Supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Division on Civil Rights for system upgrades.

This bill provides an additional $3 million to the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights within the Department of Law and Public Safety. The funds are intended to update the New Jersey Bias Investigation Access System (NJ BIAS), ensuring that state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies can properly and uniformly track all bias crimes. The Division on Civil Rights enforces New Jersey’s civil rights laws, including the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and the Fair Chance in Housing Act.

Supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Division on Civil Rights for system upgrades.

This bill provides an additional $3 million to the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights within the Department of Law and Public Safety. The funds are intended to update the New Jersey Bias Investigation Access System (NJ BIAS), ensuring that state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies can properly and uniformly track all bias crimes. The Division on Civil Rights enforces New Jersey’s civil rights laws, including the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and the Fair Chance in Housing Act.