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S3257 • 2026

Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.

Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Corrado, Kristin M.
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.

Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.
  • Topic: Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires licensed child care centers to provide annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.
Topic:
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3257

SENATE, No. 3257

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 2, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires licensed child care centers to provide
annual notice of emergency procedure requirements.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act

concerning licensed child care centers and
supplementing P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1).

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

���� 1.��� Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, a child care center licensed pursuant to the
provisions of P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) shall prepare and make
available a notice of the child care center�s emergency procedure requirements for
ensuring children's safety and for communicating such requirements in the event
of evacuation, lockdown, natural or civil disaster, and other emergencies, to
every parent or legal guardian of a child attending the center.� The notice
shall be sent annually, by certified mail, return receipt requested or by
receipted first class mail addressed to the parent or legal guardian at the
last known address identified in the child care center�s records.� The notice
shall be posted on the child care center�s internet website or by other
electronic means.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires child care
centers licenses pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) to prepare and
make available a notice of the child care center�s emergency procedure requirements
for ensuring children's safety and for communicating such requirements in the
event of evacuation, lockdown, natural or civil disaster, and other emergencies,
to every parent or legal guardian of a child attending the center.� The notice would
be sent annually by certified mail, return receipt requested or by receipted
first class mail addressed to the parent or legal guardian at the last known
address identified in the center�s records.� The center would also be required
to post the notice on its internet website or by other electronic means.