{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2-172","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:2-172","heading":"Advisory council duties.","body":"3.  It shall be the duty of the advisory council to:\na.  Review past policy proposals, including those contained in the 1988 report of the New Jersey Task Force on Adolescent Pregnancy;\nb.  Develop policy proposals for the State to prevent adolescent pregnancy, reduce out-of-wedlock births among adolescents and improve services to at-risk, pregnant, and parenting adolescents;\nc.  Assist with and promote a coordinated and comprehensive approach to the social, economic, and health problems of adolescent pregnancy and parenthood among public and private groups;\nd.  Collect information on ongoing and new efforts aimed at  preventing adolescent pregnancy and improving services to at-risk, pregnant, and parenting adolescents;\ne.  Promote and encourage broad community input, communication and education regarding adolescent pregnancy;\nf.  Provide advice to local public and private agencies and schools seeking to mobilize local efforts designed to prevent adolescent pregnancies and assist adolescent parents; and\ng.  Coordinate activities generated by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and the Family Planning Program in the State Department of Health and Senior Services.\nL.1997,c.229,s.3.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"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":"1198549fdad394084f990de54db792d170be08e6eef027e8b33bb3bfd848df50","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2-171","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-2-173"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}