TRENTON (NJ)
The Times
Thursday, December 08, 2005
By KRYSTAL KNAPP
Staff Writer
A bill that would remove the shield protecting charities from liability in child sex assault cases and grant new powers to abuse victims in New Jersey is finally poised to become a law.
More than 1 1/2 years after the state Senate overwhelmingly voted to amend a state law known as the Charitable Immunity Act that protects schools, churches and other nonprofits from civil lawsuits, the Assembly is set to consider the legislation.
A bill that would eliminate protection in the case of child sex abuse was posted yesterday and will be considered at the Assembly's 1 p.m. voting session Monday.