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Can I skip having an information security program in place in New Jersey? What are the requirements?

Based on the information provided in the context documents, it is not possible to skip having an information security program in place in New Jersey. NJAC 11:1-44.3 requires each licensee to implement a comprehensive written information security program that includes administrative, technical, and physical safeguards for the protection of customer information. The administrative, technical, and physical safeguards included in the information security program shall be appropriate to the size and complexity of the licensee and the nature and scope of its activities. A licensee shall maintain and make available appropriate records to enable the Department to determine compliance with the requirements of this subchapter [1.1]. Therefore, it is mandatory to have an information security program in place in New Jersey.

The information security program must include administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the size and complexity of the licensee and the nature and scope of its activities. The licensee must maintain and make available appropriate records to enable the Department to determine compliance with the requirements of this subchapter [1.1].

The objectives of the information security program are to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer information, protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer information, and protect against unauthorized access to or use of customer information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer [1.2].

Consumer reporting agencies in New Jersey are required to provide complete, easily accessible information presented in plain language about how to place, lift, and remove a security freeze on a consumer report, including all identifying information that the consumer reporting agency requires from a consumer to place, temporarily lift, or remove a security freeze on a consumer report, the methods by which a consumer can make a request to the consumer reporting agency to place, temporarily lift, or remove a security freeze on a consumer report, which may be a written request by certified or overnight mail or secure electronic mail, or, where the freeze is being temporarily lifted or removed, by secure electronic media, a notice that a consumer must place a security freeze with each consumer reporting agency separately, the amount of any fee to temporarily lift or remove a security freeze and the methods of payment accepted by the consumer reporting agency, and information on the procedures to replace a lost personal identification number (PIN) or password. Consumer reporting agencies are also required to provide a toll-free telephone number that, if automated, includes a separate prompt on the menu for information about placing, lifting, and removing a security freeze on a consumer report. This toll-free number must afford the consumer, during regular business hours, eastern time, access to a person who can supply any additional information needed by the consumer. The information set forth above must be placed on the consumer reporting agency’s website, including a conspicuous link to that information on its home page. The information must also be mailed to consumers, along with the notice “New Jersey Consumers Have the Right to Obtain a Security Freeze” when the consumer requests information about placement of a security freeze pursuant to N.J.S.A. 56:11-46i(2), the consumer requests a copy of his or her consumer report, or the consumer is entitled to receive a summary of rights required under � 609 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. � 1681g, incorporated herein by reference, as may be amended and supplemented [2.1].

In New Jersey, all students shall be considered for placement in the general education class with supplementary aids and services, including curricular or instructional modifications or specialized instructional strategies, assistive technology devices and services, teacher aides, related services, integrated therapies, consultation services, and in-class resource programs. If it is determined that a student with a disability cannot remain in the general education setting with supplementary aids and services for all or a portion of the school day, a full continuum of alternative placements shall be available to meet the needs of the student. Alternative educational program options include placement in single-subject resource programs outside the general education class, a special class program in the student’s school district, a special education program in another school district, a special education program in a county vocational school district, a special education program in a county special services school district, an educational services commission, a jointure commission, a New Jersey approved private school for students with disabilities or an out-of-State school for students with disabilities in the continental United States approved by the department of education in the state where the school is located, a program operated by a department of New Jersey State government, a community rehabilitation program, a program in a hospital, convalescent center, or other medical institution, individual instruction at home or in other appropriate facilities, with the prior written notice to the Department of Education through the county office of education, an accredited nonpublic school that is not specifically approved for the education of students with disabilities pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-6.5, instruction in other appropriate settings according to 6A:14-1.1(d), and an early intervention program (which is under contract with the Department of Health) in which the child has been enrolled for the balance of the school year in which the child turns age three. The IEP team shall make an individual determination regarding the need for an extended school year program. An extended school year program provides for the extension of special education and related services beyond the regular school year. An extended school year program is provided in accordance with the student’s IEP when an interruption in educational programming causes the student’s performance to revert to a lower level of functioning and recoupment cannot be expected in a reasonable length of time. The IEP team shall consider all relevant factors in determining the need for an extended school year program. The district board of education shall not limit extended school year services to particular categories of disability or limit the type, amount, or duration of those services [5.1].

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