The New Jersey Department of Health’s Youth Camp Safety Program is proposing to readopt with amendments, repeals and new rules N.J.A.C. 8:25 Youth Camp Safety Standards. N.J.A.C. 8:25 establishes public health standards to protect the health and safety of children that attend youth camps.
The most significant proposed changes to the rule would be to delete the word “private” from N.J.A.C. 8:25-1.2(a) to reflect that N.J.A.C. 8:25 applies to all youth camps, whether private or municipal, because the Department has determined that N.J.S.A. 26:12-1 et seq. was intended by the Legislature to include all youth camps, including those run by municipalities.
Another significant proposed change would be to require youth camp owners and operators to conduct fingerprint-based criminal history record checks through the New Jersey State Police. This proposed change would allow for a more positive identity and, therefore, more accurate criminal history record check than under the existing rule, thereby improving public safety. In addition, the Department also proposes to update the names of government offices, addresses, outdated Internet links, and reference materials.
Those wishing to comment on the proposal must submit written comments either electronically by April 20, 2024, to nj.gov/health/legal/ecomments.shtml or by regular mail postmarked on or before April 20, 2024, to Kimberly E. Jenkins, Director, Office of Legal and Regulatory Compliance, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360.
LexisNexis provides free online access to the New Jersey Register at http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal. An unofficial copy of the proposal is also available from the Department’s website at nj.gov/health/legal/rules/notice-of-rule-proposals.
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