ASSEMBLY No 3462 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 215th LEGISLATURE

assembly, no. 3462 state of new jersey 215th legislature introduced november 19, 2012 sponsored by: assemblywoman c

ASSEMBLY, No. 3462

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CELESTE M. RILEY
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblywoman CONNIE WAGNER
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Requires president of public institution of higher education to
regularly report on-campus criminal and fire events to the
institution’s governing board.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.

An Act concerning safety at public institutions of higher education
and supplementing chapter 3B 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 president of each public institution of higher education, or
his designee, shall report to the governing board of the institution,
at each of its monthly meetings, all crimes, fires, and other
emergencies which occurred on campus during the previous reporting
period. The report shall include: a count and classification of all
criminal incidents which occurred on campus and which were recorded by
campus security and campus or local police departments; a list of
campus alerts, threats, or emergencies which occurred on campus; and a
count and classification of all fire incidents which occurred on
campus and which were recorded by campus security and local fire
departments. The report shall also include: the status of all
investigations of such acts or events, the type and nature of any
discipline imposed on any student or employee identified as causing or
contributing to an act or event; and any other measures imposed,
training conducted, or programs implemented, to reduce the incidence
of such acts and events.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the president of each public institution of higher
education, or his designee, to report to the governing board of the
institution, at each of its monthly meetings, all crimes, fires, and
other emergencies which occurred on campus during the previous
reporting period. The report must include: a count and classification
of all criminal incidents which occurred on campus and which were
recorded by campus security and campus or local police departments; a
list of campus alerts, threats, or emergencies which occurred on
campus; and a count and classification of all fire incidents which
occurred on campus and which were recorded by campus security and
local fire departments. The report must also include: the status of
all investigations of such acts or events, the type and nature of any
discipline imposed on any student or employee identified as causing or
contributing to such acts or events; and any other measures imposed,
training conducted, or programs implemented, to reduce the incidence
of such acts and events.