Bill > A5624

This bill requires the Division of Consumer Affairs in the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety to create and maintain an annual open data portal on their website that provides public access to non-confidential statistical datasets. The portal must include detailed information about professional and occupational licensing, such as the number of applications submitted, processing times, active license counts, license populations by county, examination pass/fail rates, and consumer complaint statistics. Users of the portal will be able to sort datasets by professional board, license type, and view year-by-year comparisons. The bill mandates that all datasets comply with the open public records act and other state and federal privacy laws, ensuring that only publicly disclosable information is shared. The open data portal aims to increase transparency by providing accessible, comprehensive information about professional licensing and consumer interactions with the division. The bill will take effect on the first day of the ninth month following its enactment, with the director of the division able to take preparatory administrative actions in advance.

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https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A5624