Establishes the New Jersey Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
The bill establishes the New Jersey Justice Center for the Protection of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Human Services. The Justice Center will be headed by an Executive Director appointed by the Governor. The Center will focus on protecting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, ensuring they receive high-quality care, and preventing abuse and neglect. It will employ a special prosecutor and inspector general to investigate and prosecute offenses involving abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
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