New Jersey § 11a:7-15

§ 11a:7-15.

Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2019, c. 508, the Civil Service Commission shall establish and maintain a toll-free telephone hotline

available, at a minimum, weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. through which an

employee of any State agency may report confidentially a suspected incident of discrimination

or harassment in the workplace. The hotline shall be operated separately from any existing State telephone hotline

service. The hotline shall receive such reports and shall respond to each report with general

or individualized information regarding the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures

relevant to incidents of discrimination or harassment in the workplace. Upon the request of an employee who calls the hotline, the hotline shall provide

the employee with appropriate referrals for further assistance and counseling. To ensure the integrity of the telephone hotline and to encourage employees to utilize

it, the commission shall provide for the confidentiality of the names of the employees

calling and any individual named or otherwise identified during a call, the information

discussed with each employee, and any referrals made for further assistance or counseling. A report may be submitted by an employee anonymously. The commission shall inform the caller of the extent to which confidentiality will

be maintained in accordance with law. The commission shall take appropriate steps to publicize the hotline. The persons staffing the hotline shall be trained by the Civil Service Commission,

in consultation with the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault. To the greatest extent possible, the persons staffing the hotline shall have experience

or education on the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures regarding discrimination

and harassment in the workplace. The persons staffing the hotline shall be trained to make referrals for further

assistance and counseling. The commission shall prepare an annual report summarizing the volume and nature of

calls received and any other information required by the commission, provided that

the report shall not contain any personal or identifying information about any caller

or individual named or otherwise identified during a call. The commission shall make this report available to the public on the commission's

Internet site in an easily accessible location and submit the report to the Governor

and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c. 164 ( C.52:14-19.1 ), to the Legislature.