Bill Text: NJ S3280 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Establishes Office of Women's Services in DOC.*
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-11-18 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [S3280 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S3280-Amended.html
Sponsored by:
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex)
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes Office of Women's Services in DOC.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee on November 18, 2019, with amendments.
An Act establishing the 1[Division] Office1 of Women's Services and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. There is established in the Department of Corrections the 1[Division] Office1 of Women's Services. The 1[division] office1 shall have all powers necessary or proper to enable it to carry out the 1[division's] office's1 duties, functions, and powers under this act. The 1[division] office1 shall 1[develop] ensure that1 policies, programs, and services 1are in place and available1 to address:
a. the specific needs of female inmates in the following areas: medical treatment, including prenatal care; mental health treatment, including treatment for physical or sexual abuse or other trauma; substance abuse treatment; parenting; and child reunification;
b. the specific needs of female inmates who are pregnant, have given birth while incarcerated, have recently given birth prior to incarceration, or are breastfeeding; and
c. any other areas deemed appropriate by the commissioner.
2. a. The 1[division] office1 shall be under the immediate supervision of a director. The director of the 1[division] office1 shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing the director and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified.
b. The director shall administer the work of the 1[division] office1 under the direction and supervision of the commissioner, and shall perform other functions of the department as the commissioner may prescribe. The director shall receive a salary as provided by law.
c. The director may appoint employees as may be necessary, subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes.
3. This act shall take effect on the first day of the tenth month after enactment.