Code Blue Emergencies On April 4th, the Assembly Appropriations Committee amended and favorably reported Assembly, No. 815 (Land D-1/Andrzejczak D-1), which would require county office of emergency management coordinators to develop Code Blue Emergency notifications. More specifically, the measure would require a county governing body, through its office of emergency management, to establish a procedure for issuing a Code Blue alert to provide notice to municipalities, social service agencies, and non-profit organizations that provide services to at-risk individuals and are located within t...

Criminal Justice Reform NJAC is pleased to report that Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-34) has proposed for introduction Assembly, No. 3491 on behalf of the Association.  In summary, this legislation would establish the “County Government Criminal Justice Reform Administration Fund.”  The intent of this important and timely initiative for all 21 counties is to help offset the costs associated with implementing and administering Criminal Justice Reform by modestly increasing certain criminal and civil court fees for individuals and businesses, and dedicating the increases to county governing b...

Criminal Justice Reform NJAC and its twenty-one county members are committed to implementing Criminal Justice Reform as good public policy and as a means for reducing long-term operating expenses at county jails. However, as summarized in the tables and text below, county governments across the State face significant costs with implementing and administering the new law that will impact the delivery of critical services and the use of valuable property taxpayer dollars.  With this in mind, NJAC is respectfully requesting State leaders for the following fair and equitable relief that will ass...

Criminal Justice Reform NJAC and its twenty-one county members are committed to implementing Criminal Justice Reform as good public policy and as a means for reducing long-term operating expenses at county jails. However, as summarized in the tables and text below, county governments across the State face significant costs with implementing and administering the new law that will impact the delivery of critical services and the use of valuable property taxpayer dollars.  With this in mind, NJAC is respectfully requesting State leaders for the following fair and equitable relief that will ass...