S 1068 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy and appropriates $150,000.

S 1068 creates the Office on Women's Research and Policy within New Jersey's Department of Children and Families to study and address issues affecting women. The office will conduct research on topics like workforce status, childcare access, education equity, and violence against women; identify data gaps; and share findings with state policymakers. It establishes a dedicated $150,000 fund for initial operations and transfers historical records from the Commission to Study Sex Discrimination to the new office. The office will collaborate with existing groups like the New Jersey Advisory Commission on the Status of Women and Rutgers' Institute for Women's Leadership to inform state policy decisions.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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