New Jersey A 3788: Requires president of public institution of higher education to regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution's governing board.

Bill Text

ASSEMBLY, No. 3788

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED MAY 2, 2022

Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHAVONDA E. SUMTER
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS
Requires president of public institution of higher education to regularly
report on-campus criminal and fire events to the institution’s governing board.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.

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AN ACT concerning safety at public institutions of higher education 1
and supplementing chapter 3B of Title 18A of the New Jersey 2
Statutes. 3
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5
of New Jersey: 6
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1. The president of each public institution of higher education, 8
or his designee, shall report to the governing board of the 9
institution, at each of its regular meetings, all crimes, fires, and 10
other emergencies which occurred on campus during the previous 11
reporting period. The report shall include: a count and 12
classification of all criminal incidents which occurred on campus 13
and which were recorded by campus security and campus or local 14
police departments; a list of campus alerts, threats, or emergencies 15
which occurred on campus; and a count and classification of all fire 16
incidents which occurred on campus and which were recorded by 17
campus security and local fire departments. The report may
also 18
include: the status of all investigations of such acts or events, the 19
type and nature of any discipline imposed on any student or 20
employee identified as causing or contributing to an act or event; 21
and any other measures imposed, training conducted, or programs 22
implemented, to reduce the incidence of such acts and events. 23
For all matters in the report not subject to public inspection, 24
examination, or copying under the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 25
(C.47:1A-1 et seq.); any other statute; regulation promulgated under 26
the authority of any statute or Executive Order of the Governor; 27
Executive Order of the Governor; or any federal law, federal 28
regulation, or federal order, such matters shall be reported by the 29
president to the board in an executive session and such reporting 30
shall not render the information a government record available for 31
inspection under the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et 32
seq.); any other statute; regulation promulgated under the authority 33
of any statute or Executive Order of the Governor; Executive Order 34
of the Governor; or any federal law, federal regulation, or federal 35
order. 36
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2. This act shall take effect immediately. 38
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STATEMENT 41
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This bill requires the president of each public institution of 43
higher education, or his designee, to report to the governing board 44
of the institution, at each of its regular meetings, all crimes, fires, 45
and other emergencies which occurred on campus during the 46
previous reporting period. The report must include: a count and 47
classification of all criminal incidents which occurred on campus 48

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and which were recorded by campus security and campus or local 1
police departments; a list of campus alerts, threats, or emergencies 2
which occurred on campus; and a count and classification of all fire 3
incidents which occurred on campus and which were recorded by 4
campus security and local fire departments. The report may also 5
include: the status of all investigations of such acts or events, the 6
type and nature of any discipline imposed on any student or 7
employee identified as causing or contributing to such acts or 8
events; and any other measures imposed, training conducted, or 9
programs implemented, to reduce the incidence of such acts and 10
events. 11
The bill directs the president to report all matters that are not a 12
matter of public record to the governing board in an executive 13
session, and to clarify that such reporting does not render the 14
information a government record available for public inspection 15
under the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), 16
commonly known as the open public records act, or under any other 17
statute, regulation, executive order, or federal law, regulation, or 18
order. 19