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Legislative
Priorities
Education
Support for a school funding system which meets
New Jersey's constitutional requirements for
equal educational opportunity, provides adequate
support for children with special needs, and
provides timely and firm commitment of state
aid.
Government
Support comprehensive campaign finance reform
measures which reduce the influence of special
interests and create an electoral process which
is fairer to candidates and more responsive to
the public.
Additional
State Issues
Campaign
Finance Reform
Support campaign finance reform measures which
ban gifts, increase limitations on campaign
contributions and expenditures, provide public
financing for legislative campaigns and provide
full funding and support for the Election Law
Enforcement Commission.
Gun
Control
Support measures that protect the health and
safety of citizens through limiting the
accessibility and regulating the ownership of
handguns and semi-automatic assault weapons.
Health
Care
Support health care measures which promote
universal access, quality of care, cost
containment and public participation in the
decision-making process.
Juvenile
Justice
Support measures to ensure an effective,
efficient and accountable juvenile justice
system and the creation and adequate funding of
community-based prevention and rehabilitation
programs.
Private School
Choice
Oppose the use of public funds through vouchers
or direct payments to support students attending
non-public schools.
Quality
Education
Support state provision of technical assistance
to improve educational outcomes and
administrative efficiency. Support efficient
monitoring which emphasizes standards and
outcomes as well as compliance with regulations.
Support state-set curriculum content
standards.
Reproductive
Rights
Support the right of the individual to make the
choice of whether or not to terminate a
pregnancy.
Legal Status on
Women
Support appropriate legislation to safeguard the
financial rights of family members in
divorce.
Water
Resources
Support water resource programs and policies
that reflect the interrelationships of water
quality, water quantity, groundwater and surface
water and that address the potential depletion
or pollution of water supplies.
RELATED WATER QUALITY LINKS:
"Drinking
Water: Kid's Stuff," information from EPA's
Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water
EPA,
Sources of Drinking Water
New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's
Division of Water
Quality The
Division of Water Quality has primary
responsibility for protecting New Jersey's
surface and ground waters from pollution caused
by improperly treated wastewater and its
residuals. The Division of Water Quality does
not have jurisdiction over Safe Drinking Water,
Water Allocation, or Surface Water Quality
Standards.
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