New Jersey A 5017: Exempts certain personal information and entities from certain requirements concerning notification and disclosure of personal data.*

Bill Text

A5017 

ASSEMBLY, No. 5017 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 7, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman� JOE DANIELSEN

District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)

Assemblywoman� YVONNE LOPEZ

District 19 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman� ANTHONY S. VERRELLI

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Kearney

SYNOPSIS

���� Removes exclusion of certain institutions of higher 
education under "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act." 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act revising the "Responsible Collective Negotiations 
Act" and amending P.L.2021, c.411.

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

���� 1.��� Section 13 of P.L.2021, 
c.411 (C.34:13A-60.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 13.� The provisions of 
sections 4 and 5 of P.L.2021, c.411 (C.34:13A-59 and C.34:13A-60), and of 
subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.2018, c.15 (C.34:13A-5.15) shall not apply 
to:

���� a.���� the several counties 
and municipalities; and

���� b.��� authorities, 
commissions, boards or other instrumentalities of the several counties and 
municipalities[;] .

���� c.���� [State colleges 
and universities, including Kean University, Montclair State University, and 
Rowan University;] 
(Deleted pursuant to P.L.��� , c.��� (C.�������� ) (pending before the 
Legislature as this bill)

���� d.��� [county 
colleges;] 
(Deleted pursuant to P.L.��� , c.��� (C. ) 
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)

���� e.���� [Rutgers, the 
State University of New Jersey; or] 
(Deleted pursuant to P.L.��� , c.��� (C.�������� ) 
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)

���� f.���� [the New Jersey 
Institute of Technology.] (Deleted pursuant to P.L.��� , c.��� (C.�������� ) 
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)

(cf: P.L.2021, c.411, s.13)

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately. 

STATEMENT

���� This bill revises the "Responsible 
Collective Negotiations Act" to remove the exclusion of county colleges; 
State colleges and universities, including Kean University, Montclair State 
University, and Rowan University; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; 
and the New Jersey Institute of Technology from certain provisions of the act.� 
Those provisions concern:

���� (1)�� permissive subjects of 
negotiation, grievance procedures, disciplinary matters for which there is not 
an alternate statutory appeal procedure (section 4 of P.L.2021, c.411 (C.34:13A-59));

���� (2)�� the confidentiality of 
communications between a majority representative and its unit members regarding 
collective negotiations, the administration of collective negotiations 
agreements, the investigation of grievances, other workplace related complaints 
and issues, and other matters that are within the scope of a majority 
representative�s duty of fair representation (section 5 of P.L.2021, c.411 
(C.34:13A-60)); and

���� (3)�� the requirement that 
every 120 calendar days, public employers are required to provide to an 
exclusive representative employee organization in an Excel file format or other 
agreed-upon format certain employment and contact information for all employees 
not represented by any exclusive representative employee organization 
(subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.2018, c.15 (C.34:13A-5.15)).

���� The bill aligns the treatment 
of institutions of higher education with that of other public employers with 
respect to collective negotiations, confidentiality of representative 
communications, and employee information-sharing requirements.