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A view of the Senate Chambers from the 2010-2011 Senate Reorganization.

19 Aug: Beach/Van Drew Bill Allowing Residents To Support National Guard Members By Designating Donations On Tax Returns Becomes Law

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Jim Beach and Jeff Van Drew that will allow taxpayers to make voluntary contributions on their income tax returns to provide support to our state’s National Guard members and their families has been signed into law.

“Members of our National Guard are often deployed for extended periods of time, and while these brave men and women are serving our country, their spouses in many cases take on the sole responsibility of running a household and caring for their families. This can take a toll on everyone involved,” said Senator Beach (D-Camden), chair of the Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. “Providing our residents, through this donation process, with a means to lend support to our troops and their families as they cope with the demands of military life is just a small contribution we can make in return for their sacrifice.”

06 Jun: Beach/Van Drew Bill Allowing Residents To Support National Guard Members By Designating Donations On Tax Returns Clears Committee

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Jim Beach and Jeff Van Drew to allow taxpayers to make voluntary contributions on their income tax returns to provide support to our state’s National Guard members and their families today cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.

“Members of our National Guard are often deployed for extended periods of time, and while these brave men and women are serving our country, their spouses in many cases take on the sole responsibility of running a household and caring for their families. This can take a toll on everyone involved,” said Senator Beach (D-Camden), chair of the Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. “Providing our residents, through this donation process, with a means to lend support to our troops and their families as they cope with the demands of military life is just a small contribution we can make in return for their sacrifice.”

23 Oct: Buono Introduces Pair Of Bills Aimed At Increasing Health Care Safety

TRENTON – Senator Barbara Buono announced today the introduction of two pieces of legislation that would increase patient safety by creating a registry of clinical trial data for prescription drugs and requiring medical facilities to implement more stringent infection-control practices.

The first bill would require State-licensed special and general hospitals, nursing homes and inpatient rehabilitation facilities to implement infection-control practices that incorporate guildelines established by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). The guidelines seek to reduce the number of healthcare facility-acquired infections, especially those caused by the drug-resistant bacteria Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Vancomyacin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE).