Bill Text: NJ A1160 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires school districts to annually disseminate information to students and parents or guardians on the dangers of distributing sexually explicit images through electronic means.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee [A1160 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A1160-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman McKeon
SYNOPSIS
Requires school districts to annually disseminate information to students and parents or guardians on the dangers of distributing sexually explicit images through electronic means.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning the distribution of certain information by school districts and supplementing chapter 37 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 school district shall annually disseminate information to students in grades 6 through 12 and their parents or guardians on the dangers of distributing sexually explicit images through electronic means. The information shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the practice and its legal, psychological, and sociological implications. The school district may disseminate the information by any means it deems appropriate including, but not limited to, pamphlets, posters, and other educational materials, new or existing instructional programs or assemblies, and meetings with parents or guardians after regular school hours.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to the 2009-2010 school year.
STATEMENT
This bill requires school districts to annually disseminate information to students in grades 6 through 12 and their parents or guardians on the dangers of distributing sexually explicit images through electronic means, a practice commonly referred to as "sexting." Under the bill, the information must include a description of the practice and its legal, psychological, and sociological implications. The bill permits a school district to disseminate the information by any means it deems appropriate, including pamphlets, posters, and other educational materials, new or existing instructional programs or assemblies, and meetings with parents or guardians after regular school hours.
