New Jersey Statutes Title 26. Health and Vital Statistics 26 § 1A-11

a. Request from the commissioner such information, concerning the work of the department, as it may deem necessary;

b. Consider any matter relating to the preservation and improvement of public health, and may advise the commissioner thereon;

c. From time to time submit to the commissioner any recommendations which it may deem necessary for the proper conduct of the department;

d. Study and investigate the public health activities of the State and report its findings thereon to the Governor and the Legislature.