Franklinville

'KIDDIE KOLLEGE' LEGISLATION IS NOW LAW
New Law will Prevent Child-care Centers and Schools from Being Built on Contaminated Sites

FRANKLINVILLE - On Thursday January 11, Senators Fred H. Madden and Steve Sweeney, and Assemblymen David Mayer and Paul Moriarty joined with Governor Jon Corzine at Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville, for the signing of S-2261/A-3529, a new law requiring the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) adopt regulations establishing evaluation and assessment procedures for determining the safety of child care centers and schools.

This law was prompted by the discovery of mercury contamination at Kiddie Kollege in Franklinville, Gloucester County, which was shut down in late July after workers in the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) discovered it had been operating on the former site of an Accutherm mercury thermometer factory for over two years.

SENATE TO APPROVE SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS, CONVENE COMMITTEES MONDAY

TRENTON - The Senate will meet on Monday at noon to confirm the nominations of Associate Justice James Zazzali to the post of Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court and Judge Helen Hoens as the Court's newest Associate Justice. Both confirmations come just three days before current Chief Justice Deborah Poritz will reach the mandatory retirement age of 70.

Also meeting on Monday will be the Senate Economic Growth Committee which will consider a package of bills to require any newly built State-owned buildings and affordable housing projects to meet green building standards. These standards would lay out minimum energy efficiency requirements and make the new buildings more environmentally friendly. The Committee will meet at 10 a.m. in Committee Room 1 of the State House Annex.