New Jersey S3237 mandates that televisions in State buildings display closed captioning for programming.
New Jersey S3237 requires that all televisions in State buildings display closed captioning for programming when available. This applies to all televisions in buildings owned or leased by the State that are accessible to the public or public employees. The bill defines "closed captioning" as the visual display of written words on a television screen of the audio portion of video programming. The provision does not apply to televisions manufactured before the bill's effective date that cannot accommodate closed captioning.
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