SENATE HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND SENIOR CITIZENS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 79

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  OCTOBER 6, 2022

      The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Joint Resolution No. 79.

      As amended by the committee, this joint resolution permanently designates the first full week of April as the “Week of the Young Child” in New Jersey to recognize the importance of high-quality early childhood education that is affordable and accessible and to advance the child care and early childhood education professions.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amendments remove a provision requiring the resolution to be transmitted to the New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children.

      The committee amendments make various technical changes concerning grammar and usage.