ASSEMBLY COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[Second Reprint]

SENATE, No. 581

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MAY 13, 1996

      The Assembly Community Services Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 581 (2R).

      This bill allows persons with disabilities who hold an identification card issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to either P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-204 et seq.) or P.L.1980, c.47 (C.39:3-29.2 et seq.) and need to push a young child in a stroller, to gain entry to public buildings which otherwise prohibit strollers. The person with disabilities may not leave the stroller unattended and is liable for any damages done to the premises of the public building by the stroller. The public building may not charge any extra fees for the stroller. As used in this bill, a stroller would include a carriage, a folding-type umbrella stroller, or a full-size stroller.