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Joe Vitale Legislative Leadership Award
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Senator
Joseph F. Vitale, D-Middlesex, the Chair of the Senate Health, Human
Services and Senior Citizens Committee and the prime sponsor of legislation
creating the new Department of Children and Families in State Government,
issued the following statement today regarding the Senate confirmation
of Kevin Ryan to head the new Department by a vote of 34-0.
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Vitale in the Recent News |
| Vitale Making Bold Reform Moves |
| After Years of Delay Township Moves on Animal Shelter |
| Vitale Named AARP Legislator of the Year |
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BUONO-VITALE BILL TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL HOME PROJECT IN NJ APPROVED IN BUDGET COMMITTEE
"Basic healthcare is a fundamental right for all people, not a privilege reserved for the ultra-rich and those lucky enough to have private health insurance,..."
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WEINBERG/VITALE BILL WOULD PROVIDE OUT-OF-NETWORK INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
A measure sponsored by Senators Loretta Weinberg and Joseph Vitale requires insurance companies to provide individuals with disabilities access to services and facilities not accessible through in-network providers.
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TURNER/VITALE BILL WILL HELP SCHOOLS MORE EASILY COLLECT VITAL DATA FROM STUDENTS
A bill sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner and Joseph F. Vitale that would enable school districts to more easily collect vital data from students was approved by the Senate Education Committee on June 3rd, 2010.
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SENATE PANEL RELEASES VITALE/RUIZ BILL ENSURING EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR KIDS IN FOSTER CARE
The bill would change current policy that automatically places a foster child in the school district of their foster family, allowing a child to remain in their current school and would allow a child to switch districts if it is determined to be in their best interest.
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VITALE MEASURE WOULD INCREASE DHSS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FACILITY-ASSOCIATED REPORTS
A measure which would amend the "Health Care Facility-Associated Infection Reporting and Prevention Act," to allow for increased data reporting to the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), was unanimously approved today by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.
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SENATE APPROVES VITALE/BUONO BILL TO EXTEND COBRA BENEFITS TO MORE UNEMPLOYED
A bill
sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale which would extend benefits to residents left jobless following a business closure and make more New Jerseyans eligible for federal subsidies recently passed unanimously in the Senate.
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