S3427 • 2026

Allows law enforcement agencies to provide juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile's school for planning programs relevant to juvenile's educational and social development.

Children Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Ruiz, M. Teresa
Last action: 2026-02-09
Official status: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Allows law enforcement agencies to provide juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile's school for planning programs relevant to juvenile's educational and social development.

What This Bill Does

Allows law enforcement agencies to provide juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile's school for planning programs relevant to juvenile's educational and social development.
Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-02-09 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Allows law enforcement agencies to provide juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile's school for planning programs relevant to juvenile's educational and social development.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3427

SENATE, No. 3427

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� M. TERESA RUIZ

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Allows law enforcement agencies to provide
juvenile-family crisis information to principal of juvenile�s school for
planning programs relevant to juvenile�s educational and social development.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning the disclosure of certain juvenile
information by law enforcement agencies and supplementing P.L.1982, c.79
(C.2A:4A-60 et seq.).

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

���� 1.��� Notwithstanding the
provisions of section 1 of P.L.1982, c.79 (C.2A:4A-60) to the contrary, a law
enforcement agency may, on a confidential basis, provide information regarding
a juvenile involved in a juvenile-family crisis to the principal of the school
where the juvenile is enrolled for use by the principal and such members of the
staff as the principal deems appropriate for the purpose of planning programs
relevant to the juvenile�s educational and social development.� No record of
the information provided pursuant to this section shall be maintained except as
authorized by regulation of the State Board of Education.� Information provided
pursuant to this section shall not result in any school imposed discipline.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill would allow a law
enforcement agency, on a confidential basis, to provide information regarding a
juvenile involved in a juvenile-family crisis to the principal of the school
where the juvenile is enrolled for use by the principal and such members of the
staff as the principal deems appropriate for the purpose of planning programs
relevant to the juvenile�s educational and social development.� A record of the
information provided by the law enforcement agency is not permitted to be
maintained except as authorized by regulation of the State Board of Education.�
Any information provided by the law enforcement agency under the provisions of
this bill is not permitted to be used to impose school discipline.