{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15c-17","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:15C-17","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to adult literacy.","body":"1.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that:\na.\tEducation 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;\nb.\tLow literacy skills rob individuals of their future and undermine the economy of the State;\nc.\tAlmost one-half of New Jersey's adults function at the lowest levels of literacy as defined by the National Adult Literacy Survey;\nd.\tLow 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;\ne.\tA literate population is a precondition for solving many of society's ills; and\nf.\tDeveloping a solid, well-coordinated literacy delivery system will enhance the chances of adults' success in the labor market and in society as a whole.\nL.1999,c.107,s.1.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"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":"27cce41fd0feea82becb171512a9e117f67ac005c0508969ee77ee76cc947e2e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15c-15.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15c-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}