New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4649: Special education classrooms, cert-req video surveillance cameras for safety
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
Requires video surveillance cameras in certain special education classrooms for promotion of student safety.
What the bill says
An Act concerning video surveillance in special education classrooms and supplementing chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
An Act concerning video surveillance in special education classrooms and supplementing chapter 46 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 school district or charter school, in order to promote student safety, shall provide video surveillance equipment, including one or more video cameras with the capability of recording sound, to each school that has a classroom in which a majority of the students in regular attendance: (1) are provided special education and related services; (2) are assigned to the classroom for at least 50 percent of the instructional day; and (3) have speech or language delays that render the students unable to communicate effectively. A school that receives video surveillance equipment shall place and operate the equipment in each classroom that satisfies the criteria of this subsection, and shall continue to operate the equipment for as long as the classroom continues to satisfy the criteria of this subsection. b. A video camera placed pursuant to this act shall be capable of: (1) covering all areas of the classroom, except that the camera shall not record the interior of a bathroom or other area in which a students clothes are changed; and (2) recording audio from all areas of the classroom. c. Before …
Sponsors
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Anthony M. Bucco (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Kristin M. Corrado (R, 40)
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SED
Subjects: EDUCATION - SCHOOL FACILITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY
Common questions
- What is S4649?
- S4649 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Special education classrooms, cert-req video surveillance cameras for safety.
- What does S4649 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning video surveillance in special education classrooms and supplementing chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
- What is the status of S4649?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SED (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4649?
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S4649?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4649
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