New Jersey § 52:18a-233

§ 52:18a-233.

a. The Chief Technology Officer, in consultation with the Office of Information Privacy

in the Department of Community Affairs, shall conduct a study on the impact of redacting

a person's handwritten signature on any document published on the Internet websites

of State agencies, and shall prepare and submit a written report, within one year

of the effective date of this act, P.L.2023, c. 294 ( C.52:18A-233.5 ), to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c. 164 ( C.52:14-19.1 ), to the Legislature, the chairperson of the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology

Committee, and the chairperson of the Senate Commerce Committee, or their successor

committees, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the number of documents across State agency Internet websites containing handwritten

signatures; (2) the resources necessary for State agencies to archive any document published on

the agency's Internet website prior to the effective date of this act that display

a person's handwritten signature; (3) the resources necessary to republish documents containing a handwritten signature

on State agencies' Internet websites if the State agencies redact the person's handwritten

signature; (4) the implications of these findings on long-term plans for document retention and

data security; and (5) whether further legislation or regulation is necessary to establish protocols

by which State agencies may redact a person's handwritten signature on any documents

published on the State agencies' Internet websites. b. Upon concluding a study and issuing a report to the Governor and the Legislature

pursuant to this act, the Office of Information Privacy may, through regulation adopted

pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act”, P.L. 1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), establish protocols by which a required State agency shall redact a person's handwritten

signature on any documents published on the State agency's Internet website.