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NJ A6103

Establishes prisoner reentry peer support hotline.


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Introduced
01/06/2020
In Committee
01/06/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020

Introduced Session

2018-2019 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill establishes a toll-free hotline for peer-based prisoner reentry support. The bill requires the Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioners of Corrections and Health, the Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Commission, and the Chairman of the State Parole Board to establish and maintain on a 24-hour daily basis a prisoner reentry support toll-free telephone hotline service, operating through one of the existing telephone hotline services of the department. Under the bill, the hotline will receive and respond to calls from formerly incarcerated persons seeking support in reentry following release from custody. The bill provides that the hotline operators are required to be peer recovery specialists, certified by the Addiction Professionals Certification Board of New Jersey, or national certified peer recovery support specialists, certified by the Association for Addiction Professionals. The operators would receive any further training as determined to be necessary by the Commissioner of Human services, to carry out the purpose of the bill.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a toll-free hotline for peer-based prisoner reentry support. The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with other state agencies, will set up and maintain a 24-hour hotline to receive and respond to calls from formerly incarcerated individuals seeking support after their release from custody. The hotline operators will be certified peer recovery specialists or support specialists who may receive additional training as needed to fulfill the purpose of the hotline.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/06/2020)

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