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As described in the Older Americans Act, it is the state's unit on aging. It oversees the Office of Public and Professional Guardians (OPPG [1]). [2] The department's creation was approved in a 1988 constitutional amendment under the name Department of Elderly Affairs [3] but did not begin operations until January 1992. [4]
It was responsible to make government "more accountable and responsive to the needs of New Jersey residents" through legal advocacy, policy research and reform and community and legislative outreach. The department was originally created in 1974 (NJ P.L. 1974, c. 27 [1]) by Governor Brendan Byrne. [2] The first Public Advocate was Stanley Van ...
The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) is the largest state government agency in New Jersey, serving about 1.5 million New Jerseyans.DHS serves seniors, individuals and families with low incomes; people with developmental disabilities, or late-onset disabilities; people who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; parents needing child care services, child ...
The Department of the Treasury seeks to ensure the most beneficial use of fiscal resources and revenues to meet critical needs, all within a policy framework set by the governor; to formulate and manage the state's budget, generate and collect revenues, disburse the appropriations used to operate New Jersey state government, manage the state's ...
New Jersey leaders must prioritize funding for mental health and substance abuse in the FY 2026 budget.
Older Americans Act of 1965: Long title: To provide assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons through grants to the States for community planning and services and for training, through research, development, or training project grants, and to establish within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare an operating agency to be designated as the ...
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In 2006, New Jersey’s Department of Health and Senior Services began licensing private medevac helicopter companies to supplement State Police helicopters. [10] In December 2007, the Public Health Council of New Jersey approved the first state policy in the United States mandating flu vaccines for all New Jersey children, in order for those children to be allowed to attend preschools and day ...