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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 34, LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION

    Chapter 15c:

      Section: 34:15c-17: Findings, declarations relative to adult literacy.

          
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:

a. Education affects an individual's employability, wages, productivity, ability to function effectively in the family and community, and ultimately, it affects the State's economic well-being;

b. Low literacy skills rob individuals of their future and undermine the economy of the State;

c. Almost one-half of New Jersey's adults function at the lowest levels of literacy as defined by the National Adult Literacy Survey;

d. Low literacy levels are related to crime, unemployment and underemployment, public assistance, and many other social problems on which the State invests hundreds of millions of dollars each year;

e. A literate population is a precondition for solving many of society's ills; and

f. Developing a solid, well-coordinated literacy delivery system will enhance the chances of adults' success in the labor market and in society as a whole.

L.1999,c.107,s.1.



This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2012-09-26 13:37:51.






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