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By DMUAdmin News & Releases Nicholas J. Sacco

20 Mar: Sacco Measure Would Extend Emergency Truck Rules

TRENTON – The Senate passed a resolution today sponsored by Senator Nicholas Sacco that would extend the effective period of emergency truck rules put into place by the NJ Department of Transportation.

“The Department of Transportation has been working nonstop to develop comprehensive new rules for truck traffic in New Jersey,” said Senator Sacco, D-Bergen and Hudson. “In order for them to do that job as thoroughly as possible, we need to extend the time that the interim ’emergency’ regulations are in place.

By DMUAdmin Fred H. Madden Jr News & Releases

20 Mar: Senate Approves Madden Measure To Ban The Sale Of Yo-Yo Waterballs

TRENTON – A measure to sponsored by Senator Fred H. Madden that would ban the sale of yo-yo waterballs, which have been blamed for the strangulation deaths of hundreds of children in the United States was unanimously approved today by the full Senate.

“Taking care of our children and making sure that they grow up to be healthy and productive adults should be our number one priority,” said Senator Madden, D-Camden and Gloucester. “New Jersey ranks fourth in the entire nation for deaths caused by these dangerous toys. We, as parents and concerned legislators, must make sure that these toys are banned, so they don’t claim the lives of any more of our children.”

By DMUAdmin News & Releases Richard J. Codey Ronald L. Rice

16 Mar: Rice Bill Looks To Clean Up And Expand Umdnj Board Members

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Ronald L. Rice, which would strengthen the capacity of the Board of Trustees at the University of medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and create greater oversight by eliminating any perceived conflicts of interest, was approved by the full Assembly by a vote of 69 to 4 and 5 abstentions.

“With the continued media scrutiny of UMDNJ, it is even more important now, to remind the public that the university is still a top research facilities,” said Senator Rice, D-Essex. “The current ethical issues going on at UMDNJ have brought to light the need to ensure that we keep corruption out of our health care industry. The bill also looks to end any disparity in the level of care given between the urban and suburban communities.”

By DMUAdmin News & Releases Ronald L. Rice

15 Mar: Rice – Scc Reforms Shouldn’t Jeopardize Education

TRENTON – Senator Ronald L. Rice, D-Essex, the Chair of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Public Schools, issued the following statement today regarding the report issued by the Governor’s Working Group on School Construction on needed reforms to the State’s embattled School Construction Corporation (SCC):

“While I support in concept many of the reform recommendations made by the Governor’s Working Group, I am also very concerned that worthy school construction projects aren’t dragged down by the problems at the SCC.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas P. Scutari, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset, addresses his colleagues on the floor of the State Senate.

By DMUAdmin Loretta Weinberg

14 Mar: Senator Weinberg Calls for Overhaul of VCCB

Senator Weinberg Calls for Overhaul of VCCB

By DMUAdmin Fred H. Madden Jr Joseph Vitale News & Releases

13 Mar: Vitale-Madden Bill To Give Sex Offender Info To Dyfs Approved

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senators Joseph F. Vitale and Fred H. Madden which would provide the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) access to the State’s sex offender database was unanimously approved by the Senate today.

“DYFS needs to defend our State’s kids against all threats, including those from sexual predators,” said Senator Vitale, D-Middlesex, Chair of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. “By giving DYFS agents access to the tools they need to quickly identify dangerous sex offenders early on, and remove kids from harm’s way, we will be empowering the agency to accomplish its mission.”

By DMUAdmin Loretta Weinberg News & Releases Paul A. Sarlo

13 Mar: Weinberg / Sarlo Bill Protects Children From Unsafe And Recalled Toys

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Loretta Weinberg and Paul A. Sarlo, to require child care facilities to remove from their centers all unsafe or recalled items, was unanimously approved by the full Senate today.

“Parents and child care workers assume that the toys their children are playing with must be safe, because they are sold on store shelves,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “Consumers rely on the manufacturers to make sure that they make their products safe, but each year many products are recalled. We must be sure that our children are protected from these dangerous toys by requiring any unsafe products to be removed from our day care centers.”

By DMUAdmin News & Releases Paul A. Sarlo

13 Mar: Sarlo Favors New Structure For Umdnj

TRENTON – Senator Paul Sarlo, D-Bergen, Essex and Passaic, today said he favored a major restructuring of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey because he believes the combined teaching hospital and medical school complex has grown too large to be effective.

“Now that the scandals are being dealt with effectively, it’s time to focus on ensuring excellence in the teaching standards for the students and in the treatment of patients served by UMDNJ,” said Senator Sarlo, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

By DMUAdmin Fred H. Madden Jr News & Releases Ronald L. Rice

13 Mar: Rice / Madden Bill Creates Support Program For Wounded Officers

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Ronald L. Rice and Fred H. Madden, to broaden the crisis hotline program for law enforcement officers to include counseling for those who have been wounded in the line of duty, was unanimously approved by the full Senate today.

“Without question, the job of a law enforcement officer can be dangerous, and sometimes these brave men and women are injured on the job,” said Senator Rice, a former police officer in Newark. “The road to recovery can be a painful, confusing and perhaps frightening one, but it can more easily be navigated with help from their own. These law enforcement officers risked their own lives for us, and we need to see that they are taken care of and given all the help needed to fully recover.”

By DMUAdmin News & Releases Nicholas J. Sacco

13 Mar: Sacco Measure Calls On Feds To Allow Regulation Of Trash Transfer Stations

TRENTON – The State Senate voted today to approve SR-14, a resolution sponsored by Senator Nicholas Sacco which calls on Congress to pass the “Solid Waste Environmental Regulation Clarification Affecting Railroads Act of 2005” (S. 1607) to address the unregulated sorting and processing of waste materials at rail facilities.

“While regulation of the railroads is the purview of Congress, we can no longer sit idly by while the railroads set up environmentally dangerous trash transfer stations near our residential neighborhoods,” said Senator Sacco, D-Bergen and Hudson. “There is no reason for transfer stations located on railroad property to be held to a different standard than those located elsewhere. The potential health and environmental risk is the same.”

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