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NJ S330

NJ S330
Requires motor vehicle history checks and adds certain disqualifying offenses for community agency employees.


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Introduced
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026-2027 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires motor vehicle history checks and adds certain disqualifying offenses for community agency employees. N.J.S.A.30:6D-64 requires criminal background checks for community agency employees. This bill amends N.J.S.A.30:6D-64 to also require motor vehicle history checks for community agency employees. Under the bill, a prospective or current employee of a community agency may be disqualified from employment if his or her driving record reveals any of the following offenses in New Jersey or any other state or jurisdiction in the previous 10 years: operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs; operating a motor vehicle in a reckless or careless manner; or a driver's license suspension due to the accumulation of motor vehicle penalty points or multiple motor vehicle offenses. The bill provides that no individual is to be disqualified from employment or from being qualified as a community care residence applicant, alternate, or household member on the basis of any conviction disclosed by a motor vehicle history record background check if the individual has affirmatively demonstrated to the Department of Human Services, clear and convincing evidence of the individual's rehabilitation.

AI Summary

This bill expands existing requirements for criminal background checks for employees of community agencies, which are organizations that provide services under contract with or licensed by the Department of Human Services, to now include motor vehicle history checks. Specifically, it amends a law (N.J.S.A. 30:6D-64) to disqualify prospective or current employees if their driving record within the past 10 years shows offenses such as driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving, or a license suspension due to accumulating too many penalty points or multiple traffic violations, in any state. However, the bill also provides an exception: individuals will not be automatically disqualified based on their driving record if they can prove to the Department of Human Services, with clear and convincing evidence, that they have been rehabilitated.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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