STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Morales and Assemblyman Hutchison
SYNOPSIS
Requires boards of education to adopt policy on use of video surveillance systems with artificial intelligence capabilities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning video surveillance systems in schools and supplementing chapter 41 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A board of education of a school district that utilizes a video surveillance system with artificial intelligence capabilities shall be required to adopt a policy regarding the use of the surveillance system. The policy, at a minimum, shall:
(1) include information on the surveillance system installed in the district, including the benefits and challenges of utilizing the system;
(2) identify the type of information that is to be collected through the surveillance system;
(3) include information on how the board plans to utilize the information obtained through the surveillance system;
(4) address the board’s plan to provide access to the information obtained through the surveillance system; and
(5) require the board to post signage in a prominent, public place in buildings and on school grounds where the surveillance system may be used. The signage shall indicate that a surveillance system with artificial intelligence capabilities is in use in the building or on the school grounds.
b. The policy adopted by the board shall comply with the provisions of section 1 of P.L. 2017, c.119 (C.18A:41-9).
c. A board of education required to establish a policy pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be required to distribute the policy to the parents and guardians of students within the district.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full school year following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires a board of education of a school district that utilizes a video surveillance system with artificial intelligence capabilities to adopt a policy regarding the use of the surveillance system.
Under this bill, the policy, at a minimum, is to: (1) include information on the surveillance system installed by the district, including the benefits and challenges of utilizing the system; (2) identify the type of information that is to be collected through the surveillance system; (3) include information on how the board plans to utilize the information obtained through the surveillance system; (4) address the board’s plan to provide access to the information obtained through the surveillance system; and (5) require the board to post signage in a prominent, public place in buildings and on school grounds where the surveillance system may be used. The signage is required to indicate that a surveillance system with artificial intelligence capabilities is in use in the building or on the school grounds.
The bill clarifies that the policy adopted by the board is to comply with the current law that requires the establishment of a memorandum of understanding between the board of education and law enforcement in regard to video surveillance equipment that is capable of streaming live videos wirelessly to remote locations.
Additionally, a board of education that is required to establish a policy under this bill is required to distribute the policy to the parents and guardians of students within the district.