Bill Text: NJ S464 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires security plan for large scale special events.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee [S464 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S464-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator ROBERT W. SINGER
District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Requires security plan for large scale special events.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning security at large scale events and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Community Protection Act."
2. a. For the purposes of this section, "special event" means an event that attracts large numbers of participants or spectators in a public or private venue, and shall include, but not be limited to, a concert, marathon, fireworks display, community celebration, festival, dignitary visit, sporting event, or holiday gathering.
b. The Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Superintendent of State Police, and the State Office of Emergency Management, shall develop guidelines establishing a protocol for law enforcement officers, emergency response personnel, and other security workers to follow in maintaining the public safety at a special event. The guidelines shall be developed no later than six months after the effective date of this act.
c. Each municipality and public and nonpublic school in this State shall comply with the protocol required in subsection b. of this section, unless the Governor deems that the protocol is no longer necessary.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill establishes the "Community Protection Act" to protect the public safety at large scale special events.
The bill requires the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Superintendent of State Police, and the State Office of Emergency Management, to develop guidelines establishing a protocol for law enforcement officers, emergency response personnel, and other security workers to follow in maintaining the public safety at a special event. The bill defines a "special event" as an event that attracts large numbers of participants or spectators in a public or private venue. Special events include concerts, marathons, fireworks displays, community celebrations, festivals, dignitary visits, sporting events, and holiday gatherings.
Municipalities and public and nonpublic schools are to comply with the protocol developed under the provisions of the bill, unless the Governor deems that the protocol is no longer necessary.
The bill requires the guidelines to be developed within six months of the bill being enacted.
