All school districts shall be required to establish policies designed to provide for the early detection of missing and abused children. These policies shall include provisions for the notification of the appropriate law enforcement and child welfare authorities when a potential missing or abused child situation is detected. This provision shall be complied with no later than March 1, 1985.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:36-25
Early detection of missing and abused children; policies of school districts
Known as the Tabitha's Law
The act spans §§ 18–18 (69 sections).
L.1984, c. 228, 2, eff
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