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NJ AJR191
Joint Resolution
Status
9/19/2024
Primary Sponsor
Brian Rumpf
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AI Summary
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Designates February 12th of each year as "Carly Day" in New Jersey to raise awareness about congenital heart defects and their impact on those living with the condition
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Honors Carly Fetzer, a Bayville resident born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who underwent three heart surgeries and lived 18 years before passing away
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Requests the Governor to annually issue a proclamation recognizing February 12th as "Carly Day"
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Notes that the Carly Fetzer Queen of Hearts Foundation was established in her memory to provide food vouchers to families at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and fund research on congenital heart defects in children
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Falls within Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, observed nationally from February 7th to 14th each year
Legislative Description
Designates February 12th of each year as "Carly Day" in NJ.
Health
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
9/19/2024