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A 5906

Relates to mandatory employer disclosures regarding employee compensation and benefits

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Alex Bores and 20 co-sponsors

Directs AOC and State Parole Board to study Megan’s Law, report findings, and push for standardized tiering, notification, and registry practices.

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.567
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Bill Summary · A 5906

Summary — A5906 (Introduced version)

Note: The bill text provided concerns a required study of Megan’s Law and sex-offender registration/notification systems. The bill header/title listing “mandatory employer disclosures regarding employee compensation and benefits” appears to be a mismatch and does not reflect the text below; this summary describes the sex-offender registry study in the bill text.

Purpose

A5906 amends P.L.2007, c.227 (C.2C:7‑21) to require the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), working with the State Parole Board, to conduct and report a comprehensive study of the implementation and application of Megan’s Law (sex‑offender registration and community notification statutes). The goal is to evaluate current practices and recommend standardized procedures and possible administrative changes.

Key provisions

  • Replaces the Violence Institute of UMDNJ as the entity responsible for the study with the Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with the State Parole Board.
  • Directs a comprehensive examination of:
    • Implementation of registration requirements (P.L.1994, c.133) and community notification (P.L.1994, c.128).
    • Procedures used by county prosecutors and courts to determine offender tier designations and to implement community notification.
    • The disposition (case outcomes) of all registered sex offenders assigned a tier since Megan’s Law was enacted, or from the earliest date reliable records permit.
    • The Internet sex-offender registry (P.L.2001, c.167): whether it effectively informs the public of dangerous offenders and whether geographic inconsistencies affect effectiveness.
    • Whether administration of Megan’s Law (and determinations about which offenders appear on the Internet registry) should be centralized under a single agency.
  • Requires the AOC and State Parole Board to submit an initial report of findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature no later than 12 months after the bill’s effective date, and then biannually thereafter.
  • The act would take effect immediately upon enactment.

Who is affected

  • Administrative Office of the Courts and State Parole Board — tasked with conducting the study and producing reports.
  • County prosecutors, courts, and law enforcement — subject to review and potential standardization of practices.
  • Registered sex offenders — their tier assignments and registry inclusion practices will be analyzed; outcomes could lead to procedural or administrative changes.
  • The public — potential changes to how information is presented on the Internet registry and how community notification is conducted.

Procedural status and sponsors

  • Introduced in the Assembly: June 30, 2025.
  • Current status: Ordered to third reading (RULES CAL.567); reported out of committee.
  • Primary sponsor: Assemblyman Alex Bores; multiple cosponsors listed.
  • Companion Senate bill: S5990.

Potential impacts

  • Could lead to statewide standardization of tiering, notification, and registry practices and improved uniformity in application of Attorney General guidelines.
  • May prompt organizational/administrative changes if the study recommends centralizing administration.
  • No fiscal estimates included in the text; implementing recommendations could have administrative or IT resource implications for courts, parole board, law enforcement, and state agencies.

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

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