Educating the Legislative and Executive Branches About Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence

Educating the Legislative and Executive Branches About Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence

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2022 – 2023 Legislative Agenda

  • S1810/ A1463 clarifies penalties related to violations of criminal no contact orders, and requires prosecutors to provide the victim with a copy of the no contact order. Passed full Assembly vote on Feb. 28, 2022.
  • S1000/A1704 requires domestic violence orders to be available in other languages.
  • A229 establishes standards for abuse intervention programs, and an Abuse Intervention Advisory Committee.
  • A227 establishes uniform standards for police to strengthen survivor access to crisis response team advocates.
  • S2072/A1720 requires cultural diversity and implicit bias training police basic training curriculum.
  • S512/A1986 codifies and expands upon the OAG’s Immigrant Trust Directive, designated as the New Jersey Values Act.
  • S2459/A3837 requires State government entities to provide vital documents and translation services in 15 most common non-English languages.