Establishes Direct Care Worker Support Program in DOH; makes appropriation.
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This bill creates the Direct Care Worker Support Program within the New Jersey Department of Health. The program aims to help direct care workers (like home health aides and personal care assistants) by providing financial assistance for childcare and transportation costs. It also mandates a study to examine wage gaps among different types of direct care workers and to recommend improvements to wages and compensation for these essential workers.
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