N.J. Admin. Code § 19:32A-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 19:32A-2.3 - School district application for Alyssa's Law compliance determination

(a) A school district shall apply to the Authority for a compliance determination utilizing the application form supplied by the Authority.

(b) The Authority shall review and evaluate the district's compliance with Alyssa's Law based on information supplied by the school district as part of the school district's application to the Authority.

(c) The school district shall provide, as part of the application, a full list of all school buildings in the school district. The list shall be accompanied by a certification of the superintendent or business administrator for the school district, attesting to the completeness and accuracy of the list.

(d) For each school building on the school district's list, the school district shall demonstrate whether the school building is equipped with a panic alarm system that satisfies Alyssa's Law, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 19:32A-2.2, by supplying the following:

1. The manufacturer's description of the panic alarm system, or a brief description of the panic alarm system or equipment to be installed, including a description of the method of operation of the panic alarm for signaling local law enforcement, sufficient to demonstrate how the proposed installation will satisfy the requirements of Alyssa's Law;

2. Photo or video evidence of the panic alarm installed in at least one location in the school building; and

3. A certification, in the form provided by the Authority, by a law enforcement official with jurisdiction in the municipality in which the school building is located, confirming that the school building is equipped with a panic alarm that, upon activation, transmits a signal or message to the local municipal police department, or in the case of a school building in a municipality without a local municipal police department, transmits a signal or message to a location designated by the Superintendent of State Police.

(e) If, for any school building on the school district list, the school district cannot demonstrate that the school building is equipped with a panic alarm or alternate emergency mechanism in compliance with Alyssa's Law, the school district shall provide a compliance plan indicating how the school district will satisfy the requirements of Alyssa's Law in all non-compliant school buildings in the school district, including, if applicable, reference to the school district's planned or pending application for school security grant funding pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:26A-4.

(f) The school district shall supply the compliance plan to the Authority with the compliance determination application, or within 30 days of submission of the compliance determination application.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:32A-2.3

Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 1018(a), effective 5/5/2021