4. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Aging Services in the Department of Human Services, the directors of the New Jersey Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the New Jersey Association of County Offices for Disabled Persons, shall develop and implement an educational program to inform senior citizens and persons with disabilities about consumer protection laws and consumer rights, subject to funds made available pursuant to subsection b. of section 5 of P.L.1999, c.129 (C. 56:8-14.6) or any other source. Functions of the program may include:

a. The preparation of educational materials regarding consumer protection laws and consumer rights that are of particular interest to senior citizens and persons with disabilities and distribution of those materials to the appropriate State and county agencies for dissemination to senior citizens, persons with disabilities and the public; and

b. The underwriting of educational seminars and other forms of educational projects for the benefit of senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

L.1999, c.129, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.432.