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A243 • 2026

Requires DOE to establish online school security resource clearinghouse.

Requires DOE to establish online school security resource clearinghouse.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Azzariti Jr., John V., M.D.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires DOE to establish online school security resource clearinghouse.

Requires DOE to establish online school security resource clearinghouse.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires DOE to establish online school security resource clearinghouse.
  • Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires DOE to establish online school security resource clearinghouse.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A243

ASSEMBLY, No. 243

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman JOHN V. AZZARITI JR., M.D.

District 39 (Bergen)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DOE to establish online school security
resource clearinghouse.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

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

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An Act
concerning school security resources and supplementing
chapter 41 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� The Department of
Education, in consultation with the Office of Homeland Security and
Preparedness, shall develop an online clearinghouse for school districts to
exchange information regarding the availability of school security resources,
including personnel and equipment, that they are able to make available to
other school districts in the event of an emergency.� The clearinghouse shall:

���� a.��� only be accessible to
authorized school district employees;

���� b.��� allow a user to readily
identify the resources that are available in school districts that are in a
close proximity; and

���� c.��� be operational no later
than one year following the effective date of this act.

���� To facilitate the development
of the clearinghouse, the department shall publish a list of resources that a
school district may require in the event of different emergency situations.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the
Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of Homeland Security
and Preparedness, to develop an online clearinghouse for school districts to
exchange information regarding resources that they are able to make available
to other school districts in the event of an emergency.� The clearinghouse is
to only be accessible to authorized school district employees, and allow a user
to readily identify resources available in districts that are in close
proximity.� The clearinghouse would be operational no later than one year
following the bill�s effective date.