{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-10-10","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:10-10","heading":"Findings, declarations","body":"The Legislature finds and declares:  that providing the means and opportunity for recipients of public assistance to enter the economic mainstream and to realize economic achievement is both a morally right and economically sound investment in the future of our economy, our labor force and our children; that our current welfare system does not do enough to help its recipients become economically self-sufficient even though most people who receive public assistance would rather work or prepare for work than remain indefinitely trapped in the oppressive cycle of welfare dependency; that in this time of increasing international economic competition, the productivity of every worker and potential worker is an important concern for all Americans; that our citizenry has always placed great value on work and self-reliance; and that this State should provide the relevant education, training, employment and supportive services necessary to enable public assistance recipients to realize economic achievement and thereby become self-sufficient.\nL. 1987, c. 282, s. 2; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.","path":["TITLE 44 POOR"],"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":"f1fdb1c823aba09e05d8d0fe7b61015cd58063fadf5a30f2f61d4a124a3ea3d1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-10-9","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-10-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}