A 2062 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires adoption of and training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy by certain campaign committees; creates Office on Discrimination and Harassment Prevention; appropriates $2,000,000.

This bill requires New Jersey campaign committees (including candidate committees, political party committees, and continuing committees) to adopt anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, provide training on these policies to staff who work 280+ hours per year, and designate coordinators to handle complaints. It creates an Office on Discrimination and Harassment Prevention within the Election Law Enforcement Commission to receive, investigate, and address complaints about discrimination or harassment in political campaigns. The office will maintain a secure complaint portal, provide trauma-informed investigations, and require committees to report on compliance. The bill appropriates $2 million to fund this office and its operations. It also prohibits nondisclosure agreements that would conceal discrimination or harassment claims in political settings.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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