New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that will give foster children the legal right to see their siblings. The bill was introduced last year by the Department of Children and Families Youth Council, which felt visitation was prioritized.
The state’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency could operate without oversight from a federal judge for the first time in 20 years if one bill becomes law. But the legislation is stalled without a committee hearing date.
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Christine Beyer, a top state official in New Jersey, reveals that child care centers in the state now serve 4,700 fewer children because of the COVID pandemic.
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