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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey Bill A1027 makes child-contact employment a third-degree crime for sex offenders and employers
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security CommitteeSponsors: Wayne DeAngelo and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey Bill A1027 prohibits convicted sex offenders from holding jobs where 80 percent or more of their duties involve contact with children, and makes it a crime for employers to knowingly hire them for such positions.
Establishes criminal liability carrying prison terms of three to five years and fines up to $15,000 for both job-holding sex offenders and employers who knowingly hire them for child-centric roles.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Sex offenders
Sex offenders are prohibited from holding jobs where 80 percent or more of their duties involve contact with children, subject to third-degree criminal penalties.
Employers
Employers are prohibited from knowingly hiring sex offenders for positions where 80 percent or more of the duties involve contact with children, facing third-degree criminal penalties for violations.
Children
Children and youth are the intended beneficiaries of provisions restricting sex offenders from holding child-centric employment.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What threshold defines a job as having contact with children under this bill?
Are there any exceptions for minor sex offenders?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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