S 1606 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires State blanks, forms, documents, and applications to incorporate new standards for collection of information about sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

This bill requires all New Jersey state agency forms used for public services to include optional questions about sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, similar to how other demographic data like race is collected. Forms must clearly state that providing this information is voluntary and won't affect service access, pose questions in a sensitive manner that allows non-binary options, and follow best practices recognized by LGBTQ+ advocacy groups. Individuals (or their parents/guardians for minors) retain full control over disclosing this information, and state agencies must document federal requirements before complying with any federal mandates that require such data collection.
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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 Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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