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A 4362

Relates to liability of cities and counties for negligence in the placement of a child

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Noah Burroughs and 7 co-sponsors

Designate one NJ nonprofit as the State Public Health Institute to coordinate, fund, and support public health efforts, reduce inequities, and bolster statewide health infrastructu

PRINT NUMBER 4362C
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Bill Summary · A 4362

Summary — A4362 / A4362A (Print No. 4362A)

Title (bill text): An Act concerning public health; supplements Title 26 of the Revised Statutes — establishes and provides for designation of a State Public Health Institute.

Note: the header title provided with the request appears unrelated to the bill text. The documents for A4362 describe creation and designation of a State Public Health Institute; this summary reflects those documents.

Main purpose

Create a formal framework by which the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) designates a single nonprofit entity to serve as the State Public Health Institute. The institute is intended to partner with public and private stakeholders to strengthen public health infrastructure, improve outcomes, address racial disparities and root causes of health inequities, and provide nimble administrative, operational, fiscal, and programmatic support across the State.

Key provisions

  • Designation
    • The Commissioner of Health shall designate one nonprofit entity as the State Public Health Institute pursuant to criteria established by the Commissioner.
  • Purpose and functions (selected)
    • Coordinate among federal, State, local, Regional Health Hubs, licensed health care facilities, advocacy organizations, and private partners to promote equitable public health services.
    • Provide administrative, operational, and fiscal support to public/private health agencies and community-based organizations.
    • Develop and implement projects, programs, and services to improve health outcomes and address racial disparities and their systemic root causes.
    • Promote, support, and fund workforce development, education, applied research, and policy development.
    • Enter into contracts to purchase medical countermeasures, supplies, therapeutics, or services to assist DOH in protecting public health.
    • Engage in charitable programs aligned with the institute’s purposes.
  • Designation criteria (minimum)
    • Be a New Jersey-based nonprofit exempt under IRC §501(c)(3).
    • Be recognized by the National Network of Public Health Institutes or a successor accreditation body.
    • Possess capacity to integrate and coordinate public health functions at local, county, and State levels.
    • Maintain personnel expertise in data collection/analysis, policy, health information systems, and public health research.
  • Agreement and oversight
    • The designated entity must enter into an agreement with DOH requiring: compliance with nonprofit law, regular consultation with DOH and local health departments, submission of an operational plan and an initial three‑year startup plan, periodic progress reports, data reporting to DOH, and other conditions the Commissioner may set.
    • The Commissioner may rescind the designation in accordance with the agreement terms.
  • Funding
    • Establishes a special, non‑lapsing “Public Health Institute Fund” in DOH to receive State appropriations, donations, and grants to support the institute and its programs.

Who would be affected

  • Department of Health (oversight, consultation, contracting, receipt of institute data).
  • The nonprofit organization designated as the Public Health Institute.
  • County and local health departments, Regional Health Hubs, licensed health facilities, community-based organizations and other partners that would coordinate with or receive support from the institute.
  • Potential funders (State appropriations, philanthropic grants, donations) and, indirectly, New Jersey residents who receive services or benefit from public-health initiatives.

Fiscal and procedural impacts

  • Office of Legislative Services (OLS) fiscal notes (Oct. 15, 2024 and Mar. 26, 2025) conclude the net fiscal impact is indeterminate.
    • DOH did not submit a detailed fiscal note but indicated it does not anticipate a need for a State appropriation to implement the bill.
    • Possible indeterminate workload increases for State and local health departments due to coordination/oversight.
    • Potential indeterminate savings if privately funded institute activities supplant programs otherwise funded by State or local governments.
  • Timeline/requirements in bill:
    • The institute must submit an initial three‑year startup plan and periodic reports; designation and rescission are subject to agreement terms and Commissioner discretion.

Legislative status (select)

  • Introduced: May 13, 2024 (Assembly).
  • Reported with committee amendments: Assembly Health (6/3/24) and Assembly Appropriations (3/20/25).
  • Passed Assembly (51–27–0) and reconsidered (55–15–0) on 3/24/2025; substituted by S3562 (1R).
  • Referred and recommitted to Children and Families with amendments and printed as 4362A (5/15/25).
  • Primary sponsor: Asm. Linda Rosenthal.
  • Related bills/companion: S3562, S2270; prior-session A10144.

If you want, I can prepare a short one‑page fact sheet for stakeholders (DOH, local health departments, philanthropy) highlighting next steps and compliance actions the designated institute would need to take.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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