A4395

Requires volunteers, employees, and organizers of certain youth and sports organizations to receive criminal history record background checks.

Introduced·2/19/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey A4395 mandates annual criminal history record background checks for employees, volunteers, and organizers of youth and sports.

New Jersey A4395 expands the requirement for criminal history record background checks to include both nonprofit and for-profit youth serving organizations. This bill mandates that each employee, volunteer, or organizer of a youth serving organization must undergo a criminal history record background check at least once a year. The bill also makes it a crime of the fourth degree for an employee or volunteer to participate in a youth serving organization knowing they are disqualified based on their criminal history.

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Where it stands

Current
Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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Committee decision

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History

Feb 19

Assembly

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee