New Jersey A 2623: Requires DEP to designate smoke-free sections of State beaches, parks, and forests.

Bill Text

A2623 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2623 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman CARMEN THERESA MORALES

District 34 (Essex)

Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires executive county superintendent to 
distribute funds to each public school located in county for purchase of 
tourniquets and requires training on tourniquet use; appropriates up to 
$500,000.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning tourniquets in public schools, supplementing 
chapter 40 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, and making an 
appropriation.

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

���� 1.��� As used in this act:

���� �Governing body� means the 
board of education of a school district, the board of trustees of a charter 
school, or the board of trustees of a renaissance school project.

���� �Public school� means a 
school, under college grade, that is operated by the governing body of a school 
district, charter school, or renaissance school project.

���� �School employee� means a 
school nurse, safe schools resource officer, or teaching staff member employed 
by the governing body of a public school.

���� �School-sponsored function� 
means any activity, event, or program occurring on school grounds, whether 
during or outside of regular school hours, that is organized or supported by 
the school.

���� 2.��� a.� Each executive 
county superintendent shall, within the limit of funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available for the purposes of this section, distribute funds to 
the governing bodies of public schools in the county for the purchase of 
tourniquets.� The Department of Education may, to the extent permitted by 
federal law and in addition to any other funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available, distribute federal funds for the purposes of this section.

���� b.��� A tourniquet purchased 
with funds distributed to a public school pursuant to subsection a. of this 
section shall be located in an unlocked location on school property with an 
appropriate identifying sign.� The tourniquet shall be accessible during the school 
day and any other time that a school-sponsored function is taking place in 
which students of the public school are present.

���� 3.��� a.� The governing body 
of a public school shall develop and annually administer staff training on the 
use of tourniquets and bleeding control techniques.� A governing body may 
collaborate or contract with local law enforcement, emergency medical services, 
or a third party organization that is nationally recognized as having expertise 
in bleeding control techniques to meet the training requirements of this 
section. 

���� b.��� The governing body of a 
public school shall annually ensure that each school employee participates in 
the training developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section.� The 
governing body may identify other employees of the board who may participate in 
a training course offered pursuant to subsection a. of this section.

���� 4.��� A governing body shall 
provide information concerning its compliance with the requirements of this act 
in a statement of assurance that shall be submitted to the executive county 
superintendent.

���� 5���� There is appropriated 
from the General Fund to the Department of Education a sum not to exceed 
$500,000 to effectuate the provisions of section 2 of this act.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires each 
executive county superintendent to distribute funds to the governing bodies of 
public schools for the purchase of tourniquets and requires certain school 
employees receive training on tourniquet use.� The bill appropriates a sum not 
to exceed $500,000 from the State General Fund for this purpose and specifies 
that additional federal funds may be distributed by the Department of 
Education, to the extent permitted by federal law.

���� The bill requires a tourniquet 
purchased by a public school with funds distributed by the executive county 
superintendent to be located in an unlocked location on school property with an 
appropriate identifying sign.� The tourniquet is to be accessible during the 
school day and any other time that a school sponsored function is taking place 
in which students of the school are present.

���� The bill directs the governing 
body of a public school to develop and annually administer staff training on 
the use of tourniquets and bleeding control techniques.� The bill permits a 
governing body to collaborate or contract with local law enforcement, emergency 
medical services, or a third party organization that is nationally recognized 
as having the expertise in bleeding control techniques to meet this training 
requirement.� Under the bill, the governing b