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By DMUAdmin Fred H. Madden Jr News & Releases Steve Sweeney

14 Jun: Sweeney/Madden Bill To Make Gps Tracking Of Sex Offenders Permanent Clears Senate Budget And Appropriations Committee

TRENTON – A measure sponsored by Senators Steve Sweeney and Fred H. Madden which would make permanent the provisions of the “Sex Offender Monitoring Act,” was unanimously approved today by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.

“Enacting this bill would put a permanent stamp of approval on a program that has already proven to be both necessary and successful,” said Senator Sweeney, D-Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem. “This bill would continue the work the pilot program started to help keep our children safe as they travel to and from school and as they play at parks and around their neighborhoods.”

By DMUAdmin Loretta Weinberg News & Releases

14 Jun: Weinberg-Coniglio Autism Bill Package Approved By Budget Panel

TRENTON – A bill package sponsored by Senators Loretta Weinberg and Joseph Coniglio which would improve New Jersey’s support infrastructure for families and individuals coping with autism was unanimously approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.

“In the most recent federal statistics, New Jersey’s rate of new autism cases is the highest in the nation,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “New Jersey needs to increase the assistance we provide to families living with autism, as well as contribute to our collective scientific understanding of the autism spectrum disorders. As more and more children are born with autism every year, we have an obligation to provide those kids the support programs they need, and work to decrease the incidence of autism in New Jersey and the world.”

By DMUAdmin News & Releases Shirley K. Turner

14 Jun: Turner Bill Would Extend Low Income Tax Credit To 250,000 More Families

TRENTON – The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today approved legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner that would extend income guidelines for the New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to reflect federal EITC levels.

“The expansion of the EITC will provide assistance for hundreds of thousands of families in poverty,” said Senator Turner, D-Mercer. “New Jersey has lagged behind for too long and the Governor and I are committed to pursuing all avenues available to reduce poverty in this state.”

By DMUAdmin Loretta Weinberg News & Releases

14 Jun: Karcher/Weinberg Measure To Create ‘Victims Of Crime Compensation Agency’ Clears Committee

TRENTON – A measure sponsored by Senators Ellen Karcher and Loretta Weinberg which would create the Victims of Crime Compensation Agency (VCCA) within the Department of the Treasury was unanimously approved today by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.

“Historically, the Victims of Crime Compensation Board has been a political patronage spot, but this bill would serve as a step in the right direction toward returning the Board to its original mission – helping the victims of violent crime,” said Senator Karcher, D-Monmouth and Mercer.

By DMUAdmin News & Releases Shirley K. Turner

14 Jun: Assembly Committee Passes Doria-Turner Bill To Reform State’s School Construction Program

TRENTON – The Assembly Education Committee today approved A-4336, the companion bill to legislation sponsored by Senators Joseph V. Doria and Shirley K. Turner that would eliminate the embattled Schools Construction Corporation (SCC) and replace it with an independent authority within the Department of the Treasury to handle school construction finances.

“There are insurmountable problems with the SCC and we simply need to start over,” said Senator Doria, D-Hudson and Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee. “School construction projects need to move forward and use lessons we’ve learned will help the New Jersey Schools Development Authority avoid the same mistakes made in the past.”

By DMUAdmin News & Releases Shirley K. Turner

11 Jun: Doria-Turner Bill Would Reform State’s School Construction Program

TRENTON – Senators Joseph V. Doria and Shirley K. Turner introduced legislation last week that would eliminate the embattled Schools Construction Corporation (SCC) and replace it with an independent authority within the Department of the Treasury to handle school construction finances.

“The SCC is broken beyond repair. We need to start anew and use the lessons we’ve learned from past mistakes to make the New Jersey Schools Development Authority the model for school construction programs,” said Senator Doria, D-Hudson and Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee.

By DMUAdmin News & Releases Richard J. Codey

11 Jun: Codey Praises Assembly For Unanimously Approving Ethics Reform Bills

TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today applauded the Assembly for unanimously approving two bills that are part of a comprehensive package of ethics reforms that he has sponsored aimed at restoring the public’s confidence in government and creating greater transparency. The bipartisan measures – S2505, S2506 – now head to the Governor for his signature.

“This is a real win for the taxpayers of New Jersey,” said Sen. Codey. “It signals that we are serious about restoring faith in government by cracking down on abuses and creating a more open and transparent process. I want to thank my colleagues in both chambers for the bipartisan support that helped push these measures through.”

By DMUAdmin Fred H. Madden Jr News & Releases Richard J. Codey

08 Jun: Preview – Senate Anti-Corruption Bills To Receive Final Consideration On Monday

TRENTON – Senate measures intended to crack down on corrupt politicians and introduce increased transparency in State government are scheduled for consideration by the Assembly on Monday and, if approved, would be sent to the Governor to be signed into law.

A package of bills sponsored by Senator Ellen Karcher, D-Monmouth and Mercer, would prohibit political contributions from all State and local public agencies (S-222, sponsored with Senator Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex); establish the crime of corruption of public resources which are diverted from their original purpose (S-1192, sponsored with Senator John Adler, D-Cherry Hill); and establish the “Public Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act,” which would allow prosecutors to assess civil damages against corrupt politicians (S-1318, sponsored with Senator Fred Madden, D-Gloucester and Camden).

By DMUAdmin Loretta Weinberg News & Releases Richard J. Codey

07 Jun: Codey/Weinberg Bill To Combat Hiv Transmission To Newborns Approved By Senate Health Committee

TRENTON – In a move that could put New Jersey at the forefront in the national fight against HIV transmission to newborns, a Senate panel today approved a bill sponsored by Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) and Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) that will require all pregnant women to be screened for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), as well as newborns whose mother’s HIV status is either positive or unknown at the time of delivery.

“When you ask most expecting parents whether they’re hoping for a boy or a girl, the response, almost universally, is that it doesn’t matter, as long as they’re healthy,” said Sen. Codey. “That’s what we’re striving for and that’s what we hope to achieve with this bill. For newborns, early detection can be a life-saving measure.”

By DMUAdmin News & Releases Paul A. Sarlo

07 Jun: Pair Of Bills Aimed At Holding Drunk Drivers Accountable Approved In Committee

TRENTON – The Senate Law & Public Safety and Veterans’ Affairs Committee added their support today to two bills sponsored by Senators Barbara Buono and Paul Sarlo that would increase minimum jail time for those caught driving while their license is suspended for drunk driving and allow judges to treat DWI convictions more than 10 years apart as second offenses.

“We need to send the message loud and clear – New Jersey has zero-tolerance for those who choose to drive drunk,” said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex. “Too many New Jersey families have lost loved ones at the hands of a drunk driver to allow us to give second chances to those who have already been caught once endanger their own lives and the lives of everyone on the roads.”

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