Bill Text: NJ S836 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits mandatory mask use in licensed child care centers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-18 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee [S836 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-S836-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Durr
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits mandatory mask use in licensed child care centers.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning mask use in licensed child care centers.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. No child attending a child care center licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) shall be required to wear a mask while present in indoor or outdoor areas on the premises of the child care center.
b. Nothing in subsection a. of this section shall be construed to prohibit any child from voluntarily wearing a mask while present in any indoor or outdoor area of a licensed child care center.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire on December 31, 2022.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that no child attending a child care center licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) shall be required to wear a mask while present in indoor or outdoor areas on the premises of the child care center. Nothing in the bill is to be construed to prohibit any child from voluntarily wearing a mask while present in any indoor or outdoor area of a licensed child care center.
