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Committee releases nine bills and one resolution on topics from Medicaid to food benefits
Summary
The Senate committee voted to release multiple bills and one resolution encompassing special-education access for adults with IDD (S653), EMS planning (S1416), provider-enrollment fixes (S1626), SNAP/WIC fraud protections (S2873), motorized wheelchair coverage (S3438), NJ FamilyCare review (S3610), child-abuse-definition changes (S3751), 365-day postpartum Medicaid (S3934) and a resolution urging an increased federal poverty line; all items were released by unanimous roll call.
A Senate committee considered and released a slate of bills and a resolution addressing a range of social and health policies.
Senate Bill S653, sponsored by Senator Singer, was amended to remove a provision that would have required the Commissioner of Education to expressly allow certain persons with developmental disabilities age 21 and older to attend special-education programs; the committee amended technical citations and approved release following a submitted slip of support from the Arc of New Jersey and others.
Senate Bill S1416 would require the Department of Health to develop a statewide emergency medical services plan; slips from the New…
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