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NJ A241
NJ A241Requires State Police to maintain 24-hour hotline for receiving anonymous tips regarding potential threats to school safety and security.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Division of State Police to maintain a 24-hour toll-free hotline for receiving anonymous tips, via telephone or text message, regarding potential threats to school safety and security. The purpose of the hotline is to allow students, parents, school staff members, and the public to anonymously report information about unsafe, suspicious, potentially harmful, dangerous, or criminal activities in schools, or the threat of those activities, including, but not limited to, incidents of violence, assaults, suicide threats, and bullying. Under the bill, the identity of the person who reports information to the hotline is to remain unknown, except when the reporting individual voluntarily discloses the individual's identity and verifies that the individual's identity can be shared with law enforcement officers and school officials. The bill requires the State Police to share information received through the hotline with the applicable local law enforcement agencies and the superintendent of schools or the chief school administrator of a nonpublic school in order to facilitate prompt investigation and intervention. Under the bill, information about the hotline is to be distributed to all public and nonpublic schools in the State for dissemination to students and their families.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that the Division of State Police establish and operate a 24-hour, toll-free hotline accessible via phone or text message, specifically designed to receive anonymous tips about potential threats to school safety and security. This hotline is intended to provide a confidential channel for students, parents, school employees, and the general public to report concerning activities such as violence, assaults, suicide threats, bullying, or any other unsafe, suspicious, or criminal behavior within schools, or any indication that such activities might occur. The State Police are required to implement measures to ensure tipsters' identities remain confidential, unless the individual voluntarily reveals their identity and consents to sharing it with law enforcement and school officials. Furthermore, the State Police will share relevant information gathered from the hotline with local police departments and school administrators to enable swift investigation and intervention, and information about the hotline will be distributed to all public and private schools for them to share with students and their families.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 01/13/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A241 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A0500/241_I1.HTM |
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