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A4332
ASSEMBLY, No. 4332
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes central registry for, and provides for
informational outreach to, senior citizens living in New Jersey.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning certain senior citizens and supplementing
Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� a.� The Division of Aging
Services in the Department of Human Services shall establish and maintain a
voluntary central registry of senior citizens residing in this State.� The
information in the central registry shall be used for the purposes of compiling
statistical information on the number of senior citizens living in the State
and providing wellness check calls during emergencies and information on services
and programs for senior citizens, which information may include, but may not be
limited to, links to applications for programs such as NJ SAVE, addresses of
local Area Agencies on Aging, and emergency preparedness information.
���� b.� The division shall be
authorized to receive death record notifications from the New Jersey Electronic
Death Registration System, established pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2003,
c.221 (C.26:8-24.1), concerning the death any of individual registered with the
division pursuant to this section for the purposes of updating the central
registry.
���� c.� A person who is 65 years
or older may apply to the division for inclusion in the registry established
pursuant to subsection a. of this section and shall provide the division with
the following information: the person�s name, date of birth, address, income
level, and contact information, such as the person�s email address and phone
number.
���� d.� A person who registers
pursuant to subsection c. of this section may subsequently request through the
registry to have the person�s information removed from the registry.� The
Commissioner of Human Services shall not remove the information until 21 days
following the person�s request.� The commissioner shall subsequently destroy
all records associated with that person�s registration and remove that
individual's name from the registry.
���� e.� Information on senior
citizens compiled pursuant to this section may be used by the department and
agencies designated by the commissioner for the purposes of carrying out this
act, but otherwise the information shall be confidential and not divulged or
made public so as to disclose the identity of any person to whom it relates,
except as provided by law.� Information regarding a person�s inclusion in the
registry established pursuant subsection a. of this section shall not be deemed
a public record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), P.L.2001, c.404
(C.47:1A-5 et al.), or common law concerning access to public records.�
���� f.� The division shall conduct
a Statewide multi-media public awareness campaign in English and Spanish to
raise awareness among individuals, who are age 64 years or older, regarding the
central registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
���� 2.� The Commissioner of Human
Services shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the �Administrative
Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as necessary to implement
the provisions of this act.
���� 3.� This act shall take effect
90 days after the date of enactment, except that the Commissioner of Human
Services may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be
necessary for the implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires the Division
of Aging Services (division) in the Department of Human Services to establish
and maintain a voluntary central registry of senior citizens residing in this
State.� The information in the central registry will be used for the purposes
of compiling statistical information on the number of senior citizens living in
the State and providing wellness check calls during emergencies and information
on services and programs for senior citizens.
���� The division will be
authorized to receive death record notifications from the New Jersey Electronic
Death Registration System concerning the death any of individual registered
with the division pursuant to this bill for the purposes of updating the
central registry.
���� A person who is 65 years or
older may apply to the division for inclusion in the registry and will provide
the division with the following information:� the person�s name, date of birth,
address, income level, and contact information.
���� A person who registers
pursuant to this bill may subsequently request through the registry to have the
person�s information removed from the registry.� The Commissioner of Human
Services will not remove the information until 21 days following the person�s
request.� The commissioner will subsequently destroy all records associated
with that person�s registration and remove that person's name from the
registry.
���� Information on senior citizens
compiled pursuant to this bill may be used by the division and agencies
designated by the commissioner for the purposes of carrying out this bill, but
otherwise the information will be confidential and not divulged or made public
so as to disclose the identity of any person to whom it relates, except as
provided by law.� Information regarding a person�s inclusion in the registry
will not be deemed a public record.
���� The division will conduct a
Statewide multi-media public awareness campaign in English and Spanish to raise
awareness among individuals, who are age 64 years or older, regarding the
central registry established pursuant to this bill.