{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71b-97","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:71B-97","heading":"Filling of direct care professional position with persons having degrees.","body":"11. To better ensure the effectiveness of the program, any agency of the State, any political subdivision thereof, and any nonprofit agency in the State, that operates a qualified facility, or provides services under contract funded in whole or in part with State funds at a qualified facility shall make the greatest possible good faith effort to fill any direct care professional position at the qualified facility with a person having an undergraduate or graduate degree in a human services discipline, such as social work, psychology or counseling, or in a health-related profession such as occupational, physical, or speech therapy.\nL.2005,c.157,s.11.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c41ea08aa63d39792eca3e8f7d70fc394e0215a0857a2475acad4f0705c2b735","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71b-96","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-71b-98"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}