SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 94

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MARCH 7, 1996

      The Senate Human Services Committee favorably reports Senate Bill No. 94.

      This bill appropriates $500,000 to the Department of Human Services for various lead programs and activities to be provided through the Office for Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities' Interagency Task Force on the Prevention of Lead Poisoning. These funds supplement the $200,000 appropriated to the Department of Health in P.L.1995, c.164 for a Statewide lead poisoning education initiative.

      This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 1996-97 session pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review which has been performed.