ASSEMBLY COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 15

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MAY 13, 1996

      The Assembly Community Services Committe favorably reports Senate Joint Resolution bill No. 15.

      This joint resolution permanently establishes May 25 as "Children's Memorial Day." The purpose of this day is to allow parents, relatives and friends of children who have died in this State to memorialize them and to remember that although these children did not live long enough to make a lasting contribution to society as a whole, their lives did make a difference to those who knew them.