Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 2946 — State of New Jersey (February 11, 2021)

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A Senate Commerce Committee statement to the Senate on Senate Bill No. 2946, State of New Jersey, dated February 11, 2021, reporting the bill favorably. The bill establishes in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety a task force to study technology and other methods to reduce or eliminate telemarketing harassment and intimidation. The task force is to consist of 11 members: the Attorney General, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs and the Director of the Division of Rate Counsel, or their designees, and 8 public members appointed by the Governor, including experts from AT&T Communications of New Jersey and Verizon New Jersey. Its report to the Governor and the Legislature is to include a cost-benefit analysis, financing options and any draft legislation the task force deems appropriate.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
2946

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: FEBRUARY
11, 2021

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate
Bill No. 2946.

This
bill establishes in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law
and Public Safety a task force to study technology and other methods used to
reduce or eliminate telemarketing harassment and intimidation. The purpose of
this task is to evaluate and make recommendations relating to the cost and
feasibility of implementing appropriate technology and other methods to reduce
incidents of telemarketing harassment and intimidation of consumers in this
State.

The
task force is to consist of 11 members as follows:

(1)
the Attorney General, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the
Director of the Division of Rate Counsel, or their designees, who are to serve
ex-officio; and

(2)
8 public members who shall be appointed by the Governor, including a
telecommunications technology expert from AT&T Communications of New
Jersey, a telecommunications technology expert from Verizon New Jersey, a
telecommunications technology expert from Verizon New Jersey with particular
expertise in fiber optic technology, a representative from the American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP), a representative from the New Jersey
Board of Public Utilities, and three senior citizens who have experienced
telemarketing harassment and intimidation.

The
bill requires the task force is to issue a report to the Governor and to the
Legislature, which is to include, but not be limited to, a cost-benefit
analysis concerning the implementation of technology and other methods that may
be used to reduce telemarketing harassment and intimidation in this State, the
various options for financing the cost of implementation, any other information
relevant to the subject of the report, and any draft legislation the task force
deems appropriate to implement the purposes of this bill.

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