, 2019.
     Under the bill, the information is required to be in a format and language that is clear, simple, and understandable.  The information must 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.
                                            Requires board of education to post information about child abuse hotline in each school.
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