New Jersey A 5063: Requires door to operator's cabin be locked on NJT trains.

Bill Text

A5063 

ASSEMBLY, No. 5063 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

Assemblyman� DAN HUTCHISON

District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblywoman� MITCHELLE DRULIS

District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Haider, Assemblyman Sampson, Assemblywomen 
Fantasia, Dunn, Assemblyman Angelozzi, Assemblywoman Speight, Assemblyman 
DiMaio and Assemblywoman Donlon

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public 
awareness campaign. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning Alzheimer�s disease and supplementing Title 
30 of the Revised Statutes. 

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

���� 1.��� This act shall be known 
and may be cited as the �Alzheimer's Disease Public Awareness and Education 
Act.�

���� 2.������ The Legislature finds 
and declares that:

���� a.���� Alzheimer�s disease is 
a progressive brain disorder that damages and eventually destroys brain cells, 
leading to diminished memory, thinking, and other brain functions. 

���� b.��� The visible symptoms of 
Alzheimer's disease are often mistaken to be a normal part of aging.

���� c.���� Many people with the 
disease encounter precarious personal and legal situations due to their 
diminished brain function.

���� d.��� Alzheimer's disease 
takes an enormous emotional, psychological, financial, and physical toll on the 
individual, caregivers, and families.

���� e.���� It has been estimated 
that 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer�s disease, with that 
number expected to grow to 14 million by 2050.

���� f.���� There are currently no 
medicines that are effective in the treatment of Alzheimer�s disease.

���� g.��� Alzheimer's disease and 
related disorders or other forms of dementia cost the nation $290 billion per 
year, which cost could rise to $1.1 trillion by 2050;

���� h.��� Increased public 
awareness and education are needed among health care, social services, 
judicial, law enforcement, and emergency medical services personnel in order to 
better respond to the needs of patients living with Alzheimer�s disease and 
related disorders or other forms of dementia, their caregivers, and their 
families.

���� i.���� It is imperative for 
New Jersey to commit itself to actively support public awareness and education 
efforts throughout the State in order to better meet the needs of its citizens 
who are suffering from or affected by Alzheimer's disease.

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���� 3.��� As used in this act:

���� �Commissioner� means the 
Commissioner of Human Services.

���� �Department� means the 
Department of Human Services.

���� �Program� means the 
Alzheimer's disease public awareness and education program established pursuant 
to this act. 

���� 4.��� The commissioner, 
subject to available funds, shall establish an Alzheimer's disease public 
awareness and education program.

���� a.���� The purpose of the 
program shall be to promote public awareness of Alzheimer's disease and the 
value of early detection and possible treatments, including the benefits and 
risks of those treatments.� The department may accept for that purpose any 
grant of monies, services, or property from the federal government, an 
organization, or a medical school.

���� b.��� The program shall 
include the following:

���� (1)�� Development of a public 
campaign to promote Alzheimer's disease awareness and education, including, but 
not limited to, the following subjects:

���� (a)�� the nature, symptoms, 
and warning signs of the disease;

���� (b)�� lifestyle issues 
relating to how individuals and families cope with Alzheimer's disease, 
including, but not limited to, diet and physical exercise;

���� (c)�� environmental safety and 
injury prevention;

���� (d)�� availability of 
Alzheimer's disease diagnostic and treatment services in the community; and

���� (e)� cognitive aging and the 
benefits of early detection and diagnosis.

���� (2)�� Development of 
educational materials to be made available through local boards of health, 
physicians, hospitals, and clinics; and

���� (3)�� Development of 
educational programs for judicial staff, police officers, fire fighters, and 
social services and emergency medical service providers, to assist them in 
recognizing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and understanding how to 
respond to the needs of persons with the disease in the course of performing 
their duties.

���� 5.��� The department, in 
consultation with the Greater New Jersey Chapter of the Alzheimer�s 
Association, shall prepare and make available on the department�s Internet 
website in English and Spanish, and in a manner that is easily understandable 
by the general public, information about the symptoms and treatment of 
Alzheimer's disease and any other information that the commissioner deems 
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