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A2071 • 2026

Establishes New Jersey Public Interest Technology Network.

Establishes New Jersey Public Interest Technology Network.

Technology
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Carter, Linda S.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes New Jersey Public Interest Technology Network.

Establishes New Jersey Public Interest Technology Network.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes New Jersey Public Interest Technology Network.
  • Topic: Science, Innovation and Technology Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Official Summary Text

Establishes New Jersey Public Interest Technology Network.
Topic:
Science, Innovation and Technology
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2071

ASSEMBLY, No. 2071

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman LINDA S. CARTER

District 22 (Somerset and Union)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Kearney

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes New Jersey Public Interest Technology
Network.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
establishing the New Jersey Public Interest Technology
Network and supplementing chapter 3B of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.�

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� a.� The Secretary of
Higher Education shall appoint and convene the New Jersey Public Interest
Technology Network, a network of academics and researchers from New Jersey�s
public institutions of higher education, to propose new curriculum, collaborations,
and initiatives to advance the emerging field of public interest technology.�
The network shall, among other efforts:

���� (1)� support the development
of curriculum and faculty that enable the interdisciplinary education of
students;

���� (2)� develop experiential
learning opportunities with public and private sector partners in the field of
public interest technology;

���� (3)� identify ways to support
graduates who pursue careers working in public interest technology; and

���� (4)� create mechanisms for
faculty to receive recognition for their work in the field of public interest
technology.

���� b.� As used in this section,
�public interest technology� means an interdisciplinary field dedicated to: the
examination of the social, ethical, legal, and policy implications of
technology; and the identification of ways to leverage technology to support
public interest organizations and the people they serve.�

���� 2.� This act shall take effect
on the 30th day after the date of enactment.�

STATEMENT

���� This bill directs the
Secretary of Higher Education to appoint and convene the New Jersey Public
Interest Technology Network, a network of academics and researchers from New
Jersey�s public institutions of higher education, to propose new curriculum,
collaborations, and initiatives to advance the emerging field of public
interest technology.� The network is directed to, among other efforts:

�

support the
development of curriculum and faculty that enable the interdisciplinary
education of students;

�

develop
experiential learning opportunities with public and private sector partners in
the field of public interest technology;

�

identify ways
to support graduates who pursue careers working in public interest technology;
and

�

create
mechanisms for faculty to receive recognition for their work in the field of
public interest technology.

���� As used in the bill, �public
interest technology� means an interdisciplinary field dedicated to: the
examination of the social, ethical, legal, and policy implications of
technology; and the identification of ways to leverage technology to support
public interest organizations and the people they serve.�