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Public Policy & Legislative Advocacy NJRPA is your voice in New Jersey to advance the interests of sound public policy for parks, recreation, leisure services, and natural resources management. NJRPA monitors and keeps you informed about state and federal issues, legislation, and regulations that directly impact the broad field. During each two-year session of the New Jersey State legislature the association reviews more than 500 individual pieces of legislation and actively monitors more than 300 bills. Members and staff of NJRPA frequently testify on legislation in the State Capitol and comment on regulations that impact the facilities and services offered by the membership. Through NJRPA leadership and the cooperation of our public policy partners, we advanced the establishment of the New Jersey Green Acres Program and the Garden State Preservation Trust Fund considered to be the most successful of the nation's open space and recreation funding and grant programs. NJRPA represents your voice- * Legislative advocacy in support of recreation, parks, conservation, and historic preservation with active involvement with the New Jersey Green Acres Program and the Garden State Preservation Trust Fund. NJRPA was and is a lead organization in the coalitions that created these initiatives and will insure their continuance for years to come. * Representation on critical statewide advisory groups such as the Governor's Council on New Jersey Outdoors, the Coalition for Conservation, the New Jersey Trails Council, the New Jersey Obesity Prevention Task Force, the New Jersey Coalition for School Age Child Care, the New Jersey Commission on Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities, and the New Jersey Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. * Updates to members on standards, regulations, and requirements that impact their agencies such as playground safety standards, athletic equipment standards, long-term care regulations, youth sport coaching and criminal history background check standards, and state grant programs.
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