S 2027

SENATE, No. 2027
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
� INTRODUCED JUNE 28, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� PAUL A. SARLO
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
Senator� LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
���� Appropriates $60,743,569,000 in State funds and
$30,495,124,195 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2027.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As Introduced.
An Act making appropriations for the
support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2027 and regulating the disbursement thereof.
ANTICIPATED RESOURCES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
GENERAL FUND
Undesignated funds, July 1,
  2026
$7,681,533,000
Major Taxes
Sales
$14,649,558,000
Energy Tax Receipts - Sales
  Tax
$805,636,000
Sales - Energy
$425,137,000
Less:� Sales Tax
  Dedication
($1,198,500,000)
Corporation Business
$4,075,477,000
Corporate Transit Fee
$814,422,000
Corporation Business -
  Energy
$1,500,000
Petroleum Products Gross
  Receipts
$1,705,034,000
Less:� Petroleum
  Products Gross Receipts - Capital Reserves
($777,369,000)
Business Alternative Income
  Tax
$4,820,477,000
Insurance Premium
$700,000,000
Transfer Inheritance
$648,970,000
Realty Transfer
$570,344,000
Graduated Percent Fee
$532,706,000
Motor Vehicle Fees
$467,427,000
Motor Fuels
$464,768,000
Alcoholic Beverage Excise
$159,310,000
Tobacco Products Wholesale
  Sales
$58,093,000
Public Utility Excise
  (Reform)
$23,000,000
Total, Major Taxes
$28,945,990,000
Miscellaneous Taxes, Fees and
Revenues
Executive Branch
Department of
  Agriculture:
Fertilizer Inspection Fees
$366,000
Miscellaneous Revenue
$2,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Agriculture
$368,000
Department of Banking
  and Insurance:
Actuarial Services
$6,000
Banking - Assessments
$17,677,000
Banking - Licenses and
  Other Fees
$3,017,000
Fraud Fines
$1,416,000
HMO Covered Lives
$3,000
Insurance - Examination
  Billings
$208,000
Insurance - Licenses and
  Other Fees
$62,100,000
Insurance - Special Purpose
  Assessment
$56,109,000
Insurance Fraud Prevention
$33,486,000
Real Estate Commission
$11,785,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Banking and Insurance
$185,807,000
Department of
  Children and Families:
Child Care Licensing
$250,000
Contract Recoveries
$15,000,000
Divorce Filing Fees
$1,250,000
Marriage License/Civil
  Union Fees
$1,150,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Children and Families
$17,650,000
Department of
  Community Affairs:
Construction Fees
$20,551,000
Fire Safety
$19,636,000
Housing Inspection Fees
$13,325,000
Planned Real Estate
  Development Fees
$950,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Community Affairs
$54,462,000
Department of
  Corrections:
Miscellaneous
$250,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Corrections
$250,000
Department of
  Education:
Audit Recoveries
$75,000
Audit of Enrollments
$355,000
Nonpublic Schools
  Handicapped and Auxiliary Recoveries
$16,764,000
Nonpublic Schools Other
  Recoveries
$5,666,000
School Construction
  Inspection Fees
$1,300,000
State Board of Examiners
$4,043,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Education
$28,203,000
Department of
  Environmental Protection:
Air Pollution Fees - Minor
  Sources
$7,200,000
Air Pollution Fees - Title
  V Operating Permits
$3,600,000
Air Pollution Fines
$880,000
Clean Water Enforcement Act
$1,900,000
Coastal Area Facility
  Review Act
$1,800,000
Environmental
  Infrastructure Financing Program Administrative Fee
$5,000,000
Excess Diversion
$135,000
Freshwater Wetlands Fees
$3,100,000
Freshwater Wetlands Fines
$150,000
Hazardous Waste Fees
$2,250,000
Hazardous Waste Fines
$650,000
Hunters' and Anglers'
  Licenses
$12,314,000
Industrial Site Recovery
  Act
$40,000
Laboratory Certification
  Fees
$1,900,000
Laboratory Certification
  Fines
$65,000
Marina Rentals
$885,000
Marine Lands - Preparation
  and Filing Fees
$150,000
Medical Waste
$6,850,000
New Jersey Pollutant
  Discharge Elimination System/Stormwater Permits
$16,700,000
Parks Management Fees and
  Permits
$3,100,000
Parks Management Fines
$60,000
Pesticide Control Fees
$4,400,000
Pesticide Control Fines
$40,000
Radiation Protection Fees
$5,100,000
Radiation Protection Fines
$185,000
Radon Testers Certification
$330,000
Solid and Hazardous Waste
  Disclosure
$360,000
Solid Waste - Utility
  Regulation Assessments
$3,100,000
Solid Waste Fines
$1,000,000
Solid Waste Management Fees
$11,500,000
Stream Encroachment
$3,800,000
Toxic Catastrophe
  Prevention Fees
$2,200,000
Toxic Catastrophe
  Prevention Fines
$80,000
Treatment Works Approval
$2,100,000
Underground Storage Tanks
  Fees
$430,000
Water Allocation
$2,425,000
Water Supply Management
  Regulations
$1,500,000
Water/Wastewater Operators
  Licenses
$210,000
Waterfront Development Fees
$3,100,000
Waterfront Development
  Fines
$20,000
Well Permits/Well
  Drillers/Pump Installers Licenses
$1,100,000
Wetlands
$125,000
Worker and Community Right
  to Know - Fines
$5,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Environmental Protection
$111,839,000
Department of Health:
Admission Charge Hospital
  Assessment
$6,000,000
Federal Funds - Graduate
  Medical Education
$228,770,000
Health Care Reform
$1,200,000
Licenses, Fines, Permits,
  Penalties and Fees
$5,000,000
Patients' and Residents'
  Cost Recovery - Psychiatric Hospitals
$92,309,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Health
$333,279,000
Department of Human
  Services:
Early Periodic Screening,
  Diagnosis and Treatment
$18,590,000
Employer Healthcare
  Assistance Contribution
$145,000,000
Medicaid Uncompensated Care
  - Acute
$30,827,000
Medicaid Uncompensated Care
  - Mental Health
$3,464,000
Medicaid Uncompensated Care
  - Psychiatric
$155,423,000
Miscellaneous Revenue
$13,370,000
Patients' and Residents'
  Cost Recovery - Developmental Disabilities
$11,812,000
School Based Medicaid
$28,571,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Human Services
$407,057,000
Department of Labor
  and Workforce Development:
Miscellaneous Revenue
$110,000
Special Compensation Fund
$2,468,000
Workers' Compensation
  Assessment
$15,007,000
Workplace Standards -
  Licenses, Permits and Fines
$11,358,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Labor and Workforce Development
$28,943,000
Department of Law and
  Public Safety:
Beverage Licenses
$1,199,000
Casino Fines
$1,103,000
Charities Registration
  Section
$556,000
Commercial Data Brokers
$2,500,000
Consumer Affairs
$830,000
Controlled Dangerous
  Substances
$1,350,000
Elevator, Escalator and
  Moving Walkway Mechanics Licensing Board
$64,000
Fantasy Sports Operations
  Fee
$3,231,000
Forfeiture Funds
$250,000
Legalized Games of Chance
  Control
$469,000
New Jersey Cemetery Board
$42,000
Private Employment Agencies
$258,000
Recreational Boating
$1,906,000
Securities Enforcement
$58,894,000
State Board of Architects
$185,000
State Board of Audiology
  and Speech-Language Pathology Advisory
$34,000
State Board of Certified
  Psychoanalysts
$4,000
State Board of Certified
  Public Accountants
$626,000
State Board of
  Chiropractors
$48,000
State Board of Cosmetology
  and Hairstyling
$2,092,000
State Board of Court
  Reporting
$4,000
State Board of Dentistry
$137,000
State Board of Electrical
  Contractors
$528,000
State Board of HVAC
  Contractors
$19,000
State Board of Marriage
  Counselor Examiners
$679,000
State Board of Massage and
  Bodyworks
$198,000
State Board of Master
  Plumbers
$158,000
State Board of Medical
  Examiners
$6,029,000
State Board of Mortuary
  Science
$125,000
State Board of Nursing
$3,137,000
State Board of Occupational
  Therapists and Assistants
$30,000
State Board of Ophthalmic
  Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians
$14,000
State Board of Optometrists
$189,000
State Board of Orthotics
  and Prosthetics
$18,000
State Board of Pharmacy
$1,112,000
State Board of Physical
  Therapy
$69,000
State Board of
  Polysomnography
$33,000
State Board of Professional
  Engineers and Land Surveyors
$208,000
State Board of Professional
  Planners
$3,000
State Board of
  Psychological Examiners
$283,000
State Board of Real Estate
  Appraisers
$55,000
State Board of Respiratory
  Care
$13,000
State Board of Social
  Workers
$716,000
State Board of Veterinary
  Medical Examiners
$189,000
State Police - Fingerprint
  Fees
$2,976,000
State Police - Other
  Licenses
$293,000
State Police - Private
  Detective Licenses
$150,000
Weights and Measures -
  General
$1,612,000
Subtotal, Department of Law
  and Public Safety
$94,618,000
Department of State:
Licensure Fees
$409,000
Subtotal, Department of
  State
$409,000
Department of
  Transportation:
Air Safety Fund
$965,000
Applications and Highway
  Permits
$2,500,000
Autonomous Transportation
  Authorities
$24,500,000
Casualty Losses
$535,000
Drunk Driving Fines
$204,000
Good Driver
$81,319,000
Logo Sign Program Fees
$300,000
Maritime Program Receipts
$1,900,000
Miscellaneous Revenue
$40,000
Outdoor Advertising
$740,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Transportation
$113,003,000
Department of the
  Treasury:
Assessments - Cable TV
$4,925,000
Assessments - Public
  Utility
$38,223,000
CATV Universal Access
$6,670,000
Commercial Recording -
  Expedited
$1,150,000
Commissions (Notary)
$2,776,000
Domestic Security
$38,877,000
Drug Enforcement and Demand
  Reduction Fund
$3,206,000
Equipment Leasing Fund -
  Debt Service Recovery
$2,919,000
General Revenue - Fees
  (Commercial Recording and UCC)
$114,284,000
Health Service Corporation
  Reorganization Assessment
$25,000,000
Higher Education Capital
  Improvement Fund - Debt Service Recovery
$14,214,000
Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax
$161,327,000
Investment Earnings
$327,540,000
Miscellaneous Revenue
$742,000
NJ Public Records
  Preservation
$27,018,000
Nuclear Emergency Response
  Assessment
$2,657,000
Public Utility Fines
$6,640,000
Public Utility Gross
  Receipts and Franchise Taxes (Water/Sewer)
$165,000,000
Railroad Tax - Class II
$4,800,000
Railroad Tax - Franchise
$11,700,000
Rate Counsel
$8,250,000
Ridesharing
$43,045,000
Sports Betting
$102,886,000
Surplus Property
$2,008,000
Telephone Assessment
$116,410,000
Tire Clean-Up Surcharge
$10,200,000
Subtotal, Department of the
  Treasury
$1,242,467,000
Department of
  Veterans Affairs:
Soldiers' Homes
$60,000,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Veterans Affairs
$60,000,000
Interdepartmental
  Accounts:
Administration and
  Investment of Pension and Health Benefit Funds - Recoveries
$2,282,000
Employee Maintenance
  Deductions
$300,000
Federal Fringe Benefit
  Recoveries from School Districts
$132,600,000
Fringe Benefit Recoveries
  from Colleges and Universities/University Hospital
$440,563,000
Fringe Benefit Recoveries
  from Federal and Other Funds
$817,896,000
Indirect Cost Recoveries -
  DEP Other Funds
$11,500,000
Rent of State Building
  Space
$3,771,000
Social Security Recoveries
  from Federal and Other Funds
$94,355,000
Subtotal, Interdepartmental
  Accounts
$1,503,267,000
The Judiciary:
Court Fees
$47,730,000
Pretrial Services Program -
  21st Century Justice Improvement Fund
$22,100,000
Subtotal, The Judiciary
$69,830,000
Other Sources:
Miscellaneous Revenue
$500,000
Subtotal, Other Sources
$500,000
Total, Miscellaneous Taxes,
  Fees and Revenues
$4,251,952,000
Interfund Transfers
Building Our Future Fund
$452,000
Cannabis Regulatory,
  Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund
$936,000
Clean Energy Fund
$15,000,000
Clean Waters Fund
$2,000
Cultural Centers and
  Historic Preservation Fund
$2,000
Dam, Lake, Stream and Flood
  Control Project Fund - 2003
$119,000
Developmental Disabilities
  Waiting List Reduction Fund
$51,000
Energy Conservation Fund
$10,000
Enterprise Zone Assistance
  Fund
$104,070,000
Fund for the Support of
  Free Public Schools
$11,361,000
Garden State Green Acres
  Preservation Trust Fund
$7,460,000
Hazardous Discharge Fund of
  1981
$7,000
Hazardous Discharge Site
  Cleanup Fund
$20,316,000
Housing Assistance Fund
$219,000
Judiciary Bail Fund
$54,000
Judiciary Probation Fund
$255,000
Judiciary Special Civil
  Fund
$80,000
Judiciary Superior Court
  Miscellaneous Fund
$123,000
Legal Services Fund
$9,159,000
Library Construction Fund
$1,105,000
Mortgage Assistance Fund
$546,000
Natural Resources Fund
$19,000
New Jersey Bridge
  Rehabilitation and Improvement and Railroad Right-of-Way Preservation Fund
$44,000
New Jersey Spill
  Compensation Fund
$12,280,000
New Jersey Workforce
  Development Partnership Fund
$54,349,000
Pollution Prevention Fund
$1,059,000
Public Purpose Buildings
  and Community-Based Facilities Construction Fund
$42,000
Safe Drinking Water Fund
$2,801,000
Securing Our Children's
  Future Fund
$5,802,000
Shore Protection Fund
$17,000
State Disability Benefit
  Fund
$41,111,000
State Land Acquisition and
  Development Fund
$7,000
State Owned Real Property
  Trust Fund
$2,023,000
State of New Jersey Cash
  Management Fund
$2,800,000
Statewide Transportation
  and Local Bridge Fund - 1999
$62,000
Supplemental Workforce Fund
  for Basic Skills
$13,114,000
Unclaimed Insurance
  Payments
$35,000
Unclaimed Personal Property
  Trust Fund
$285,000,000
Unclaimed Utility Deposits
  Trust Fund
$522,000
Unemployment Compensation
  Auxiliary Fund
$538,000
Universal Service Fund
$67,650,000
Wage and Hour Trust Fund
$131,000
Water Conservation Fund
$29,000
Worker and Community Right
  to Know Fund
$3,042,000
Total, Interfund Transfers
$663,804,000
Total State Revenues
  General Fund
$33,861,746,000
Total Resources, General
  Fund
$41,543,279,000
Property Tax Relief Fund
Gross Income Tax
$23,184,044,000
Sales Tax Dedication
$1,220,400,000
Total Resources, Property
  Tax Relief Fund
$24,404,444,000
Casino Control Fund
License Fees
$81,325,000
Total Resources, Casino
  Control Fund
$81,325,000
Casino Revenue Fund
Casino Simulcasting Fund
$76,000
Gross Revenue Tax
$181,465,000
Internet Gaming
$670,249,000
Investment Earnings
$11,942,000
Other Casino Taxes and Fees
$13,641,000
Sports Betting
$126,986,000
Total Resources, Casino
  Revenue Fund
$1,004,359,000
Gubernatorial Elections Fund
Taxpayers' Designations
$200,000
Total Resources,
  Gubernatorial Elections Fund
$200,000
Total Resources, All State
  Funds
$67,033,607,000
Federal Revenue
Executive Branch
Department of
  Agriculture:
COVID-19 - The Emergency
  Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) - Reach & Resiliency Grant - ARP Act
$1,250,000
Child Care
$170,700,000
Child Nutrition -
  Administration
$17,470,000
Child Nutrition - School
  Breakfast
$260,000,000
Child Nutrition - School
  Lunch
$660,000,000
Child Nutrition - Special
  Milk
$800,000
Child Nutrition - Summer
  Programs
$44,350,000
Child Nutrition -
  Technology Grant
$1,000,000
Food Stamp - The Emergency
  Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
$6,975,000
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
  Program
$7,447,000
Indemnities - Avian
  Influenza
$590,000
National School Lunch
  Program-Equipment Assistance for School Food Authorities
$1,000,000
New Jersey Animal Food
  Testing Program
$270,000
New Jersey Resilient Food
  System
$3,400,000
Produce Safety Rule
  Implementation
$385,000
Specialty Crop Block Grant
  Program
$2,604,000
Spotted Lanternfly Federal
  Outreach
$260,000
Summer Administration
$1,590,000
Summer Electronic Benefit
  Transfer Program for Children
$1,520,000
Summer Electronic Benefit
  Transfer Program for Children - Technology
$1,100,000
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$4,774,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Agriculture
$1,187,485,000
Department of Banking
  and Insurance:
Expanding Access to Women's
  Health
$625,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Banking and Insurance
$625,000
Department of
  Children and Families:
Restricted Federal Grants
$41,625,000
Social Services Block Grant
$44,886,000
Title IV-B Child Welfare
  Services
$13,077,000
Title IV-E Foster Care
$241,579,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Children and Families
$341,167,000
Department of
  Community Affairs:
Community Development Block
  Grant (CDBG) - Recovery Housing Program
$1,200,000
Community Services Block
  Grant
$23,213,000
Continuum of Care Program
$4,000,000
Emergency Solutions Grants
  Program
$4,500,000
Family Self Sufficiency
  Program Coordinator
$350,000
Lead Hazard Reduction
$4,400,000
Low Income Home Energy
  Assistance Program
$205,523,000
Mainstream 5
$5,000,000
Moderate Rehabilitation
  Housing Assistance
$10,711,000
National Affordable Housing
  - HOME Investment Partnerships
$7,000,000
National Housing Trust Fund
$30,000,000
Section 8 Housing Voucher
  Program
$430,000,000
Small Cities Block Grant
  Program
$8,023,000
Weatherization Assistance
  Program
$9,661,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Community Affairs
$743,581,000
Department of
  Corrections:
Anti-Heroin Task Force
$3,000,000
Defense Tactical Training
$750,000
Diversity Training
$250,000
Health, Safety and Wellness
$990,000
Incarcerated Person
  Vocational Certifications
$300,000
Offender Reentry
$750,000
Promising Reentry
$500,000
Special Investigations
  Division - Intelligence Technology
$1,750,000
Special Operations Tactical
  Equipment
$200,000
State Criminal Alien
  Assistance Program
$7,000,000
Technology Enhancements
$500,000
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$2,810,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Corrections
$18,800,000
Department of
  Education:
21st Century Schools
$33,712,000
Bilingual and Compensatory
  Education - Homeless Children and Youth
$3,317,000
Comprehensive Literacy
  State Development Grant
$11,530,000
Every Student Succeeds Act
  - Consolidated Administration
$6,989,000
Head Start Collaboration
$276,000
Individuals with
  Disabilities Education Act Basic State Grant
$459,332,000
Individuals with
  Disabilities Education Act Preschool Grants
$13,150,000
Language Acquisition
  Discretionary Administration
$31,785,000
Mental Health Service
  Professional Demonstration Grant Program
$2,000,000
Migrant Education -
  Administration/Discretionary
$990,000
State Assessments
$9,221,000
Student Support &
  Academic Enrichment State Grants
$35,541,000
Supporting Effective
  Instruction State Grants
$52,371,000
Title I - Grants to Local
  Educational Agencies
$452,331,000
Title I - Part D, Neglected
  and Delinquent
$1,881,000
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$1,197,000
Vocational Education -
  Basic Grants - Administration
$30,084,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Education
$1,145,707,000
Department of
  Environmental Protection:
Air Pollution Maintenance
  Program
$8,300,000
Artificial Reef Program -
  PSE&G/NJPDES Permit Fees
$629,000
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries
$405,000
Bat Habitat Conservation
  Plan
$1,000,000
Beach Monitoring and
  Notification
$350,000
BioWatch Monitoring
$1,200,000
Brownfields
$2,763,000
Clean Diesel Retrofit
$2,000,000
Clean Vessels
$2,000,000
Clean Water State Revolving
  Fund
$217,000,000
Coastal Zone Management
  Implementation
$7,805,000
Community Assistance
  Program
$529,000
Community Wildfire Defense
  Grant (CWDG)
$500,000
Consolidated Forest
  Management
$914,000
Cooperative Technical
  Partnership
$300,000
Drinking Water State
  Revolving Fund
$262,500,000
Emerging Contaminants
$67,000,000
Endangered Species
$100,000
Endangered and Nongame
  Species Program State Wildlife Grants
$2,500,000
Environmental Watershed
  Program - Blue Acres Ida Buyouts
$1,025,000
Fish and Wildlife Action
  Plan
$135,000
Fish and Wildlife Health
$300,000
Forest Resource Management
  - Cooperative Forest Fire Control
$1,110,000
Habitat Conservation Plan
  for Protected Species
$321,000
Hazardous Waste - Resource
  Conservation Recovery Act
$3,732,000
Historic Preservation
  Survey and Planning
$1,500,000
Hunters' and Anglers'
  License Fund
$9,144,000
Land and Water Conservation
  Fund
$38,000,000
Landscape Restoration
$320,000
Marine Fisheries
  Investigation and Management
$1,930,000
Multimedia
$600,000
NJ - GIS Conservation Tools
  and Technical Guidance
$3,500,000
NJ Outdoor Heritage Program
$400,000
National Dam Safety Program
  (FEMA)
$175,000
National Geologic Mapping
  Program
$172,000
National Recreational
  Trails
$2,000,000
New Jersey Atlantic and
  Shortnose Sturgeon
$172,000
New Jersey's Landscape
  Project
$2,000,000
Nonpoint Source
  Implementation (319H)
$3,700,000
Particulate Monitoring
  Grant
$574,000
Pesticide Technology
$500,000
Preliminary
  Assessments/Site Inspections
$963,000
Radon Program
$500,000
Remedial Planning Support
  Agency Assistance
$500,000
Superfund Grants
$30,000
Underground Storage Tank
  Program Standard Compliance Inspections
$546,000
Underground Storage Tanks
$1,531,000
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$6,245,000
Water Infrastructure
  Improvements for the Nation
$600,000
Water Monitoring and
  Planning
$1,760,000
Water Pollution Control
  Program
$4,675,000
Wildfire Risk Reduction
$390,000
Wildlife Management Area
  Conservation Program
$2,000,000
Wildlife and Sport Fish
  Restoration Outreach
$2,000,000
Wildlife and Sport Fish
  Restoration Partnership Exhibit Development
$325,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Environmental Protection
$671,170,000
Department of Health:
Abstinence Education -
  Family Health Services (FHS)
$1,900,000
Behavioral Risk Factor
  Surveillance Survey
$1,700,000
Bioterrorism Hospital
  Emergency Preparedness
$15,000,000
Birth Defects Surveillance
  Program
$508,000
Breast and Cervical Cancer
  Early Detection Program
$6,400,000
Breastfeeding Peer
  Counseling
$4,000,000
Chronic Disease Prevention
  and Health Promotion
$3,525,000
Clinical Laboratory
  Improvement Amendments Program
$925,000
Colorectal Cancer Screening
  Project
$1,175,000
Comprehensive AIDS
  Resources Grant
$47,311,000
Conformance with the
  Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards
$522,000
Early Hearing Detection and
  Intervention (EHDI) Tracking, Research
$315,000
Early Intervention for
  Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C)
$14,567,000
Emergency Medical Services
  for Children (EMSC) Partnership Grants
$235,000
Emergency Preparedness for
  Bioterrorism
$30,200,000
Epidemiology and Laboratory
  Capacity - Affordable Care Act
$8,209,000
Federal Lead Abatement
  Program
$1,000,000
First Responders CARA
$1,000,000
Food Inspection
$750,000
HIV/AIDS Prevention and
  Education Grant
$20,974,000
Heart Disease
$1,500,000
Housing Opportunities for
  Incarcerated Persons with AIDS
$1,500,000
Housing Opportunities for
  Persons with AIDS
$2,200,000
Immunization Pandemic
  Influenza
$900,000
Immunization Project
$20,100,000
Maternal and Child Health
  Block Grant
$13,977,000
Maternal, Infant and Early
  Childhood Home Visiting Program
$14,134,000
Medicare/Medicaid
  Inspections of Nursing Facilities
$19,850,000
Morbidity and Risk Behavior
  Surveillance
$1,271,000
NJ Sickle Cell Data
  Collection (SCDC) Program
$500,000
National HIV/AIDS
  Behavioral Surveillance
$1,012,000
New Jersey Childhood Lead
$730,000
New Jersey Food Testing
  Program - Food Safety and Defense
$945,000
New Jersey Personal
  Responsibility Education Program
$1,778,000
New Jersey Plan for Private
  Well Programs
$306,000
New Jersey State Maternal
  Health Innovation Program
$3,084,000
Oral Health Grant
$617,000
Overdose Data to Action in
  States
$9,110,000
Pediatric AIDS Health Care
  Demonstration Project
$3,305,000
Pediatric Mental Health
  Care
$3,100,000
Pregnancy Risk Assessment
  Monitoring System
$750,000
Preventative Health and
  Health Services Block Grant
$15,500,000
Prevention & Public
  Health Fund - Immunization and Vaccines for Children
$17,650,000
Prevention and Management
  of Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke
$2,100,000
Public Health Crisis
  Response
$25,401,000
Public Health Crisis
  Response to COVID-19
$985,000
Rape Prevention and
  Education Program
$2,810,000
Ryan White Part B -
  Supplemental
$7,000,000
STOP School Violence
  Program
$2,000,000
Senior Farmers' Market
  Nutrition Program
$11,000,000
State Newborn Screening
  System Priorities Program
$430,000
Strengthening Public Health
  (Strategy A2)
$9,000,000
Strengthening Public Health
  (Strategy A3)
$3,000,000
Supplemental Food Program -
  Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
$318,000,000
Tobacco Age of Sale
  Enforcement (TASE)
$2,400,000
Tuberculosis Control
  Program
$5,290,000
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$13,032,000
Venereal Disease Project
$3,095,000
Viral Hepatitis
  Surveillance
$450,000
Vital Statistics Component
$1,700,000
Wisewoman Breast and
  Cervical Cancer Early Detection
$750,000
Women, Infants, and
  Children (WIC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
$8,200,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Health
$710,678,000
Department of Human
  Services:
9-8-8 State & Territory
  Improvement
$8,000,000
Bipartisan Safer
  Communities Act Center for Mental Health Block Grants
$3,001,000
Block Grant Mental Health
  Services
$29,000,000
Child Care Block Grant
$258,760,000
Child Care Non-Disaster
  Discretionary
$3,200,000
Child Support Enforcement
  Program
$198,058,000
Developmental Disabilities
  Council
$1,709,000
NJ Rural Health
  Transformation Program
$200,000,000
National Family Caregiver
  Program
$5,500,000
New Jersey Money Follows
  the Person
$16,190,000
New Jersey State Opioid
  Response
$73,000,000
Older Americans Act - Title
  III
$42,450,000
Program Integration of
  Primary and Behavioral Health Care
$2,200,000
Projects for Assistance in
  Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
$2,511,000
Refugee Resettlement
  Program
$29,500,000
Social Services
  Administration
$41,310,000
Strategic Prevention
  Framework
$2,486,000
Substance Use Prevention,
  Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant
$53,000,000
Summer-EBT Administration
$2,500,000
Summer-EBT Benefits
$100,000,000
Supplemental Nutrition
  Assistance Program
$239,900,000
Supplemental Nutrition
  Assistance Program - Education
$12,000,000
Supplemental Nutrition
  Assistance Program - Fraud Grant
$1,000,000
Supplemental Nutrition
  Assistance Program Research and Training Grant
$3,000,000
Temporary Assistance for
  Needy Families Block Grant
$540,583,000
Title XIX Child Residential
$139,852,000
Title XIX Community Care
  Program
$1,552,915,000
Title XIX ICF/IDD
$275,878,000
Title XIX Medical
  Assistance
$17,091,161,000
Title XXI Children's Health
  Insurance Program
$1,034,881,000
Traumatic Brain Injury
  State Partnership Program
$260,000
United States Department of
  Agriculture Older Americans
$2,350,000
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$12,705,000
Vocational Rehabilitation
  Act, Section 120
$18,345,000
Zero Suicide Grant
$1,250,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Human Services
$21,998,455,000
Department of Labor
  and Workforce Development:
Apprenticeship State
  Expansion
$1,500,000
Assistive Technology
$650,000
Current Employment
  Statistics
$2,417,000
Disability Determination
  Services
$77,106,000
Disabled Veterans' Outreach
  Program
$5,000,000
Employment Services
$26,000,000
Employment Services Grants
  - Alien Labor Certification
$916,000
Independent Living
$700,000
National Council on Aging -
  Senior Community Services Employment Project
$3,000,000
Occupational Safety Health
  Act - On-Site Consultation
$2,703,000
One Stop Labor Market
  Information
$1,020,000
Public Employees
  Occupational Safety and Health Act
$4,939,000
Redesigned Occupational
  Safety and Health
$396,000
Reemployment Eligibility
  Assessments - State Administration
$30,000,000
Rehabilitation of
  Supplemental Security Income Beneficiaries
$5,000,000
Supported Employment
$550,000
Trade Adjustment Assistance
  Project
$2,500,000
Unemployment Insurance
$203,640,000
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$103,000
Vocational Rehabilitation
  Act of 1973
$80,000,000
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
$762,000
Workforce Investment Act
$115,000,000
Workforce Investment Act -
  Adult and Continuing Education
$21,395,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Labor and Workforce Development
$585,297,000
Department of Law and
  Public Safety:
Advancing the Use of
  Technology to Assist Victims of Crime
$750,000
Anti-Methamphetamine
$1,500,000
Body Cameras
$2,000,000
Community Oriented Policing
  (COPS)
$6,635,000
Community Policing
  Development
$600,000
Community-Based Violence
  Intervention and Prevention Initiative
$4,000,000
Connect & Protect
$1,000,000
Crime Gun Intelligence
  Center
$500,000
Emergency Management
  Performance Grant - Non Terrorism
$10,500,000
Enhancement of Data
  Analysis Center
$225,000
Fatality Analysis Reporting
  System (FARS)
$500,000
Federal Nonprofit Security
  Grant Program - State
$4,355,000
First Responder
  Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (FR-CARA)
$1,500,000
Flood Mitigation Assistance
$28,000,000
Forensic DNA Laboratory
$2,500,000
Hazardous Materials
  Transportation
$2,100,000
High Priority Commercial
  Motor Vehicles Grant
$1,500,000
Highway Traffic Safety
$48,700,000
Homeland Security Grant
  Program
$5,066,000
Improving Outcomes for
  Victims of Human Trafficking
$2,000,000
Incident Command
$4,000,000
Intellectual Property
$400,000
Internet Crimes Against
  Children
$2,100,000
Justice Assistance Grant
  (JAG)
$5,000,000
Juvenile Justice
  Delinquency Prevention
$1,300,000
Kevin & Avonte Program
$500,000
Matthew Shepard and James
  Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program
$2,847,000
Medicaid Fraud Unit
$9,875,000
Missing and Unidentified
  Human Remains
$1,000,000
National Crime Statistics
  Exchange
$1,000,000
National Criminal History
  Program - Office of the Attorney General
$2,900,000
Non-Motorized Safety
$2,200,000
Opioids
$10,346,000
Paul Coverdell National
  Forensic Science Improvement (Competitive)
$900,000
Paul Coverdell National
  Forensic Science Improvement (Formula)
$650,000
Port Security
$4,000,000
Postconviction Testing of
  DNA Evidence
$500,000
Pre-Disaster Mitigation
  Grant (Competitive)
$10,000,000
Prescription Drug
  Monitoring Program
$2,000,000
Preventing & Addressing
  Hate
$750,000
Preventing Wrongful
  Convictions
$250,000
Prison Rape Elimination Act
  Reallocation Funds Program
$125,000
Prosecuting Cold Cases
  Using DNA
$500,000
Recreational Boating Safety
$4,800,000
Residential Treatment for
  Substance Abuse
$500,000
STOP School Violence
  Prevention Program
$250,000
Sex Offender Registration
  and Notification Act (SORNA)
$725,000
Sexual Assault Kit
  Initiative
$4,500,000
State Crisis Intervention
  Program
$5,400,000
Targeted Violence and
  Terrorism Prevention
$750,000
Training for Juvenile
  Prosecution
$225,000
UASI Nonprofit Security
  Grant Program (NSGP)
$32,889,000
Urban Area Security
  Initiative (UASI)
$13,929,000
Urban Search and Rescue
$9,000,000
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$6,727,000
Victim Assistance Grants
$38,750,000
Victim Compensation Award
$12,000,000
Victims of Crime Act -
  Building State Technology
$300,000
Victims of Crime Act -
  Training Discretionary
$1,000,000
Violence Against Women Act
  - Criminal Justice
$4,400,000
Subtotal, Department of Law
  and Public Safety
$323,219,000
Department of
  Military Affairs:
Antiterrorism Program
  Manager
$255,000
Armory Renovations and
  Improvements
$9,251,000
Army Facilities Service
  Contracts
$9,325,000
Army National Guard
  Electronic Security System
$700,000
Army National Guard
  Statewide Security Agreement
$1,200,000
Army Training and
  Technology Lab
$391,000
Atlantic City Air Base
  Environmental
$224,000
Atlantic City Air Base
  Operations and Maintenance
$349,000
Atlantic City Air Base
  Service Contracts
$3,300,000
Atlantic City Air Base
  Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization
$2,780,000
Dining Facility Operations
$750,000
Facilities Support Contract
$31,695,000
Federal Distance Learning
  Program
$567,000
Firefighter/Crash Rescue
  Service Cooperative Funding Agreement
$4,025,000
Hazardous Waste
  Environmental Protection Program
$2,887,000
McGuire Air Force Base
  Operations and Maintenance
$399,000
McGuire Air Force Base
  Service Contracts
$2,652,000
McGuire SRM (Sustainment,
  Restoration and Modernization)
$1,000,000
New Jersey National Guard
  ChalleNGe Youth Program
$7,500,000
Training and Equipment -
  Pool Sites
$1,353,000
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$1,996,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Military Affairs
$82,599,000
Department of State:
AmeriCorps Grants
$9,770,000
Electronic Ballot Delivery
  Modifications
$168,000
Federal Voting Assistance
  Program - Online Mail-in Ballot
$410,000
Foster Grandparent Program
$910,000
Gaining Early Awareness and
  Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
$5,000,000
Help America Vote Act
$1,091,000
John R. Justice Grant
  Program
$175,000
National Endowment for the
  Arts Partnership
$1,273,000
State Trade and Export
  Promotion Program
$1,400,000
Subtotal, Department of
  State
$20,197,000
Department of
  Transportation:
Airport Fund
$2,500,000
Boating Infrastructure
  Program (New Jersey Maritime Program)
$4,000,000
Commercial Drivers' License
  Program
$4,500,000
Development and
  Implementation Grant - Federal Transit Administration
$2,500,000
Highway Safety Programs
$19,000,000
Maritime Program
$15,600,000
Motor Carrier Safety
  Assistance Program
$13,400,000
National Coastal Wetlands
  Program
$1,500,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Transportation
$63,000,000
Department of the
  Treasury:
Pipeline Safety
$3,150,000
Preventing Outages and
  Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid
$12,828,000
State Energy Conservation
  Program
$1,565,000
Subtotal, Department of the
  Treasury
$17,543,000
Department of
  Veterans Affairs:
Boiler Replacement
$425,000
Medicare Part A Receipts
  for Resident Care and Operational Costs
$12,000,000
Menlo Park Elevator
$1,700,000
Menlo Park HVAC Renovation
$2,600,000
Menlo Park Room Conversion
$25,000,000
Paramus Elevator
$1,500,000
Paramus Rooftop AC Units
$3,100,000
Paramus Room Conversion
$19,000,000
Veterans' Education
  Monitoring
$1,139,000
Subtotal, Department of
  Veterans Affairs
$66,464,000
Judicial Branch
The Judiciary:
Various Federal Programs
  and Accruals
$1,325,000
Subtotal, The Judiciary
$1,325,000
Special Transportation Fund
Department of the
  Transportation:
Transportation Trust Fund -
  Federal Highway Administration
$1,726,667,671
Transportation Trust Fund -
  Federal Transit Administration
$791,144,524
Subtotal, Department of the
  Transportation
$2,517,812,195
Total, Federal Revenue
$30,495,124,195
Grand Total Resources,
  All Funds
$97,528,731,195
���� Be It
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1. The appropriations herein or so much thereof as
may be necessary are hereby appropriated out of the General Fund, or such other
sources of funds specifically indicated or as may be applicable, for the
respective public officers and spending agencies and for the several purposes
herein specified for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2027. Unless otherwise
provided, the appropriations herein made shall be available during said fiscal
year and for a period of one month thereafter for expenditures applicable to
said fiscal year. Unless otherwise provided, at the expiration of said
one-month period, all unexpended balances shall lapse into the State Treasury
or to the credit of trust, dedicated or non-State funds as applicable, except
those balances held by encumbrances on file as of June 30, 2027 with the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting or held by pre-encumbrances
on file as of June 30, 2027 as determined by the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting. The Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting
shall provide the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer with a listing of all
pre-encumbrances outstanding as of July 31, 2027 together with an explanation
of their status. Nothing contained in this section or in this act shall be
construed to prohibit the payment due upon any encumbrance or pre-encumbrance
made under any appropriation contained in any appropriation act of the previous
year or years. Furthermore, balances held by pre-encumbrances as of June 30,
2026 are available for payments applicable to fiscal year 2026 as determined by
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting shall provide the Legislative Budget and
Finance Officer with a listing of all pre-encumbrances outstanding as of July
31, 2026 together with an explanation of their status. On or before December 1,
2026, the State Treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of section 37 of
article 3 of P.L.1944, c.112 (C.52:27B-46), shall transmit to the Legislature
the Annual Financial Report of the State of New Jersey for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2026, depicting the financial condition of the State and the
results of operation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
01 LEGISLATURE
70
Government Direction, Management, and Control
71
Legislative Activities
0001
Senate
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-0001
Senate
$18,690,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Senate
$18,690,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Senators (40)
($3,307,000)
Salaries and Wages
($7,673,000)
Members' Staff Services
($6,000,000)
Materials and Supplies
($133,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,480,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($71,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($26,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in this account is
appropriated.
0002
General Assembly
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
02-0002
General Assembly
$26,708,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, General Assembly
$26,708,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Assemblypersons (80)
($6,587,000)
Salaries and Wages
($4,852,000)
Members' Staff Services
($13,500,000)
Materials and Supplies
($107,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,569,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($89,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($4,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in this account is
appropriated.
0003
Office of Legislative Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
03-0003
Legislative Support Services
$55,272,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Office of Legislative Services
$55,272,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($34,389,000)
Materials and Supplies
($1,370,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($6,650,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($5,675,000)
Special Purpose:
03
State House Express Civics Education
  Program
($30,000)
03
Affirmative Action and Equal Employment
  Opportunity
($29,000)
03
Continuation and Expansion of Data
  Processing Systems
($4,000,000)
03
Senator Wynona Lipman Chair in Women's
  Political Leadership, Eagleton Institute
($100,000)
03
Henry J. Raimondo Legislative Fellows
  Program
($69,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($2,960,000)
Such
amounts as may be required for the cost of information system audits performed
by the State Auditor are funded from the departmental data processing accounts
of the department in which the audits are performed.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in this account is
appropriated.
Such
amounts as are required for Master Lease payments are appropriated, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and the
Legislative Budget and Finance Officer.
77
Legislative Commissions and Committees
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
09-0010
Intergovernmental Relations Commission
$518,000
09-0014
Joint Committee on the Public Schools
$335,000
09-0018
State Commission of Investigation
$4,715,000
09-0053
New Jersey Law Revision Commission
$321,000
09-0058
State Capitol Joint Management Commission
$17,534,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Legislative Commissions and Committees
$23,423,000
Direct State Services:
Intergovernmental Relations Commission:
09
The Council of State Governments
($145,000)
09
National Conference of State Legislatures
($302,000)
09
Eastern Trade Council - The Council of
  State Governments
($31,000)
09
National Foundation for Women Legislators
($40,000)
Joint Committee on the Public Schools:
09
Expenses of Commission
($335,000)
State Commission of Investigation:
09
Expenses of Commission
($4,715,000)
New Jersey Law Revision Commission:
09
Expenses of Commission
($321,000)
State Capitol Joint Management
  Commission:
09
Expenses of Commission
($17,534,000)
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in these accounts
are appropriated.
Such
amounts as are required for the establishment and operation of the
Apportionment Commission and the legislative New Jersey Redistricting
Commission are appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting and the Legislative Budget and Finance
Officer.
Receipts
from the rental of the Cafeteria and the Welcome Center and any other facility
under the jurisdiction of the State Capitol Joint Management Commission are
appropriated to defray custodial, security, maintenance and other related costs
of these facilities.�
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds hereinabove
appropriated for the State Capitol Joint Management Commission shall be used to
purchase, lease, or rent any motor vehicle intended for passenger use.
Legislature,
  Total State Appropriation
$124,093,000
Summary of Legislature Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$124,093,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$124,093,000
�
06 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
70
Government Direction, Management, and Control
76
Management and Administration
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-0300
Executive Management
$14,745,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Management and Administration
$14,745,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($13,740,000)
Materials and Supplies
($131,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($352,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($42,000)
Special Purpose:
01
National Governors' Association
($185,000)
01
Education Commission of the States
($125,000)
01
National Conference of Commissioners On
  Uniform State Laws
($65,000)
01
Brian Stack Intern Program
($10,000)
01
Allowance to the Governor - Funds Not
  Otherwise Appropriated for Official Receptions, Official Residence, and Other
  Official Expenses
($95,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in this account is
appropriated.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for �Official Receptions, Official Residence, and Other Official
Expenses� may be used at the discretion of the Governor for official State
purposes, but shall not be used for personal purposes and shall not be deemed
to be a supplement to the Governor�s statutorily prescribed salary.
Office
  of the Chief Executive, Total State Appropriation
$14,745,000
Summary of Office of the Chief Executive Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$14,745,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$14,745,000
�
10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
40
Community Development and Environmental Management
49
Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-3310
Animal Disease Control
$2,734,000
02-3320
Plant Pest and Disease Control
$3,191,000
03-3330
Agricultural and Natural Resources
$617,000
05-3350
Food and Nutrition Services
$343,000
06-3360
Marketing and Development Services
$1,188,000
08-3380
Farmland Preservation
$83,000
99-3370
Administration and Support Services
$6,256,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation
$14,412,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($9,563,000)
Materials and Supplies
($214,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,946,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($160,000)
Special Purpose:
02
Spotted Lanternfly
($174,000)
02
New Jersey Hemp Farming Fund
($384,000)
05
The Emergency Food Assistance Program
($343,000)
06
Promotion/Market Development
($49,000)
06
Jersey Fresh Program
($125,000)
06
Dairy Margin Coverage Premiums Program
  (P.L.2021, c.401)
($100,000)
08
Agricultural Right to Farm Program
($83,000)
99
Office of the Food Security Advocate
  (P.L.2021, c.483)
($1,150,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($121,000)
Receipts
from laboratory test fees are appropriated to support the Animal Health
Diagnostic Laboratory program. The unexpended balance at the end of the
preceding fiscal year in the Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory receipt
account is appropriated for the same purpose.
Receipts
from the seed laboratory testing and certification programs are appropriated
for the cost of these programs. The unexpended balance at the end of the
preceding fiscal year in the seed laboratory testing and certification receipt
account is appropriated for the same purpose.
Receipts
from Nursery Inspection fees are appropriated for the cost of that program. The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Nursery
Inspection program is appropriated for the same purpose.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Spotted
Lanternfly account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from the New Jersey Hemp Farming Fund established pursuant to section 8 of
P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-13) are appropriated to offset the cost of
administering the program. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year in the New Jersey Hemp Farming Fund is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
from the sale or studies of beneficial insects are appropriated to support the
Beneficial Insect Laboratory. The unexpended balance at the end of the
preceding fiscal year in the Sale of Insects account is appropriated for the
same purpose.
Receipts
from Stormwater Discharge Permit program fees are appropriated for the cost of
that program. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in
the Stormwater Discharge Permit program account is appropriated for the same
purpose.
Receipts
from the distribution of commodities, sale of containers, and salvage of
commodities, in accordance with applicable federal regulations, are
appropriated for Commodity Distribution expenses.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from feed, fertilizer, and liming material
registrations and inspections are appropriated for the cost of that program.
Receipts
from dairy licenses and inspections are appropriated for the cost of that
program.
Receipts
from agriculture chemistry fees not to exceed $75,000 are appropriated to
support the Organic and Regenerative Farming programs.
Receipts
from Organic and Regenerative Farming program fees are appropriated for the
cost of that program.
Receipts
from inspection fees from fruit, vegetable, fish, red meat, and poultry
inspections are appropriated for the cost of conducting fruit, vegetable, fish,
red meat, and poultry inspections.
An
amount equal to receipts generated at the rate of $0.875 per gallon of wine,
vermouth, and sparkling wine from the alcoholic beverage excise tax sold by
plenary winery and farm winery licensees licensed pursuant to R.S.33:1-10, and
certified by the Director of the Division of Taxation, are appropriated to the
Department of Agriculture for expenses of the Wine Promotion Program.
Receipts
from the surcharge on vehicle rentals pursuant to section 54 of P.L.2002, c.34
(C.App.A:9-78), not to exceed $278,000, are appropriated to support the
Agro-Terrorism program within the Department of Agriculture.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an amount not to
exceed $200,000 shall be transferred from the appropriate funds established in
the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, to
the State Transfer of Development Rights Bank account and is appropriated to
the State Agriculture Development Committee for Transfer of Development Rights
administrative costs.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Jersey Fresh Program, pursuant to
P.L.2025, c.201, $25,000 shall be appropriated for the advertisement and
promotion of New Jersey produced aquaculture products, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Food Security
Research and Innovation (P.L.2025, c.404) account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-3350
Food and Nutrition Services
$86,887,000
99-3370
Administration and Support Services
$1,625,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation
$88,512,000
Grants-in-Aid:
05
SNAP and School Meals Dual Enrollment
  Pilot Program
($300,000)
05
Hunger Initiative/Food Assistance Program
($518,000)
05
Norwescap Community Food Hub - Capital
  Improvements
($50,000)
05
St. John's Episcopal Church, Salem - Food
  Locker Program
($149,000)
05
Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the
  Green - Food Pantry
($20,000)
05
Community Kitchens Grant Program
($100,000)
05
CUMAC/ECHO, Inc. - Anti-Hunger Program
($250,000)
05
Feeding Hands Food Pantry
($300,000)
05
Food and Hunger Programs
($85,000,000)
05
Franklin Food Bank (Somerset)
($200,000)
99
Regional Innovative Food Security
  Initiatives
($1,625,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an amount not to
exceed $250,000 may be transferred from the Department of Environmental
Protection's Water Resources Monitoring and Planning - Constitutional
Dedication special purpose account and is appropriated for the Animal Waste
Management portion of the Conservation Assistance Program in the Division of
Agricultural and Natural Resources in the Department of Agriculture, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Conservation
Assistance Program is appropriated for the same purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, $540,000 shall be
transferred from the Department of Environmental Protection's Water Resources
Monitoring and Planning - Constitutional Dedication special purpose account and
is appropriated to support nonpoint source pollution control programs in the
Department of Agriculture on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year.
Further additional amounts may be transferred pursuant to a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Department of Environmental Protection and the
Department of Agriculture from the Department of Environmental Protection�s
Water Resources Monitoring and Planning - Constitutional Dedication special
purpose account to support nonpoint source pollution control programs in the
Department of Agriculture, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting. The unexpended balance of this program at
the end of the preceding fiscal year is appropriated for the same purpose,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
expenditure of funds for the Conservation Cost Share program hereinabove
appropriated shall be based upon an expenditure plan, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and
School Meals Dual Enrollment Pilot Program is subject to the following
conditions: the program shall be administered to provide assistance to school
districts and other recipients for the purpose of aiding students who are
enrolled in federal free and reduced price meal programs to enroll in the SNAP
pursuant to a plan to be developed by the Office of the Food Security Advocate
in consultation with one or more entities with relevant expertise, including
but not limited to federal, State, and local agencies and emergency food
distribution organizations, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Food and Hunger Programs shall be allocated
as follows: 53% to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey; 15% to the Food Bank
of South Jersey; 15% to Fulfill Monmouth & Ocean; 11% to Mercer Street
Friends Food Bank; 3% to Norwescap; and 3% to Southern Regional Food
Distribution Center.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the Community Kitchens Grant Program shall be
utilized by the Office of the Food Security Advocate to develop and implement a
competitive grant program to support community kitchens across the State.�
Appropriated amounts shall be utilized to develop application criteria, issue a
request for proposals, and award grants, in amounts determined by the Office of
the Food Security Advocate, to eligible applicant community kitchens.� Grants
awarded under the program shall support the procurement of food and related
supplies, including bulk purchasing of prepared or ready-to-prepare food
products, as well as operational costs necessary to produce and distribute
prepared meals.� In administering the program, the Office of the Food Security
Advocate shall establish criteria that recognize the unique operational needs
of community kitchens, including food sourcing, storage, preparation, and
distribution requirements.� For the purposes of this paragraph, "community
kitchen" means a nonprofit or community-based organization that primarily
prepares and serves ready-to-eat meals to individuals and families experiencing
food insecurity, as distinct from food pantries or food banks that distribute
unprepared food items.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Regional Innovative Food Security
Initiatives shall be used by the Office of the Food Security Advocate to design
and implement one or more regional pilot programs within the State to
streamline the provision of food supplied by New Jersey-based agricultural
producers to State residents in need; and provide grants in amounts determined
by the Executive Director of the Office of the Food Security Advocate to food
assistance organizations participating in the pilot program, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
STATE
AID
05-3350
Food and Nutrition Services
$33,763,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$33,763,000)
08-3380
Farmland Preservation
$100,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$100,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation,
  Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation
$33,863,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$33,863,000)
State Aid:
05
Breakfast After the Bell (PTRF)
($5,000,000)
05
Working Class Families State Supplement
  (P.L.2022, c.104, as amended by P.L.2023, c.336) (PTRF)
($15,000,000)
05
School Lunch Aid - State Aid Grants
  (PTRF)
($8,613,000)
05
School Breakfast and Lunch State Aid
  (P.L.2019, c.445) (PTRF)
($4,500,000)
05
State Supplement for Summer Food Service
  Programs (P.L.2021, c.246) (PTRF)
($650,000)
08
Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PTRF)
($100,000)
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Food and Nutrition
Services program classification, such additional amounts as may be necessary
are appropriated, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, to reimburse
eligible sponsors in the federal nutrition programs administered by the New
Jersey Department of Agriculture for the number of meals served under the
programs within the Food and Nutrition Services program classification, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the School Lunch
Aid - State Aid Grants account is appropriated for the same purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount necessary
to reimburse State and local government entities for participating in the
School Lunch Program is appropriated from the School Lunch Aid - State Aid
Grants account, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount necessary
to reimburse State and local government entities for participating in the
School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program is appropriated from the
School Breakfast and Lunch State Aid (P.L.2019, c.445) account, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the School
Breakfast and Lunch State Aid (P.L.2019, c.445) account is appropriated for the
same purpose.
Department
  of Agriculture, Total State Appropriation
$136,787,000
Summary of Department of Agriculture Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$14,412,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$88,512,000
�
State Aid
$33,863,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$102,924,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$33,863,000
�
14 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND
INSURANCE
50
Economic Planning, Development, and Security
52
Economic Regulation
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-3110
Consumer Protection Services and Solvency
  Regulation
$24,782,000
02-3120
Actuarial Services
$8,538,000
03-3130
Regulation of the Real Estate Industry
$3,730,000
04-3110
Public Affairs, Legislative and
  Regulatory Services
$2,905,000
06-3110
Bureau of Fraud Deterrence
$23,300,000
07-3170
Supervision and Examination of Financial
  Institutions
$4,541,000
99-3150
Administration and Support Services
$11,621,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Economic Regulation
$79,417,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($51,430,000)
Materials and Supplies
($384,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($10,738,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($487,000)
Special Purpose:
01
Rate Counsel - Insurance
($197,000)
02
Actuarial Services
($356,000)
06
Insurance Fraud Prosecution Services
($12,896,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($2,929,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Public
Adjusters' Licensing account, together with receipts from the "Public
Adjusters' Licensing Act," P.L.1993, c.66 (C.17:22B-1 et seq.), are
appropriated for the administration of the act, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Division of Actuarial
Services, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be required for
deposit into the New Jersey Health Insurance Premium Security Fund for the
purpose of reimbursing insurance providers in accordance with the provisions of
P.L.2018, c.24 (C.17B:27A-10.1 et seq.), subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in order to prevent
unnecessary loss of health insurance coverage by individuals and families upon
the termination of federal pandemic benefits and to effectuate the timely and
efficient transition of individuals and families from temporary Medicaid/CHIP
coverage, as provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
(FFCRA), to longer-term coverage under the State-based exchange, in addition to
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Health Insurance Affordability
Fund, there are appropriated such additional amounts as determined by the
Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance, subject to approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, for deposit into the
Health Insurance Affordability Fund for the purpose of providing subsidies for
enrollment of health insurance coverage through the State-based exchange to
those individuals and families whose temporary Medicaid coverage was
terminated.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Division of Actuarial
Services, the amount necessary to pay for the audit of reinsurance claims or
any other administrative costs incurred by the Department of Banking and
Insurance to meet the statutory requirements of P.L.2018, c.24 (C.17B:27A-10.1
et seq.) is appropriated from the New Jersey Health Insurance Premium Security
Fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
from the investigation of out-of-state land sales are appropriated for the
conduct of those investigations.
There
are appropriated from the Real Estate Guaranty Fund such sums as may be
necessary to pay claims.
There
are appropriated from the assessments imposed by the New Jersey Individual
Health Coverage Program Board, created pursuant to P.L.1992, c.161 (C.17B:27A-2
et seq.), and by the New Jersey Small Employer Health Benefits Program Board,
created pursuant to P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17 et seq.), those amounts as
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of those acts, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of anticipated revenues from licensing fees, bank assessments, fines
and penalties, and the unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal
year, not to exceed $400,000, are appropriated to the Division of Banking,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Proceeds
from the sale of credits by the Pinelands Development Credit Bank pursuant to
P.L.1985, c.310 (C.13:18A-30 et seq.) are appropriated to the Pinelands
Development Credit Bank to administer the "Pinelands Development Credit
Bank Act."� The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year
in the Pinelands Development Credit Bank is appropriated to administer the
operations of the bank.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated, such other amounts, as the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall determine, are
appropriated from the assessments of the insurance industry pursuant to
P.L.1995, c.156 (C.17:1C-19 et seq.) and from the assessments of the banking
and consumer finance industries pursuant to P.L.2005, c.199 (C.17:1C-33 et
seq.) for the purpose of implementing the requirements of those statutes.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Division of Insurance accounts is
payable from receipts from the Special Purpose Assessment of insurance
companies pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.156 (C.17:1C-20).� If the
Special Purpose Assessment cap calculation is less than the amount hereinabove
appropriated for this purpose for the Division of Insurance, the appropriation
shall be reduced to the level of funding supported by the Special Purpose
Assessment cap calculation.
Department
  of Banking and Insurance, Total State Appropriation
$79,417,000
Summary of Department of Banking and Insurance
  Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$79,417,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$79,417,000
�
16 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES
50
Economic Planning, Development, and Security
55
Social Services Programs
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-1610
Child Protection and Permanency
$373,439,000
02-1620
Children's System of Care
$1,919,000
03-1630
Family and Community Partnerships
$59,619,000
04-1600
Education Services
$14,943,000
05-1600
Office of Training and Professional
  Development
$6,077,000
06-1600
Safety and Security Services
$3,775,000
99-1600
Administration and Support Services
$56,674,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Social Services Programs
$516,446,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($331,940,000)
Materials and Supplies
($1,585,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($26,750,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($19,215,000)
Special Purpose:
01
Staffing and Oversight Review
  Subcommittee
($550,000)
01
Supportive Visitation Services
($9,800,000)
01
Keeping Families Together
($17,620,000)
01
Peer Recovery Support Services
($4,664,000)
01
Solution Based Casework
($95,000)
01
Child Collaborative Mental Health Care
  Pilot Program
($12,772,000)
03
Statewide Universal Newborn Home Nurse
  Visitation Program
($48,630,000)
03
Youth Mental Health Outreach - Mental
  Health Mobile Application
($500,000)
03
Domestic Violence Housing Support
($8,600,000)
05
NJ Partnership for Public Child Welfare
($3,381,000)
06
Safety and Security Services
($3,775,000)
99
Information Technology
($1,524,000)
99
Safety and Permanency in the Courts
($25,045,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Safety and Permanency in the Courts, an
amount not to exceed $25,045,000 shall be reimbursed to the Department of Law
and Public Safety and is appropriated for legal services implementing the
approved child welfare settlement agreement with the federal court, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely payment of claims to providers of medical services, amounts as may be
determined by the Commissioner of Children and Families may be transferred to
the Supportive Visitation Services account from the Purchase of Social
Services, Family Support Services, and Foster Care and Permanency Initiative
accounts in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for the purpose of
funding Supportive Visitation Services, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Statewide
Universal Newborn Home Nurse Visitation Program is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
01-1610
Child Protection and Permanency
$363,708,000
02-1620
Children's System of Care
$509,026,000
03-1630
Family and Community Partnerships
$155,142,000
99-1600
Administration and Support Services
$5,766,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Social
  Services Programs
$1,033,642,000
Grants-in-Aid:
01
Substance Use Disorder Services
($10,787,000)
01
Court Appointed Special Advocates
($4,188,000)
01
Child Advocacy Center - Multidisciplinary
  Team Fund
($7,000,000)
01
Independent Living and Shelter Care
($12,517,000)
01
Out-of-Home Placements
($4,526,000)
01
Family Support Services
($80,078,000)
01
Child Abuse Prevention
($12,324,000)
01
Foster Care
($39,723,000)
01
Subsidized Adoption
($106,507,000)
01
Child Treatment Assistance Fund
($5,000,000)
01
Foster Care and Permanency Initiative
($7,009,000)
01
New Jersey Homeless Youth Act
($1,627,000)
01
Wynona M. Lipman Child Advocacy Center,
  Essex County
($575,000)
01
Purchase of Social Services
($55,367,000)
01
Child Health Units
($15,130,000)
01
Dorothy B. Hersh Child Protection Center
($650,000)
01
Audrey Hepburn Children's House Regional
  Diagnostic Treatment Center
($700,000)
02
Care Management Organizations
($106,681,000)
02
Out-of-Home Treatment Services
($161,737,000)
02
Family Support Services
($52,614,000)
02
Mobile Response
($32,677,000)
02
Intensive In-Home Behavioral Assistance
($93,508,000)
02
Youth Incentive Program
($1,960,000)
02
Outpatient
($11,579,000)
02
Contracted Systems Administrator
($12,125,000)
02
State Children's Health Insurance Program
  - Care Management Organizations
($12,691,000)
02
State Children's Health Insurance Program
  - Out-of-Home Treatment Services
($6,729,000)
02
State Children's Health Insurance Program
  - Mobile Response
($4,245,000)
02
State Children's Health Insurance Program
  - In-Home Behavioral Assistance
($12,455,000)
02
Empower Somerset - Youth Suicide
  Prevention Program
($25,000)
03
Early Childhood Services
($6,132,000)
03
School Linked Services Program
($39,014,000)
03
Family Support Services
($18,810,000)
03
Sexual Violence Prevention and
  Intervention Services
($3,531,000)
03
Latino Action Network Hispanic Women's
  Resource Center
($1,785,000)
03
Central Intake Hubs
($2,247,000)
03
Family Connects NJ Nurse Tuition
  Assistance Program
($213,000)
03
Abuse Intervention Program
($4,218,000)
03
Domestic Violence Services
($25,596,000)
03
Sexual Violence Services
($9,970,000)
03
Early Childhood Specialist
($1,050,000)
03
Center for Great Expectations
($400,000)
03
Society for the Prevention of Teen
  Suicide - Operating
($75,000)
03
Women 2 Women, Shehzori House
($50,000)
03
My Sister's Lighthouse - Domestic
  Violence
($76,000)
03
Hazel Health, Inc.
($2,000,000)
03
Insite Health - Digital Adolescent Mental
  Health Program Expansion
($1,750,000)
03
School-based Partnerships for Access and
  Resilience for Kids (SPARK)
($8,000,000)
03
New Jersey Statewide Student Support
  Services (NJ4S)
($30,000,000)
03
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health
  of Northern New Jersey - Essex County
($125,000)
03
Precious Little Ladies
($50,000)
99
Direct Support Professionals Wage
  Increase
($5,766,000)
03
Nassan's Place
($50,000)
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Child Advocacy Center -
Multidisciplinary Team Fund, $750,000 shall be allocated to the New Jersey
Children�s Alliance to assist in the implementation of P.L.2017, c.90
(C.9:6-8.107 et seq.) to provide support, guidance, and training to centers
applying to the Department of Children and Families for grants in order to
become certified as Child Advocacy Centers. Further, of the amounts
appropriated, $2,100,000 shall be allocated to support the hiring of a case manager
at each county�s Child Advocacy Center to connect victims with services and
ensure coordination and case referrals between Child Advocacy Centers, Regional
Diagnostic Treatment Centers, and law enforcement for non-parental abuse cases.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Independent Living and Shelter Care
program, $234,000 shall be used to support the housing needs of transition-age
youth, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Out-of-Home Placements, Independent Living and
Shelter Care, Foster Care, Subsidized Adoption, and Family Support Services are
available for the payment of obligations applicable to prior fiscal years.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Foster Care, Subsidized
Adoption, Independent Living and Shelter Care, Out-of-Home Placements, and
Family Support Services in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency,
such additional amounts as may be necessary to support increased trend costs,
as determined by the Commissioner of Children and Families, are appropriated
for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely processing of payments, amounts may be transferred among the following
accounts within the Division of Child Protection and Permanency: Independent
Living and Shelter Care, Out-of-Home Placements, Family Support Services,
Foster Care, and Subsidized Adoption.� All such transfers are subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Foster Care, Subsidized Adoption, and
Independent Living and Shelter Care are subject to the following condition: any
change by the Department of Children and Families in the rates paid for these
programs shall be approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated in the Out-of-Home Placements account is subject to
the following condition: amounts that become available as a result of the
return of persons from in-State and out-of-State residential placements to
community programs within the State may be transferred from the Residential
Placements account to the appropriate Child Protection and Permanency account,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Purchase of Social Services
account, $1,000,000 is appropriated for the programs administered under the
"New Jersey Homeless Youth Act," P.L.1999, c.224 (C.9:12A-2 et seq.),
and the Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall prioritize the
expenditure of this allocation to address transitional living services in the
division's region that is experiencing the most severe over-capacity.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Purchase of Social Services, an amount
as specified in the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Children
and Families and the Division of Family Development in the Department of Human
Services shall be transferred to the Division of Family Development in the
Department of Human Services to fund the Post Adoption Child Care Program,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
from counties for persons under the care and supervision of the Division of
Child Protection and Permanency are appropriated for the purpose of providing
State Aid to the counties, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds hereinabove
appropriated for Out-of-Home Treatment Services, Care Management Organizations,
Youth Incentive Program, Intensive In-Home Behavioral Assistance, Family
Support Services, except those services provided pursuant to the "Family
Support Act," P.L.1993, c.98 (C.30:6D-33 et seq.), and Mobile Response
shall be expended for any individual served by the Division of Children's
System of Care, with the exception of court-ordered placements or to ensure
services necessary to prevent risk of harm to the individual or others, unless
that individual makes a full and complete application for NJ FamilyCare.
Individuals receiving services from appropriations covered by the exceptions
above shall apply for NJ FamilyCare in a timely manner, as shall be defined by
the Commissioner of Children and Families, after receiving services.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Care Management
Organizations, Out-of-Home Treatment Services, Family Support Services, Mobile
Response, Intensive In-Home Behavioral Assistance, Youth Incentive Program,
Outpatient, and Contracted Systems Administrator in the Division of Children�s
System of Care, such additional amounts as may be necessary to support
increased trend costs, as determined by the Commissioner of Children and
Families, are appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely payment of claims to providers of medical services, amounts may be
transferred among accounts in the Children's System of Care program
classification. Amounts may also be transferred to and from various items of
appropriation within the General Medical Services program classification of the
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human
Services and the Children's System of Care program classification in the
Department of Children and Families. All such transfers are subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. Notice of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting�s approval shall be
provided to the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer on the effective date of
the approved transfer.
Of
the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Mental
Health Initiatives account, $10,000,000 is appropriated to New Jersey Statewide
Student Support Services (NJ4S), $500,000 is appropriated to Kooth Digital
Health, $700,000 is appropriated to Bamboo Health - Open Beds Web-based
Software Solution, and $1,000,000 is appropriated to the Health Care Quality
Institute, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding established with
Department of Human Services, for the purposes of implementation coordination,
stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, reporting, and other activities
necessary to administer the recommendations found in the Children's Mental
Health Mapping Report, issued pursuant to P.L.2024, c.100 (C.30:9A-34 et
seq.).� Any remaining balance in the account is appropriated to support and
expand the mental health workforce and to provide mental health services to
children and adolescents, as well as to individuals in professions that have
been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amount appropriated for the School Linked Services Program, $1,000,000 is
appropriated to increase each existing service provider�s base contract in
equal proportions. Each site funded under this initiative will continue to
provide the initiative�s traditional core services including: mental health
counseling, substance abuse counseling, education and prevention; health
awareness and prevention; academic support/tutoring; positive youth development
activities, service learning activities; recreational activities; and
information and referral services.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Central Intake Hubs, an equal amount of
funding shall be allocated to the Central Intake Hub in each of the 21 counties
for a case management specialist for follow-up, outreach, and family case
management for families with young children who need support to connect to
resources, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the School Linked Services Program,
there shall be available $400,000 for the After School Reading Initiative,
$200,000 for the After School Start-Up Fund, $400,000 for school health
clinics, and $530,000 for positive youth development.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Family Connects NJ Nurse Tuition Assistance Program shall
be used to provide tuition assistance, clinical placement, and training grants to
students pursuing a bachelor of science degree in nursing, subject to the
condition that grant recipients commit to participating in the Family Connects
NJ program, in accordance with criteria established by the Commissioner of the
Department of Children and Families and subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The unexpended balance at the end of
the preceding fiscal year in the Family Connects NJ Nurse Tuition Assistance
Program is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Abuse Intervention Program,
$3,000,000 shall be allocated to expand abuse/batterer intervention programming
into all 21 counties, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in order to provide
flexibility in the handling of appropriations, amounts may be transferred among
the Abuse Intervention Program, Domestic Violence Services, and Sexual Violence
Services accounts, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division on
Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Domestic Violence Services, the amounts
allocated to the domestic violence agencies in the State and to the New Jersey
Coalition to End Domestic Violence shall be no less than the amounts allocated
for the 12-month accounting period ending June 30, 2021, plus an additional
$6,000,000 to strengthen and expand domestic violence services Statewide,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts from the
increases in divorce filing fees enacted by section 41 of P.L.2003, c.117
(N.J.S.22A:2-12), are appropriated for transfer to the General Fund as general
State revenue, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in the Marriage and Civil Union License Fee Fund in excess of the amount
anticipated are appropriated for domestic violence prevention services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for Sexual Violence Services, an amount not to
exceed $6,000,000 is appropriated to provide a grant to the New Jersey
Coalition Against Sexual Assault to offset potential losses in federal funding
and to strengthen and expand sexual violence prevention and response services,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Sexual Violence Services, the amount
allocated to the 21 county-based sexual violence service organizations and the
New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault shall be no less than the amounts
allocated for fiscal year 2019, plus an additional $2,000,000 to these sexual
violence service organizations, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for Domestic Violence Services, an amount not
to exceed $2,550,000 is appropriated to the Displaced Homemaker Program from
the Workforce Development Partnership Fund established pursuant to section 9 of
P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-9), subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, from the amounts
hereinabove appropriated to the Department of Children and Families, the
Commissioner of Children and Families, in collaboration with the Commissioner
of Education and the Commissioner of Human Services, shall establish a
school-based mental health and substance use service program in one or more
school districts that provides integrated behavioral health services to
Medicaid eligible students, provided, however, that in order to ensure
continuity of federal funding, prior to the establishment of such program, the
Commissioner shall seek and obtain confirmation, under the DHS 1115 waiver
authority, that the program will comply with all applicable federal Medicaid
and other requirements.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated to New Jersey Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S) is subject
to the following condition: contracted service providers shall submit monthly reports
to the Department of Children and Families concerning the number of students
served, the types of services provided, and outcomes data as determined by the
Commissioner of Children and Families, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for School-based Partnerships for Access and Resilience for Kids
(SPARK) is subject to the following conditions: the Commissioner of Children
and Families shall develop a competitive grant program to provide funding for
public school districts, charter schools, and renaissance school projects to
train and hire school-based clinical staff with a focus on delivering Tier 3
individualized mental health services to students with complex, high-acuity
needs; establish written eligibility criteria for the selection of
participating public school districts, charter schools, and renaissance school
projects; and set program goals and requirements for the 2026-2027 school year,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Department
  of Children and Families, Total State Appropriation
$1,550,088,000
Summary of Department of Children and Families
  Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$516,446,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$1,033,642,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$1,550,088,000
�
22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
40
Community Development and Environmental Management
41
Community Development Management
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-8010
Housing Code Enforcement
$11,751,000
02-8020
Housing Services
$19,239,000
06-8015
Uniform Construction Code
$18,449,000
10-8022
Division of Disaster Recovery and
  Mitigation
$1,000,000
13-8027
Codes and Standards
$559,000
18-8017
Uniform Fire Code
$9,235,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Community Development Management
$60,233,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($38,925,000)
Materials and Supplies
($86,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($562,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($102,000)
Special Purpose:
02
Winter Termination Program (P.L.2021,
  c.317)
($3,500,000)
02
Office of Eviction Prevention
($5,000,000)
02
Office of Homelessness Prevention
($4,750,000)
02
Rent Control (P.L.2025, c.85)
($2,000,000)
02
Affordable Housing
($1,805,000)
02
Local Planning Services
($1,378,000)
02
Main Street New Jersey
($750,000)
10
Disaster Recovery and Mitigation
($1,000,000)
18
Local Fire Fighters' Training
($375,000)
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Housing Code Enforcement program
classification is payable out of the fees and penalties derived from bureau
activities. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year,
together with any receipts in excess of the amounts anticipated, is
appropriated for expenses of code enforcement activities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. If the
receipts are less than anticipated, the appropriation shall be reduced
proportionately.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts appropriated
from the Department of Community Affairs' code enforcement activities in excess
of the amount anticipated and in excess of the amounts required to support the code
enforcement activity for which they were collected may be transferred as
necessary to cover shortfalls in other Department of Community Affairs' code
enforcement accounts, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts from the
additional fee established by section 10 of P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.10)
are appropriated to the Housing Code Enforcement program classification for
expenses of code enforcement activities, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Uniform Construction Code program
classification is payable out of the fees and penalties derived from code
enforcement activities. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year, together with any receipts in excess of the amounts anticipated,
is appropriated for expenses of code enforcement activities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. If the
receipts are less than anticipated, the appropriation shall be reduced
proportionately.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in "The Planned
Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act," P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-21
et seq.) fees account, together with any receipts in excess of the amount
anticipated, is appropriated for code enforcement activities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amounts received by the Uniform Construction Code Revolving Fund attributable
to that portion of the surcharge fee in excess of $0.0006, and to surcharges on
other construction, shall be dedicated to the general support of the Uniform
Construction Code program and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of
P.L.1979, c.121 (C.52:27D-124.1), shall be available for training and
non-training purposes.� Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation
to the contrary, unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in
the Uniform Construction Code Revolving Fund are appropriated for expenses of
code enforcement activities.
Such
amounts as may be required for the registration of builders and reviewing and
paying claims under "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration
Act," P.L.1977, c.467 (C.46:3B-1 et seq.), are appropriated from the New
Home Warranty Security Fund in accordance with section 7 of P.L.1977, c.467
(C.46:3B-7), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Uniform Fire Code program
classification is payable out of the fees and penalties derived from code
enforcement activities. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year, together with any receipts in excess of the amounts anticipated,
is appropriated for expenses of code enforcement activities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. If the
receipts are less than anticipated, the appropriation shall be reduced
proportionately.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Division of Fire
Safety may transfer within its own division among Direct State Services
appropriations accounts and Grants-In-Aid appropriations accounts, such amounts
as are necessary for expenses of code enforcement activities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts from fees
associated with the Fire Protection Contractor's Certification program pursuant
to P.L.2001, c.289 (C.52:27D-25n et seq.), are appropriated to the Department
of Community Affairs Division of Fire Safety, in such amounts as are necessary
to operate the program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Affordable
Housing (P.L.2024, c.2) account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. Such
additional amounts as may be required to effectuate P.L.2024, c.2, as
determined by the Commissioner of Community Affairs, are appropriated to the
Affordable Housing (P.L.2024, c.2) account, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Main Street New Jersey shall be used to provide technical
assistance and other tools to promote historic preservation and recovery of
economic viability in localities that contain traditional historic business
districts including, but not limited to, training, guidance, and seminars for
volunteers and managers of local organizations, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Any
receipts from the Boarding Home Regulation and Assistance program, including
fees, fines, and penalties, are appropriated for the Boarding Home Regulation
and Assistance program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Division of
Housing and Community Resources may transfer between the Affordable Housing
State Aid appropriations account, the Local Planning Services Direct State
Services appropriations account and the Affordable Housing Direct State
Services appropriations account, such amounts as are necessary, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall provide written notice of such a
transfer to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee within 10 working days of
making such a transfer.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Disaster
Recovery and Mitigation account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Pursuant
to section 15 of P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-15), the Commissioner of Community
Affairs shall determine, at least annually, the eligibility of each boarding
house resident for rental assistance payments; and notwithstanding the
provisions of P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-1 et seq.) to the contrary, moneys held
in the "Boarding House Rental Assistance Fund" that were originally
appropriated from the General Fund may be used by the commissioner for the
purpose of providing life safety improvement loans, and any moneys held in the
"Boarding House Rental Assistance Fund" may be used for the purpose
of providing rental assistance for repayment of such loans. Notwithstanding any
provision of P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-1 et seq.), the commissioner shall have
authority to disburse funds from the "Boarding House Rental Assistance
Fund" established pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-14)
for the purpose of repaying, through rental assistance or otherwise, loans made
to the boarding house owners for the purpose of rehabilitating boarding houses.
GRANTS-IN-AID
01-8010
Housing Code Enforcement
$919,000
02-8020
Housing Services
$133,820,000
18-8017
Uniform Fire Code
$8,571,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Community Development Management
$143,310,000
Grants-in-Aid:
01
Cooperative Housing Inspection
($919,000)
02
Single Family Home Lead Hazard
  Remediation Fund
($2,000,000)
02
Down Payment Assistance Fund
($45,000,000)
02
New Jersey Healthy Homes
($1,000,000)
02
Bringing Veterans Home
($11,000,000)
02
Homelessness Response
($35,000,000)
02
Shelter Assistance
($2,300,000)
02
Prevention of Homelessness
($4,360,000)
02
State Rental Assistance Program
($24,500,000)
02
Lead-Safe Home Renovation Pilot Program
($2,500,000)
02
State Rental Assistance Pilot for
  Expecting Mothers
($2,000,000)
02
Lead Programs (P.L.2021, c.182)
($1,950,000)
02
Hudson County Housing First Pilot Program
($400,000)
02
HMFA Foreclosure Mediation Assistance
  Program Counseling
($800,000)
02
Homelessness Assistance Initiatives
($1,010,000)
18
Uniform Fire Code - Local Enforcement
  Agency Rebates
($8,425,000)
18
Uniform Fire Code - Continuing Education
($146,000)
There
is appropriated to the Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant
Fund an amount not to exceed 50% of the penalties derived from bureau
activities in the Housing Code Enforcement program classification, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.�
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Housing Code Enforcement program
classification is payable out of the fees and penalties derived from bureau
activities. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year,
together with any receipts in excess of the amounts anticipated, is
appropriated for expenses of code enforcement activities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. If the
receipts are less than anticipated, the appropriation shall be reduced
proportionately.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Uniform Fire Code program
classification is payable out of the fees and penalties derived from code
enforcement activities. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year, together with any receipts in excess of the amounts anticipated,
is appropriated for expenses of code enforcement activities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. If the
receipts are less than anticipated, the appropriation shall be reduced
proportionately.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Lead-Safe Home Renovation Pilot
Program, the Single Family Home Lead Hazard Remediation Fund, and Lead Programs
(P.L.2021, c.182) such amounts as are necessary may be transferred to the
Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund for the purpose of
remediating lead in dwellings Statewide, and such amounts as are determined by
the State Treasurer to be necessary may be transferred to the Division of
Family Health Services in the Department of Health for purposes in accordance
with N.J.A.C.8:51-1.1 et seq., subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for New Jersey Healthy Homes shall support
housing-related operating costs pertaining to the New Jersey Healthy Homes
program, as determined by the Commissioner of Community Affairs, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Bringing Veterans Home shall be used to assist homeless and
housing-unstable military veterans in finding new long- and short-term housing
and stabilizing military veterans� existing housing, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Homelessness Response shall be used: to expand rapid
re-housing programs prioritizing individuals experiencing homelessness; to fund
programs that assist individuals experiencing homelessness overcome obstacles
to permanent housing by identifying potential housing opportunities and
providing advocacy with prospective landlords through case management services;
and for the Commissioner of Community Affairs to develop a program to increase
housing availability and reduce housing costs through incentive payments to
landlords, establish criteria for the program, and set program goals and
requirements, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Upon
determination by the Commissioner of Community Affairs that all eligible
shelter assistance projects have received funding, any available balance in the
Shelter Assistance account may be transferred to the Affordable Housing
account, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, such amounts as are
necessary shall be available from the Prevention of Homelessness Grants-In-Aid
appropriation for program administrative expenses, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from repayment of loans from the Downtown Business Improvement Loan Fund,
together with the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of
such loan fund and any interest thereon, are appropriated for the purposes of
P.L.1998, c.115 (C.40:56-71.1 et seq.).
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the State Rental
Assistance Program account is appropriated for the expenses of the State Rental
Assistance Program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, Revolving Housing
Development and Demonstration Grant funds are appropriated to support loans and
grants to non-profit entities for the purpose of economic development and
historic preservation.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the State Rental Assistance
Program (SRAP), an amount not less than $14,000,000, is appropriated from the
�New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund� to SRAP for the purposes of
subsections a. and c. of section 1 of P.L.2004, c.140 (C.52:27D-287.1), as
determined by the Commissioner of Community Affairs, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
An
amount not to exceed $400,000 is appropriated from the "New Jersey
Affordable Housing Trust Fund" as determined by the Commissioner of
Community Affairs as necessary to match, on a 50/50 basis, the federal share of
the administrative costs of the USHUD Community Development Block Grant-Small
Cities Program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Such
amounts as the Commissioner of Community Affairs determines are necessary are
appropriated from the "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund", to
be pledged as a match for the USHUD HOME Investment Partnership Program to
ensure adherence to the federal matching requirements for affordable housing
production, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are appropriated
monies from the �New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund� in an amount to be
determined by the Commissioner of Community Affairs to the New Jersey Housing
and Mortgage Finance Agency for deposit in the Affordable Housing Production
Fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated
from the "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund" an amount to be
determined by the Commissioner of Community Affairs to be used to provide
technical assistance grants to non-profit housing organizations and authorities
for creating and supporting affordable housing and community development
opportunities, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Down Payment Assistance Fund is
appropriated to the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency for a Down
Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program to provide down payment and closing
cost assistance, including but not limited to mortgage insurance assistance,
escrows, pre-paid costs, and interest rate reductions, to assist in stabilizing
neighborhoods through owner-occupancy and providing home ownership
opportunities to households that would otherwise remain tenants, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Homelessness Assistance Initiatives shall
be distributed to the county or counties containing the zip codes with the
three highest populations of homeless persons, for homelessness initiatives
within the boundaries of such zip codes, as determined by the Commissioner of
Community Affairs according to the most recent NJCounts estimates commissioned
by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency as required by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of
Community Affairs may determine that monies appropriated from the "New
Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund" can be provided directly to the
housing project being assisted; provided, however, that any such project has
the support by resolution of the governing body of the municipality in which it
is located; and subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an amount not to
exceed $15,000,000 is appropriated from the "New Jersey Affordable Housing
Trust Fund," in amounts determined by the Commissioner of Community
Affairs, to the developer of the Supportive Housing Parcel - Development Zone
11 and to the developer of the Monmouth County Emergency Homeless Shelter
Parcel - Development Zone 12, for affordable housing projects, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Code Red
Alert Pilot Program (P.L.2025, c.297) account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
STATE
AID
02-8020
Housing Services
$2,500,000
Total State Aid Appropriation, Community
  Development Management
$2,500,000
State Aid:
02
Neighborhood Preservation (P.L.1975,
  c.248 and c.249)
($2,500,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Relocation
Assistance account, not to exceed $250,000, is appropriated for the expenses of
the Relocation Assistance program, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, such amounts as may be
required to fund relocation costs of boarding home residents are appropriated
from the "Boarding House Rental Assistance Fund."
50
Economic Planning, Development, and Security
55
Social Services Programs
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
05-8050
Community Resources
$250,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Social Services Programs
$250,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($226,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($24,000)
Additional
funds as may be allocated by the federal government for New Jersey's Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Block Grant Program (LIHEAP) are appropriated, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-8050
Community Resources
$53,004,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Social
  Services Programs
$53,004,000
Grants-in-Aid:
05
Recreation for the Handicapped
($585,000)
05
Special Olympics
($1,405,000)
05
New Jersey Re-entry Corporation -
  One-Stop Offender Re-entry Services
($9,000,000)
05
New Jersey YMCA State Alliance -
  Educational Programming
($500,000)
05
New Light Community Development
  Corporation, Bloomfield
($50,000)
05
Newark Alliance - City of Newark
  Beautification Initiatives
($250,000)
05
Newark Community Street Team (NCST)
($1,000,000)
05
Newark Museum of Art
($1,500,000)
05
NJ Community Development Corporation
  Youth Center Project, Paterson
($550,000)
05
Out Montclair - Community Programming
($50,000)
05
Paterson Cricket League (PCL)
($50,000)
05
Peace Islands Institute NJ
($50,000)
05
Re-entry Coalition of New Jersey
($1,000,000)
05
A Better Market, Paterson
($50,000)
05
Alternatives, Inc. - Hillsborough
  Residence
($201,000)
05
Asian American Youth Council
($150,000)
05
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
  (AAPI) of New Jersey - Statewide Community Services
($300,000)
05
Associated Humane Societies � City of
  Newark
($200,000)
05
Atlantic County Economic Alliance
($400,000)
05
Bergen Family Center
($425,000)
05
Big Brothers Big Sisters State
  Association
($1,000,000)
05
Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City
($100,000)
05
Boys and Girls Club of New Jersey
($1,700,000)
05
Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
  Housing First Program
($750,000)
05
Circle of Friends Cafe - Operations
($50,000)
05
Community Access Unlimited, Elizabeth -
  Teatch Cafe & Academy of Continuing Education
($450,000)
05
East Orange Senior Volunteer Corporation
  (EOSVC)
($50,000)
05
East Orange YMCA
($20,000)
05
Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council
  of Carpenters - Pro Bono Construction Projects
($400,000)
05
Eatontown Baseball League - Little League
  Operating Aid
($50,000)
05
Eid Committee of New Jersey - Community
  Engagement Initiative
($350,000)
05
Embrace Relief, Fairfield
($20,000)
05
Endeavor Emergency Squad - Acquisition of
  Alternative Support Ambulance
($50,000)
05
Equity Re-entry - Interfaith Action
  Movement
($100,000)
05
Family Resource Network
($100,000)
05
Friendship Circle of New Jersey -
  LifeTown, Livingston
($250,000)
05
Garden State Equality for Education,
  Legal & Health Resiliency Initiatives
($1,000,000)
05
Garden State Soccer League (GSSL)
($50,000)
05
Greater Somerset County YMCA - Community
  Center, Franklin Township
($300,000)
05
Guide - Mental Health Platform
($250,000)
05
Guyana American Heritage Foundation Inc.
($50,000)
05
Hatzalah of Metrowest - Ambulance
  Acquisition
($100,000)
05
Hope of Glory Community Outreach Center
($575,000)
05
Hopeworks, Camden
($250,000)
05
Housing and Neighborhood Development
  Services Inc. (HANDS), Orange
($30,000)
05
Hudson County Reentry Pilot Program
($7,000,000)
05
IDEA Center for the Arts
($125,000)
05
InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall
  - Information Technology Exhibits
($50,000)
05
Jazz House Kids, Montclair
($200,000)
05
Jersey Shore Community Center Project -
  Qspot Capital Improvements
($25,000)
05
Joseph's House, Camden
($600,000)
05
Jump Start Youth Development - Paterson
($50,000)
05
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
  (LISC)
($250,000)
05
Macedonia Baptist Church, Westville -
  Acquisition of Refrigerated Vans
($90,000)
05
Make the Road New Jersey
($50,000)
05
Moms Demand Action - New Jersey Chapters
($50,000)
05
Monmouth County SPCA
($75,000)
05
Montclair Ambulance Unit - Ambulance
  Acquisition
($100,000)
05
My Son is Me Inc., Newark - Community
  Services
($50,000)
05
NAACP Oranges & Maplewood Branch
($50,000)
05
New Ephesus Community Services
  Corporation
($250,000)
05
New Jersey Coalition to End Homelessness
  - Shelter Services and Staffing
($4,040,000)
05
New Jersey Council for the Humanities -
  Prime Time Family Reading Program
($100,000)
05
New Jersey Hall of Fame Foundation
($300,000)
05
State Troopers Fraternal Association
($100,000)
05
The Balance Project - New Jersey Chapters
($50,000)
05
The HUUB, inc., Orange
($50,000)
05
The Kintock Group - Re-entry Services
($2,000,000)
05
The Special Children's Center
($1,000,000)
05
Toni's Kitchen, Montclair
($300,000)
05
Transition Professionals Re-entry
  Services
($263,000)
05
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen - Capital
  Improvements
($500,000)
05
Trenton Restorative Street Team -
  Restorative Justice Programs
($500,000)
05
Trinity Center for Community, Asbury Park
  - Code Blue Support
($75,000)
05
United Desi of New Jersey - Cultural
  Programming
($150,000)
05
United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties
  - Operating Aid
($50,000)
05
United Way of Northern New Jersey -
  United in Care
($1,250,000)
05
United Way of Northern New Jersey -
  Volunteer Income Tax Preparation Assistance
($250,000)
05
United Way of Passaic County - ALICE
  Family Stability and Youth Success Initiative
($300,000)
05
Volunteers of America - Re-entry Services
($4,000,000)
05
Wafa House
($100,000)
05
Whitesboro Historic Preservation Project
  - Legal Defense Fund
($200,000)
05
Willingboro Sphinx Foundation - Sphinx
  Pathways Initiative
($75,000)
05
YMCA of the Jersey Shore
($100,000)
05
Rescue Mission of Trenton
($500,000)
05
Saint James Social Services Corporation,
  Newark
($350,000)
05
Saint Peter's Haven, Clifton
($300,000)
05
Shorrock Gardens - Capital Expenditures
($1,000,000)
05
Shri Krishna Nidhi Foundation
($150,000)
05
Soup Kitchen 411
($75,000)
05
South Orange Rescue Squad - Ambulance and
  Medical Equipment Acquisition
($100,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Special Olympics program, an amount
not to exceed $75,000 may be allocated for the administrative costs of the
program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for New Jersey Re-entry Corporation - One-Stop
Offender Re-entry Services shall be utilized to continue to provide One-Stop
Re-entry services in Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Toms River and in the
counties of Bergen, Union, Middlesex, Somerset, and Monmouth, which shall
include medication-assisted treatment for relapse prevention.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.1 et al.), or any law or
regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for the
"Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund" is payable from receipts of the
portion of the sales tax directed to be credited to the "Lead Hazard
Control Assistance Fund" pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2003, c.311
(C.52:27D-437.11), and there is further appropriated from such receipts an
amount not to exceed $8,000,000, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an amount not to
exceed $15,000,000 is appropriated from the Universal Service Fund for the
purpose of administering the Universal Service Fund program by the Department
of Community Affairs, as approved by the Board of Public Utilities and in
accordance with the memorandum of understanding between the New Jersey Board of
Public Utilities and the Department of Community Affairs, and subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 4 of the "Lead Hazard Control Assistance
Act," P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.4), such amounts as are necessary are
appropriated from the "Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund" for
administrative costs, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
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75
State Subsidies and Financial Aid
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
04-8030
Local Government Services
$6,895,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, State Subsidies and Financial Aid
$6,895,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Local Finance Board Members
($226,000)
Salaries and Wages
($6,176,000)
Materials and Supplies
($39,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($224,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($15,000)
Special Purpose:
04
Local Assistance Bureau
($215,000)
Receipts
received by the Division of Local Government Services are appropriated, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
STATE
AID
04-8030
Local Government Services
$953,849,000
(From General Fund:$67,525,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$886,324,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, State
  Subsidies and Financial Aid
$953,849,000
(From General Fund:$67,525,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$886,324,000)
State Aid:
04
City of Camden - Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Statue
($250,000)
04
Local Recreational Improvement Grants
  (PTRF)
($5,000,000)
04
Consolidated Municipal Property Tax
  Relief Aid (PTRF)
($649,285,000)
04
County Prosecutors and Officials Salary
  Increase (P.L.2007, c.350)
($3,900,000)
04
Trenton Capital City Aid
($10,000,000)
04
Consolidation Implementation
($1,000)
04
Transitional Aid to Localities (PTRF)
($228,039,000)
04
Open Space Payments in Lieu of Taxes
($7,983,000)
04
Regional School District Consolidation
  Feasibility Studies (P.L.2021, c.402) (PTRF)
($1,000,000)
04
Shared Services and School District
  Consolidation Study and Implementation (PTRF)
($3,000,000)
04
Town of Guttenberg - Operating Aid and
  Social Services Program
($100,000)
04
Township of Cranbury - Village Park Dock
  and Storage Improvements
($25,000)
04
Township of East Amwell - Amwell Valley
  Rescue Squad
($50,000)
04
Township of East Brunswick -
  Infrastructure Upgrades
($550,000)
04
Township of East Windsor - Fire Service
  Support
($500,000)
04
Township of Edgewater Park - Permanent
  Pump Station
($250,000)
04
Township of Evesham - Blue Barn
  Recreational Facility Improvements
($375,000)
04
Township of Gloucester (Camden) - Senior
  Transportation Program Vehicle Acquisition
($400,000)
04
Township of Hillsborough - Fire
  Department Supplies
($252,000)
04
Township of Lakewood - Operating Aid
($1,000,000)
04
Township of Monroe (Gloucester) - 4-H
  Building Renovations
($800,000)
04
Township of Monroe (Middlesex) - Fire
  District #3 Equipment and Training
($250,000)
04
Township of Monroe (Middlesex) - Public
  Safety Improvements
($450,000)
04
Township of Montgomery - Wastewater
  Treatment Plant Consolidation
($600,000)
04
Township of Moorestown - Senior Center
  and Recreational Improvements
($300,000)
04
Township of Morris - Community Center
  Construction
($100,000)
04
Township of North Bergen - Operating Aid
($1,600,000)
04
Township of North Brunswick -
  Infrastructure Improvements
($200,000)
04
Township of Nutley - Infrastructure
  Upgrades
($400,000)
04
Township of Pennsville - Riverview Beach
  Park Improvements
($100,000)
04
Township of Plainsboro - Ambulance
  Acquisition
($200,000)
04
Township of Riverside - Spring Garden
  Park Parking Improvements
($250,000)
04
Township of Robbinsville - Newtown
  Village Recreational Improvements
($200,000)
04
Township of South Brunswick - Parks and
  Recreation Improvements
($500,000)
04
Township of Springfield - Municipal Pool
  Complex Improvements
($75,000)
04
Township of Washington (Gloucester) -
  Washington Lake Park Improvements
($375,000)
04
Township of Weehawken - Operating Aid
($400,000)
04
Township of West Deptford - Emergency
  Equipment
($200,000)
04
Township of Westfield - Volunteer Rescue
  Squad Ambulance Acquisition
($611,000)
04
Township of Willingboro - Fire Truck
  Replacement
($400,000)
04
Township of Winfield - Fire Department
  Radio Communication Upgrades
($75,000)
04
Township of Winslow - Public Works Radio
  Equipment
($38,000)
04
Sayreville Borough - Park Improvements
($1,000,000)
04
Municipality of Princeton - Public Health
  Services and First Responder Equipment
($350,000)
04
County of Burlington - Public Safety
  Initiatives
($430,000)
04
County of Camden - Property Acquisition
  and Demolition
($9,000,000)
04
County of Camden - Reentry Release Center
($25,000)
04
County of Salem - Public Safety
  Initiatives
($200,000)
04
City of East Orange - Municipal Services
  and Infrastructure Improvements
($200,000)
04
City of Garfield - Fire Company 2 Support
($200,000)
04
City of Jersey City - Operating Aid
($15,000,000)
04
City of Long Branch - Fire Department
($75,000)
04
City of Long Branch - Pop Up Party Police
  Support
($50,000)
04
City of Plainfield - Milt Campbell Field
  Flood Mitigation
($500,000)
04
City of Rahway - Levee Upgrades
($500,000)
04
Borough of Carteret - Police Station
  Upgrades
($1,000,000)
04
Borough of Flemington - Tuccamirgan Park
  Improvements
($175,000)
04
Borough of Freehold - Recreation and
  Events
($75,000)
04
Borough of Glen Rock - Public Library
  Elevator Replacement
($100,000)
04
Borough of High Bridge - Union Forge Park
  Improvements
($175,000)
04
Borough of Highland Park - Borough Square
  Improvements
($650,000)
04
Borough of Hightstown - Borough Hall
  Acquisition and Renovation
($250,000)
04
Borough of Jamesburg - Master Plan
  Development
($200,000)
04
Borough of Kenilworth - HVAC Improvements
($300,000)
04
Borough of Laurel Springs - Municipal
  Building Upgrades
($360,000)
04
Borough of Lawnside - Infrastructure
  Improvements
($500,000)
04
Borough of Milltown - Infrastructure
  Upgrades
($100,000)
04
Borough of National Park - Municipal
  Building Upgrades
($200,000)
04
Borough of Palmyra - Legion Field Safety
  Improvements
($100,000)
04
Borough of Paulsboro - Delaware Street
  Revitalization Project
($200,000)
04
Borough of Prospect Park - Community
  Swimming Pool
($200,000)
04
Borough of Riverton - Seawall
  Improvements and Firefighter Equipment Upgrades
($400,000)
04
Borough of Roselle - Operating Aid
($400,000)
04
City of Asbury Park - Social Services
($100,000)
04
City of Beverly - Public Works Facility
($400,000)
04
City of Burlington - Water Meter
  Replacements and Recreational Improvements
($350,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Trenton Capital City Aid is subject to the following
condition: The City of Trenton shall enter into an agreement with the
Department of Community Affairs setting forth the terms and conditions for
receipt of such aid, which shall include financial and operational oversight by
the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of
Community Affairs.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Consolidation Implementation shall be allocated to provide
reimbursement to local government units that consolidate pursuant to any law,
including but not limited to P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et seq.) and P.L.2009,
c.118 (C.54:1-86 et seq.), or to a municipality that is wholly annexed by
another municipality pursuant to N.J.S.40A:7-1 et seq., for non-recurring costs
that the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, or in the case
of a school district consolidation the Commissioner of Education, determines to
be necessary to implement such consolidation or annexation, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting; provided,
however, that in addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated, there are
appropriated such additional amounts as are determined to be necessary for
reimbursement of non-recurring costs associated with local government unit consolidations,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting; provided further that there are appropriated such additional
amounts, not to exceed $30,000,000, as the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting, in consultation with the Commissioner of Community Affairs and
the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, shall determine to
be necessary to design, implement, or maintain one or more voluntary
county-based demonstration projects or programs to achieve efficiencies and
future cost savings in the provision of services at the local level, including
for the operation by a county of a youth detention center with 100 or more
residents, as reported on the October 15, 2025 State Facilities Enrollment Count,
at which greater than 40 percent of such residents are residents of a county
other than the county responsible for the maintenance of the youth detention
center.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection d. of section 29 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-29)
or subsection d. of section 30 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-30), or any law or
regulation to the contrary, all payments to municipalities in lieu of taxes for
lands acquired by the State and non-profit organizations for recreation and
conservation purposes shall be retained by the municipality and not apportioned
in the same manner as the general tax rate of the municipality.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, payments to
municipalities in lieu of taxes for lands acquired by the State and non-profit
organizations for recreation and conservation purposes shall be provided only
to the municipalities whose payments received in fiscal year 2010 exceeded
$5,000 and shall be provided at the payment amount provided in fiscal year
2026, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Local Recreational Improvement Grants shall be used to provide
grants to local units for repairs and improvements to public recreational facilities
pursuant to a competitive process administered by the Division of Local
Government Services, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief
Aid shall be distributed on the following schedule: on or before August 1, 45%
of the total amount due; September 1, 30% of the total amount due; October 1,
15% of the total amount due; November 1, 5% of the total amount due; December 1
for municipalities operating under a calendar fiscal year, 5% of the total
amount due; and June 1 for municipalities operating under the State fiscal
year, 5% of the total amount due; provided, however, that notwithstanding the
provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Director of Local
Government Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Community Affairs
and the State Treasurer, may direct the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting to provide such payments on an accelerated schedule if necessary to
ensure fiscal stability for a municipality.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, from the amounts
received from the appropriation to the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax
Relief Aid program and received from amounts transferred from Consolidated
Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid to the Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax
Relief Aid account, each municipality shall be required to distribute to each
fire district within its boundaries the amount received by the fire district
from the Supplementary Aid for Fire Services program pursuant to the provisions
of the fiscal year 1995 annual appropriations act, P.L.1994, c.67, less an
amount proportional to reductions in the combined total amount received by the
municipality from Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid and from the
Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund/Aid account since fiscal year
2008.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid shall be
distributed in the same amounts, and to the same municipalities that received
funding pursuant to the previous fiscal year's annual appropriations act;
provided further, however, that from the amount hereinabove appropriated there
are transferred to the Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid account such
amounts as were determined for fiscal year 2026 and prior fiscal years pursuant
to subsection e. of section 2 of P.L.1997, c.167 (C.52:27D-439), as amended by
P.L.1999, c.168; the amount of Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid
received by any other municipality shall be increased by such amounts of
Transitional Aid to Localities deemed to constitute Consolidated Municipal
Property Tax Relief Aid by the Director of the Division of Local Government
Services in the previous fiscal year.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Director of the
Division of Local Government Services shall take such actions as may be
necessary to ensure that proportional amounts of the Consolidated Municipal
Property Tax Relief Aid and the amounts transferred from Consolidated Municipal
Property Tax Relief Aid to the Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid
account appropriated to offset losses from business personal property tax that
would have otherwise been used for the support of public schools will be used
to reduce the school property tax levy for those affected school districts with
the remaining State Aid used as municipal property tax relief. The chief
financial officer of the municipality shall pay to the school districts such
amounts as may be due by December 31.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the release of the
total annual amount due for the current fiscal year from Consolidated Municipal
Property Tax Relief Aid to municipalities is subject to the following
condition: the municipality shall submit to the Director of the Division of
Local Government Services a report describing the municipality's compliance
with the "Best Practices Inventory" established by the Director of
the Division of Local Government Services and shall receive at least a minimum
score on such inventory as determined by the Director of the Division of Local
Government Services; provided, however, that the director may take into account
the particular circumstances of a municipality. In preparing the "Best
Practices Inventory," the director shall identify best municipal practices
in the areas of general administration, fiscal management, and operational
activities, as well as the particular circumstances of a municipality, in
determining the minimum score acceptable for the release of the total annual
amount due for the current fiscal year.
The
Director of the Division of Local Government Services may permit any
municipality that received "Regional Efficiency Aid Program" funds
pursuant to the annual appropriations act for fiscal year 2010, P.L.2009, c.68,
to use a portion of its Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid or
Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid, or both Consolidated Municipal
Property Tax Relief Aid and Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid, to
provide "Regional Efficiency Aid Program" benefits pursuant to P.L.1999,
c.61 (C.54:4-8.76 et seq.).
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Transitional Aid to Localities and the
amount appropriated from the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and
Marketplace Modernization Fund for Transitional Aid to Localities, an amount
may be allocated by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services
to provide short-term financial assistance to a local government unit that is
determined by the director to be experiencing financial distress caused by the
destruction or loss of a major local business ratable. For purposes of this
paragraph, a �major local business ratable� means one or more related parcels
of property owned by a single business entity, classified as commercial or
industrial, which comprised the largest assessed valuation of any one or more
line items of taxable property in a municipality, or generated an annual PILOT
payment in excess of 10% of the total municipal levy, or is otherwise
determined by the director to be of such significance to a municipality that
its destruction or loss has resulted in financial distress; provided, however,
that notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary,
the Director of the Division of Local Government Services may direct that part
of any such allocation be paid to an affected school district or county, or to
both, in the same manner as if the award of Transitional Aid were raised as
revenue from the municipal tax levy; and provided further that a local
government unit determined to be experiencing financial distress because of the
loss or destruction of a major local business ratable shall not be required to
be subject to any additional conditions, requirements, orders, or other
operational efficiency or oversight measures authorized pursuant to P.L.2011,
c.144 (C.52:27D-118.42a), except as determined to be appropriate by the
Director of the Division of Local Government Services.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Transitional Aid to Localities and the
amount appropriated from the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and
Marketplace Modernization Fund for Transitional Aid to Localities, amounts may
be allocated by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services to
any State agency or department, county, or county improvement authority to pay
for services provided to or on behalf of a participating municipal government
unit pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between that State agency or
department, county, or county improvement authority, as applicable and the
Division of Local Government Services, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Transitional Aid to Localities and the
amount appropriated from the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and
Marketplace Modernization Fund for Transitional Aid to Localities is subject to
the following condition: notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.43:21-14, or any
other law or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of Labor and
Workforce Development, in consultation with the Commissioner of Community
Affairs, is authorized to enter into individualized payment plan agreements
with municipalities that receive Transitional Aid for the reimbursement of
unemployment benefits paid to former employees of such municipal government
units, at reasonable interest rates based on current market conditions, and on
such other terms and conditions as may be determined to be appropriate by the
Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. Any municipality that enters
into an individualized payment plan agreement pursuant to this section shall be
required to expend all funds budgeted for this activity remaining as of the
last day of its budget year for the repayment of outstanding obligations under
the plan.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Transitional Aid to Localities and the amount appropriated
from the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace
Modernization Fund for Transitional Aid to Localities shall be allocated to
provide short-term financial assistance where needed to help a municipality
that is in serious fiscal distress meet immediate budgetary needs and regain
financial stability. A municipality shall be deemed to be eligible for
transitional aid if it is identified by the Director of the Division of Local
Government Services as experiencing serious fiscal distress where the director
determines that, despite local officials having implemented substantive cost
reduction strategies, there continue to exist conditions of serious fiscal
distress, which may include but shall not be limited to: substantial structural
or accumulated deficits; ongoing reliance on non-recurring revenues; limited
ability to raise supplemental non-property tax revenues; extraordinary demands
for public safety appropriations; and other factors indicating a constrained
ability to raise sufficient revenues to meet budgetary requirements that
substantially jeopardizes the fiscal integrity of the municipality.�
Municipalities seeking transitional aid shall file an application on a form
prescribed by the director, which application, among other things, shall set
forth the minimum criteria that must be met in order for an application to be
considered by the director for a determination of eligibility. The director
shall determine whether a municipality which files an application meeting such
minimum criteria is in serious fiscal distress, and, if so, what amount of
transitional aid should be provided to address the municipality's serious
fiscal distress. The transitional aid shall be provided to the municipality
subject to the provisions of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.144
(C.52:27D-118.42a); provided, however, that an amount of Transitional Aid to
Localities as determined by the Director of the Division of Local Government
Services for a municipality may be deemed to constitute Consolidated Municipal
Property Tax Relief Aid in an amount not in excess of the amount of Transitional
Aid to Localities such municipality received in the previous fiscal year and
shall not reduce the amount of Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid
such municipality shall receive for the current fiscal year. Provided, however,
if the Director of the Division of Local Government Services deems an amount of
Transitional Aid to Localities for a municipality as constituting Consolidated
Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid pursuant to this provision, that municipality
is not relieved from compliance with the requirements for transitional aid.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated
for Shared Services and School District Consolidation Study and Implementation
shall be used to provide grants to municipalities and counties through the
Local Efficiency Achievement Program for its purposes or for the purpose of
contracting with an individual or firm that has a demonstrated track record of
successfully completed operational reviews and assessments to conduct local
government efficiency reviews.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, whenever funds
appropriated as State Aid and payable to any municipality, which municipality
requests and receives the approval of the Local Finance Board, such funds may
be pledged as a guarantee for payment of principal and interest on any bond
anticipation notes issued pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2003, c.15
(C.40A:2-8.1) and any tax anticipation notes issued pursuant to N.J.S.40A:4-64
by such municipality. Such funds, if so pledged, shall be made available by the
State Treasurer upon receipt of a written notification by the Director of the
Division of Local Government Services that the municipality does not have
sufficient funds available for prompt payment of principal and interest on such
notes, and shall be paid by the State Treasurer directly to the holders of such
notes at such time and in such amounts as specified by the director,
notwithstanding that payment of such funds does not coincide with any date for
payment otherwise fixed by law.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, any qualifying
municipality, as defined in section 1 of P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178) for the
previous fiscal year, shall continue to be a qualifying municipality thereunder
during the current fiscal year.
The
State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Community Affairs, is
empowered to direct the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting to
transfer appropriations from any State department to any other State department
as may be necessary to provide a loan for a term not to exceed 180 days to a
local government unit faced with a fiscal crisis, including but not limited to
a potential default on tax anticipation notes and on such other terms and
conditions as may be required by the commissioner.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of N.J.S.40A:4-39 or any other law or regulation to the
contrary, a county that assumes responsibility for the provision of local
police services in one or more municipalities utilizing a new or expanded
county police force may display the anticipated revenues and appropriations
associated with such county police force in its annual budget by annexing to
that budget a statement describing the sources and amounts of anticipated
dedicated revenues and appropriating those dedicated amounts for the purposes
of the county police force.
76
Management and Administration
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
99-8070
Administration and Support Services
$8,126,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Management and Administration
$8,126,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($4,269,000)
Materials and Supplies
($8,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($59,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($16,000)
Special Purpose:
99
Office of Information Privacy (P.L.2021,
  c.371)
($2,000,000)
99
Government Records Council
($524,000)
99
Sustainable New Jersey Fund
($1,250,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Government
Records Council account, is appropriated for the expenses of the Government
Records Council, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Government
Records Access (P.L.2024, c.16) account, is appropriated for the expenses of
the Government Records Council Digitization Grant Program, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Department
  of Community Affairs, Total State Appropriation
$1,228,167,000
All
moneys comprising original bond proceeds or the repayment of loans or advances
from the Mortgage Assistance Fund established under the "New Jersey
Mortgage Assistance Bond Act of 1976," P.L.1976, c.94, are appropriated in
accordance with the purposes set forth in section 5 of that act.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, deposits of any funds
into the Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund are subject
to prior approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Summary of Department of Community Affairs Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$75,504,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$196,314,000
�
State Aid
$956,349,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$341,843,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$886,324,000
�
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10
Public Safety and Criminal Justice
16
Detention and Rehabilitation
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
07-7040
Institutional Control and Supervision
$605,975,000
08-7040
Institutional Care and Treatment
$271,216,000
99-7040
Administration and Support Services
$75,768,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Detention and Rehabilitation
$952,959,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($653,695,000)
Food In Lieu of Cash
($6,395,000)
Materials and Supplies
($69,222,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($166,540,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($16,699,000)
Special Purpose:
07
Civilly Committed Sexual Offender Program
($38,842,000)
08
Culinary Arts Training Program at
  Northern State Prison
($350,000)
08
Edna Mahan Visitation Program
($160,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($1,056,000)
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Civilly
Committed Sexual Offender Program account is appropriated for the same purpose,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for payment of incarcerated person health care are
available for the payment of obligations applicable to prior fiscal years.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, amounts collected by
the Department of Corrections as commissions in connection with the provision
of services for incarcerated persons at incarcerated person kiosks, including
automated banking, video visitation, electronic mail, and related services, and
any unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in that account
are appropriated to offset departmental costs associated with the provision of
such services and other materials and services that directly benefit the
incarcerated population, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated in the Detention and Rehabilitation various
institutional accounts, an amount may be transferred to the Purchase of
Community Services account or to other programs that reduce the number of
incarcerated persons housed in State facilities, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Institutional Control and
Supervision, Institutional Care and Treatment and Administration and Support
Services, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed the difference between
projected annualized savings from any consolidation of State correctional
facilities, continued savings from contract efficiencies and further
restructuring and the actual savings achieved, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
7025
System-Wide Program Support
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
07-7025
Institutional Control and Supervision
$53,440,000
13-7025
Institutional Program Support
$92,885,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, System-Wide Program Support
$146,325,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($70,705,000)
Materials and Supplies
($1,856,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($44,761,000)
Special Purpose:
13
Integrated Information Systems
($12,864,000)
13
Offender Re-Entry Program
($1,397,000)
13
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
  Program
($3,550,000)
13
Narcan Equipment and Training for Staff
($386,000)
13
Peer Specialist Entry Engagement Program
($400,000)
13
Navigators for Released Incarcerated
  Persons
($800,000)
13
Inhaled Narcan for Released Incarcerated
  Persons
($75,000)
13
Hepatitis C Treatment of Offenders with
  Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Diagnosis
($1,500,000)
13
Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment for
  State Incarcerated Persons
($500,000)
13
IT Modernization, Security Improvements
  and Enhancements
($2,000,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($5,531,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Institutional Program Support, an amount
not to exceed $950,000 is appropriated from the Workforce Development
Partnership Fund for the Pre-Release Employment Navigation and Re-Entry
Services Program for the purpose of funding employment-related services and
assistance to individuals in State custody, upon the recommendation of the
Commissioner of Corrections and subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
13-7025
Institutional Program Support
$61,520,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  System-Wide Program Support
$61,520,000
Grants-in-Aid:
13
Purchase of Service for Persons
  Incarcerated in County Penal Facilities
($26,520,000)
13
Purchase of Community Services
($35,000,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Purchase of Service for Persons
Incarcerated in County Penal Facilities, an amount may be transferred for
operational costs of State facilities for incarcerated person housing, which
become ready for occupancy and other programs which reduce the number of State
incarcerated persons in county facilities, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Purchase of
Service for Persons Incarcerated in County Penal Facilities account is
appropriated for the same purpose.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Purchase of Service for
Persons Incarcerated in County Penal Facilities, there are appropriated such
additional amounts as may be required to provide reimbursements to counties
housing State-sentenced incarcerated persons as determined by the Commissioner
of Corrections, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Purchase of Community Services and the amount appropriated
from the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace
Modernization Fund shall be subject to the following condition: in order to
permit flexibility and efficiency in the housing of State incarcerated persons,
the operational capacity of the Residential Community Release Program (RCRP),
as a place of confinement, shall be determined by the Commissioner of
Corrections as authorized by section 2 of P.L.1969, c.22 (C.30:4-91.2), subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated and the amount appropriated from the Cannabis
Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund for the
Purchase of Community Services is conditioned upon the following: the
Commissioner of Corrections shall report to the Legislature in accordance with
section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) on the operation of each Community
Based Residential Placement. The report shall include, but not be limited to,
the following: (a) the total reimbursement provided; (b) population of
Residential Community Reintegration Programs (RCRPs), by provider, as of July
1; (c) total number of release attendance for all program types, including:
assessment center, substance use disorder treatment, educational and vocational;
(d) percentage of all released RCRP attendance; (e) percentage of all released
completions of RCRPs; and (f) percentage of re-incarceration of male and female
releases who have completed an RCRP.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount
appropriated for the Release Support Partnership Program from the Cannabis
Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund shall be
used to provide grants to non-profit entities to meet the re-entry needs of
individuals preparing to transition back into the community, pursuant to a
competitive application process administered by the Commissioner of
Corrections, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
STATE
AID
13-7025
Institutional Program Support
$24,150,000
(From General Fund:$23,100,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$1,050,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation,
  System-Wide Program Support
$24,150,000
(From General Fund:$23,100,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$1,050,000)
State Aid:
13
Essex County - County Jail Substance Use
  Disorder Programs
($23,000,000)
13
Medication Assisted Treatment Pilot
  Program for Long-Acting Injectables - Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Atlantic
  Counties
($100,000)
13
County Re-Entry Coordinators (PTRF)
($1,050,000)
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Medication Assisted Treatment Pilot Program
for Long-Acting Injectables - Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Atlantic Counties
shall be distributed as follows: Bergen County, $25,000; Hudson County,
$25,000; Essex County, $25,000; and Atlantic County, $25,000.
17
Parole
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
03-7010
Parole
$64,318,000
05-7280
State Parole Board
$12,396,000
99-7280
Administration and Support Services
$9,628,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Parole
$86,342,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($57,171,000)
Materials and Supplies
($463,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($3,557,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($1,253,000)
Special Purpose:
03
Parolee Electronic Monitoring Program
($5,610,000)
03
Supervision, Surveillance, and Gang
  Suppression Program
($3,094,000)
03
Sex Offender Management Unit
($11,776,000)
03
Satellite-based Monitoring of Sex
  Offenders
($2,152,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($1,266,000)
GRANTS-IN-AID
03-7010
Parole
$31,836,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Parole
$31,836,000
Grants-in-Aid:
03
Re-Entry Substance Abuse Program (RESAP)
($7,220,000)
03
Mutual Agreement Program (MAP)
($3,966,000)
03
Community Resource Center Program (CRC)
($14,000,000)
03
Stages to Enhance Parolee Success Program
  (STEPS)
($6,650,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey State
Parole Board is authorized to expend the amounts appropriated for Re-Entry
Substance Abuse Program (RESAP), Stages to Enhance Parolee Success Program
(STEPS), Mutual Agreement Program (MAP), and Community Resource Center Program
(CRC) to provide services to ex-offenders who are age 18 or older and under
youth or adult parole supervision, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
To
permit flexibility and ensure the appropriate levels of services are provided,
appropriated amounts may be transferred between the following accounts:
Re-Entry Substance Abuse Program (RESAP), Mutual Agreement Program (MAP),
Community Resource Center Program (CRC), and Stages to Enhance Parolee Success
Program (STEPS), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Mutual Agreement Program (MAP),
the amount of $175,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Human
Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services for the
reimbursement of salaries and to fund other related administrative costs for
the Mutual Agreement Program (MAP), subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Any
change by the Division of Parole in the per diem rates affecting Special
Caseload accounts first shall be approved by the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
19
Central Planning, Direction and Management
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
99-7000
Administration and Support Services
$26,943,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Central Planning, Direction and Management
$26,943,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($23,187,000)
Materials and Supplies
($664,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($532,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($1,086,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($1,474,000)
Receipts
from the Culinary Arts Vocational Program, and any unexpended balance at the
end of the preceding fiscal year in that account, are appropriated for the
operation of the program, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Department
  of Corrections, Total State Appropriation
$1,330,075,000
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of funds held for
the benefit of incarcerated persons in the several institutions, and such funds
as may be received, are appropriated for the benefit of such incarcerated
persons.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for the Department of Corrections� Institutional Care
and Treatment account, such amounts as are determined necessary by the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting in consultation with the Commissioner
of the Department of Corrections may be transferred to the Parole account, the
Supervision, Surveillance, and Gang Suppression Program account, and the Stages
to Enhance Parolee Success account in the State Parole Board for the purpose of
providing necessary assistance to geriatric and medically released parolees and
individuals paroled based upon credits earned during a public health emergency.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law, regulation, policy or directive to the contrary, the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the operations of the Department of
Corrections are subject to the following condition: no amounts shall be
expended for costs associated with firearms qualification, requalification, or
training requirements for corrections officers, who are not assigned to armed
posts, on a basis more frequently than annually.
Summary of Department of Corrections Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$1,212,569,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$93,356,000
�
State Aid
$24,150,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$1,329,025,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$1,050,000
�
34 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
30
Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development
31
Direct Educational Services and Assistance
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
36-5120
Student Transportation
$497,000
38-5120
Facilities Planning and School Building
  Aid
$2,803,000
42-5120
School Finance
$3,816,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Direct Educational Services and Assistance
$7,116,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($5,044,000)
Materials and Supplies
($14,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,800,000)
Special Purpose:
36
Office of School Bus Safety (P.L.2021,
  c.471)
($258,000)
GRANTS-IN-AID
03-5120
Miscellaneous Grants-in-Aid
$1,525,000
38-5120
Facilities Planning and School Building
  Aid
$50,000,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$50,000,000)
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Direct
  Educational Services and Assistance
$51,525,000
(From General Fund:$1,525,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$50,000,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
03
Mercer Street Friends Community Schools
($1,025,000)
03
School Lead Filters
($500,000)
38
SDA Capital Maintenance and Emergent
  Projects (PTRF)
($50,000,000)
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for School Lead Filters is subject to the
following conditions: the Commissioner of Education shall develop written
criteria which govern a school district�s eligibility to receive a grant to
purchase and install point-of-use lead filters and shall set the program goals
and requirements that will determine the grant award amounts available for the
2026-2027 school year, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting. Such eligibility criteria and other relevant
information shall be publicly available and published on the Department of
Education�s Internet website.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for SDA Capital Maintenance and Emergent Projects shall be
provided to the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) to support
emergent needs and capital maintenance in school districts, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
STATE
AID
01-5120
General Formula Aid
$11,509,629,000
(From General Fund:$3,617,367,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$7,892,262,000)
02-5120
Nonpublic School Aid
$150,279,000
03-5120
Miscellaneous Grants-In-Aid
$68,279,000
(From General Fund:$4,247,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$64,032,000)
07-5120
Special Education
$2,203,065,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$2,203,065,000)
36-5120
Student Transportation
$559,654,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$559,654,000)
38-5120
Facilities Planning and School Building
  Aid
$793,041,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$793,041,000)
Subtotal State Aid Appropriation, Direct
  Educational Services and Assistance
$15,283,947,000
(From General Fund:$3,771,893,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$11,512,054,000)
Less:
Assessment of EDA Debt Service($26,529,000)
Growth Savings - Payment Changes($49,016,000)
Total Deductions
($75,545,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, Direct
  Educational Services and Assistance
$15,208,402,000
(From General Fund:$3,771,893,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$11,436,509,000)
State Aid:
01
Equalization Aid
($3,617,367,000)
01
Equalization Aid (PTRF)
($5,900,803,000)
01
Vocational Expansion Stabilization Aid
  (PTRF)
($13,585,000)
01
Supplemental Wraparound Program (PTRF)
($3,500,000)
01
Military Impact Aid (PTRF)
($10,131,000)
01
Educational Adequacy Aid (PTRF)
($82,397,000)
01
Security Aid (PTRF)
($424,009,000)
01
Preschool Education Aid (PTRF)
($1,384,575,000)
01
School Choice (PTRF)
($73,262,000)
02
Nonpublic Textbook Aid
($8,243,000)
02
Nonpublic Handicapped Aid
($28,240,000)
02
Nonpublic Auxiliary Services Aid
($48,799,000)
02
Nonpublic Auxiliary/Handicapped
  Transportation Aid
($2,469,000)
02
Nonpublic Nursing Services Aid
($22,578,000)
02
Nonpublic Security Aid
($32,550,000)
02
Nonpublic Technology Initiative
($7,400,000)
03
Charter School Aid (PTRF)
($10,732,000)
03
Bridge Loan Interest and Approved
  Borrowing Cost (PTRF)
($200,000)
03
Payments for Institutionalized Children -
  Unknown District of Residence (PTRF)
($45,200,000)
03
Charter School Facility Improvements
  (PTRF)
($4,000,000)
03
Clayton Model Pilot Program (P.L.2021,
  c.85) (PTRF)
($1,000,000)
03
Menstrual Products School Reimbursement
  Program (P.L.2023, c.147) (PTRF)
($2,900,000)
03
Shamong Township School District -
  Capital Improvements
($42,000)
03
Township of Union Public Schools -
  Capital
($400,000)
03
West Milford Township Public Schools -
  Capital Improvements
($317,000)
03
Hopewell Valley Regional School District
  - Mental Health Services
($75,000)
03
Jefferson Township Public Schools -
  Capital Improvements
($250,000)
03
Essex Regional Educational Services
  Commission - Operating Aid
($1,500,000)
03
Pemberton Township Schools - Capital
  Improvements
($38,000)
03
Red Bank Regional High School District -
  Workforce Development Pilot
($75,000)
03
Robbinsville Township School District -
  Mental Health Services
($200,000)
03
Newark Public Schools - Mental Health
  Services
($350,000)
03
Newark Public Schools - Reading Literacy
($1,000,000)
07
Special Education Categorical Aid (PTRF)
($1,783,065,000)
07
Extraordinary Special Education Costs Aid
  (PTRF)
($420,000,000)
36
Transportation Aid (PTRF)
($559,554,000)
36
Family Crisis Transportation Aid (PTRF)
($100,000)
38
School Building Aid (PTRF)
($10,225,000)
38
School Construction Debt Service Aid
  (PTRF)
($193,498,000)
38
School Construction & Renovation Fund
  (PTRF)
($589,318,000)
Less:
Total Deductions:
$75,545,000
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Equalization Aid, an amount equal to
the total earnings of investments of the Fund for the Support of Free Public
Schools first shall be charged to such fund.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Nonpublic School Aid, such amounts as
determined by the Commissioner of Education may be transferred between such
accounts to address changes in enrollments and services, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.2025, c.252 or any other law or regulation to the
contrary, the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Nonpublic Handicapped Aid,
Nonpublic Auxiliary/Handicapped Transportation Aid or Nonpublic Auxiliary
Services Aid are subject to the following condition: in the event the
Commissioner of Education determines that the expenditures for Nonpublic
Handicapped Aid, Nonpublic Auxiliary/Handicapped Transportation Aid or
Nonpublic Auxiliary Services Aid in any school district in the 2025-2026 school
year are less than the amount of State aid received for these services in the
2025-2026 school year, the school district shall return the unexpended State
aid after the completion of the 2025-2026 school year, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 9 of P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-31), the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Nonpublic Nursing Services Aid shall be made
available to local school districts based upon the number of pupils enrolled in
each nonpublic school on the last day prior to October 15, 2025 and the rate
per pupil shall be $145.60.
From
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Nonpublic Security Aid, the
Commissioner of Education shall provide State aid to each school district in an
amount equal to $217 multiplied by the number of nonpublic school students
within the district identified by the district on or before November 5 for
security services, equipment, or technology to ensure a safe and secure school
environment for nonpublic school students.
Items
purchased for the use of nonpublic school students with Nonpublic Technology
Initiative funds in previous budget cycles shall remain the property of the
local education agency; provided, however, that they shall remain on permanent
loan for the use of nonpublic school students for the balance of the
technologies� useful life.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, Nonpublic Technology
Initiative aid shall be paid to school districts and allocated for nonpublic
school pupils at the rate of $49 per pupil in a manner that is consistent with
the provisions of the federal and State constitutions.
Such
amounts received in the "School District Deficit Relief Account,"
established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2006, c.15 (C.18A:7A-58), including
loan repayments, are appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "School District Fiscal Accountability Act,"
P.L.2006, c.15 (C.18A:7A-54 et seq.) or any law or regulation to the contrary,
in the event that a school district owes an amount greater than 50 percent of
its annual general fund budget attributable in substantial part to loans made
to the district from the �School District Deficit Relief Account,� established
pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2006, c.15 (C.18A:7A-58), such debt, as reduced by
the liquidation of all available assets of the school district, may be forgiven
upon the school district�s merger with another district if the Commissioner of
Education determines that such debt represents an impediment to consolidation,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1999, c.12 (C.54A:9-25.12 et seq.), there is appropriated
from the "Drug Abuse Education Fund," established pursuant to section
1 of P.L.1999, c.12 (C.54A:9-25.12), the amount of $50,000, to be used for the
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Steroid Testing
program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Equalization Aid, Special
Education Categorical Aid, Security Aid, and Transportation Aid, such
additional amounts as are necessary, as determined by the Commissioner of
Education, to provide additional Equalization Aid, Special Education
Categorical Aid, Security Aid, and Transportation Aid to participating
districts pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2021, c.402 (C.18A:13-47.1 et al.),
and any other additional funding necessary to fulfill the provisions of
P.L.2021, c.402 (C.18A:13-47.1 et al.) are appropriated, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Equalization Aid, Special
Education Categorical Aid, Security Aid, and Transportation Aid, such
additional amounts as are necessary, as determined by the Commissioner of
Education, to provide additional Equalization Aid, Special Education
Categorical Aid, Security Aid, and Transportation Aid to districts who have
successfully appealed their aid allocations pursuant to the appeals process set
forth in section 11 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-53) regarding the income data
utilized in the calculation of this aid, are appropriated, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in the event that an
�SDA district� sells district surplus property, the proceeds from such sale
shall be applied as follows, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting: the Commissioner of Education, in their
discretion, may direct that the proceeds be used by the SDA district upon a
showing of financial need for a capital maintenance project or for a school
facilities project if such project is consistent with the district�s Long-Range
Facilities Plan (LRFP) and the project cost does not exceed $500,000. If the
project cost exceeds $500,000, the commissioner may direct all or a portion of
the proceeds to the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) for use in
projects identified in that district's LRFP.� In the case of capital
maintenance projects, the SDA may forward the specified aid amount directly to
the district for completion of the projects. If the commissioner is not
satisfied that there is a sufficient showing of financial need for a capital
maintenance project or for a school facilities project or if the commissioner
is not satisfied that the proposed project is consistent with the district�s
LRFP, the proceeds shall be returned to the SDA for use by the SDA for school
facilities projects in that SDA district which are consistent with the SDA
district�s LRFP. For the purposes of this provision, �surplus property� means
property which is not being replaced by other property under a grant agreement
with the SDA.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Supplemental Wraparound Program shall be
provided as State aid to "SDA districts" to reduce family
cost-sharing for before-school, after-school, and summer wraparound child care.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.283 (C.18A:7F-71) or any other rule,
law, or regulation to the contrary, eligibility for, and the calculation of,
Military Impact Aid shall be based on the amount of the Basic Support Payment
of federal Impact Aid under section 7003 of the federal Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. s.7703) that a school district
received in the budget year preceding the prebudget year.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, "non-SDA"
districts that received their State support for approved project costs through
the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) shall be assessed an amount
equal to the 2013-2014 assessment. District allocations shall be withheld from
2026-2027 formula aid payments and the assessment cannot exceed the total of
those payments.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the preschool per
pupil aid amounts set forth in subsection d. of section 12 of P.L.2007, c.260
(C.18A:7F-54) shall be adjusted by the geographic cost adjustment developed by
the Commissioner of Education pursuant to P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.).
Notwithstanding
any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amounts hereinabove appropriated
for Preschool Education Aid, an amount as determined by the Commissioner of
Education is appropriated for the following purposes and in the following
priority order: first for the provision of preschool expansion grants as set
forth in P.L.2025, c.100 (C.18A:44-7 et al.); second, after the disbursement of
such grants, for the provision of preschool expansion grants to school
districts receiving Preschool Education Aid that are seeking to expand
preschool services beyond what has already been approved by the Department of
Education for the 2026-2027 school year and are currently serving less than 90
percent of eligible preschool children identified in the districts� approved
three-year preschool program plan or annual update as applicable, provided,
however, that such districts demonstrate to the Department of Education that
any new funding will be used to expand access through mixed delivery preschool
partnerships with eligible community-based providers; and third, to address
workforce preparation and training and other ancillary needs related to
preschool education, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, a district's 2026-2027
allocation of the amounts hereinabove appropriated for School Choice Aid shall
be 90 percent of the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260
(C.18A:7F-43 et al.); provided, however, in the event that School Choice
enrollment reflected on the October 2025 Application for State School Aid is
less than projected School Choice enrollment reflected on the 2025-2026 State
Aid notice, such district's 2026-2027 School Choice Aid allocation shall be
adjusted to reflect actual prebudget year enrollment as of October 2025, as set
forth in the March 2026 State Aid notice issued by the Commissioner of
Education. A district's 2026-2027 School Choice enrollment shall not exceed the
district's maximum funded choice student enrollment as determined by the
commissioner.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, following notification
to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, there are appropriated to the
Emergency Fund account such additional amounts as may be required to fund
approved applications for emergency aid following district needs assessments
conducted by the Department of Education, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. Provided, further, that the
Commissioner of Education shall determine the repayment terms, if any, that
will be assessed and may appoint a State monitor to a school district that
receives an allocation from the Emergency Fund, who shall have the same powers
and duties of a State monitor appointed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2006, c.15
(C.18A:7A-55).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, a charter school�s
2026-2027 allocation of the amount hereinabove appropriated for Charter School
Aid shall be as set forth in the March 2026 State Aid notice issued by the
Commissioner of Education, and shall be adjusted based on the October 15th and
the end of the school year actual pupil counts in each of the following cases:
1) in the case of a charter school with higher enrollment in the 2026-2027
school year than in the 2007-2008 school year, to provide that in the 2026-2027
school year, the charter school receives no less total support from the State
and the resident district than the sum of the total 2007-2008 payments from the
resident district and the 2007-2008 payments of Charter School Aid and Charter
Schools - Council on Local Mandates Aid and to ensure that such total payments
provide a 2026-2027 per pupil amount that is no less than the 2007-2008 per
pupil amount based on average daily enrollment; and 2) to provide amounts
pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-12). A charter school
shall also receive an allocation to provide that in the 2026-2027 school year,
the charter school receives no less total support from the State and resident
school district to ensure that such total payments provide a 2026-2027 per
pupil amount that is equal to 95 percent of the 2025-2026 per pupil amount
based on average daily enrollment. This allocation shall be adjusted based on
the October 15, 2026 actual pupil count. In addition to the amounts hereinabove
appropriated for Charter School Aid, such additional amounts as may be
required, based on actual charter school enrollment counts submitted through
the Charter School Enrollment System, for the support of Charter School Aid are
appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, from the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Preschool Facilities Lead Remediation, the
Commissioner of Education shall award grants to school districts for water
infrastructure improvement projects in schools serving solely preschool
students, provided that eligibility for funding such projects shall be based on
the eligibility requirements for water infrastructure improvement grants in
schools serving grades kindergarten through 12 pursuant to the "Securing
Our Children's Future Bond Act," P.L.2018, c.119, and its implementing
regulations. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in
the Preschool Facilities Lead Remediation account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Charter School Facility Improvements, to protect
the health and safety of students, $4,000,000 shall be provided to the
Department of Education to administer grants to support emergent needs, capital
maintenance, and facilities costs in charter schools and renaissance school
projects upon the review of the Director of the New Jersey Department of
Education Office of Charter and Renaissance Schools.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Charter
School Facility Improvements account is appropriated.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the amount
hereinabove appropriated for the Clayton Model Pilot Program (P.L.2021, c.85)
shall be used to expand the pilot program in a manner that achieves the goals
of P.L.2021, c.85.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Lead Testing for Schools is subject to the following
condition: amounts shall be paid to �district boards of education,� as defined
in N.J.A.C.6A:26-12.4(a), subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting, based on approved applications for
reimbursement of the costs of testing school drinking water pursuant to the
program requirements established by the Department of Education in regulations
adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968,
c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) at N.J.A.C.6A:26-12.4. The unexpended balance at the
end of the preceding fiscal year in the Lead Testing for Schools account is
appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Menstrual Products
School Reimbursement Program (P.L.2023, c.147), such additional amounts as may
be required as determined by the Commissioner of Education for the support of
the Menstrual Products School Reimbursement Program are appropriated, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 13 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-55) or any law or
regulation to the contrary, a school district�s Special Education Categorical
Aid for the 2026-2027 school year shall be determined using a school district�s
projected enrollment of students classified for special education and projected
enrollment for students identified for speech-only services, as reflected on
the October 2025 Application for State School Aid.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1971, c.271 (C.18A:46-31), a portion of the
district tuition amounts payable to a county special services school district
operating an extended school year program may be transferred to the county
special services school district prior to the first of September in the event
the board shall file a written request with the Commissioner of Education
stating the need for the funds. The commissioner shall review the board's
request and determine whether to grant the request after an assessment of
whether the district needs to spend the funds prior to September and after
considering the availability of district surplus. The commissioner shall
transfer the payment for the portion of the tuition payable for which need has
been demonstrated.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Extraordinary Special Education Costs Aid, such
amounts as the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting determines
shall be charged to the Property Tax Relief Fund instead of receipts deposited
into the Extraordinary Aid account.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1997, c.53 (C.18A:39-11.1) districts shall
not be reimbursed for administrative fees paid to cooperative transportation
service agencies.
For
any school district receiving amounts from the amount hereinabove appropriated
for Transportation Aid, and notwithstanding the provisions of any law or
regulation to the contrary, if the school district is located in a county of
the third class or a county of the second class with a population of less than
235,000, according to the 1990 federal decennial census, transportation shall
be provided to school pupils residing in this school district in going to and
from any remote school other than a public school, not operated for profit in
whole or in part, located within the State not more than 30 miles from the
residence of the pupil.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1981, c.57 (C.18A:39-1a) or any other law or
regulation to the contrary, the maximum amount of nonpublic school
transportation costs per pupil provided for in N.J.S.18A:39-1 shall equal
$1,177.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Family Crisis Transportation Aid shall be paid to districts
based on applications approved from the prior year in accordance with the
provisions of section 1 of P.L.2013, c.231 (C.18A:38-1.1), subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for School Building Aid, a district's district aid
percentage calculated for purposes of the provisions of section 10 of P.L.2000,
c.72 (C.18A:7G-10) shall equal the percentage calculated for the 2001-2002
school year.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for School Building Aid and School
Construction Debt Service Aid, the calculation of each eligible district's
allocation shall include the amount based on school bond and lease purchase
agreement payments for interest and principal payable during the 2026-2027
school year pursuant to sections 9 and 10 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-9 and
C.18A:7G-10) and the adjustments required for prior years based on the
difference between the amounts calculated using actual principal and interest
amounts in a prior year and the amounts allocated and paid in that prior year.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an eligible district's
allocation of the amounts hereinabove appropriated for School Construction Debt
Service Aid and School Building Aid shall be 85 percent of the district's approved
October 31, 2025 application amount.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, when calculating a
district's allocation of the amount hereinabove appropriated for School
Construction Debt Service Aid, the provisions of subsection d. of section 9 of
P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-9) shall also be applicable for a school facilities
project approved by the Commissioner of Education and by the voters in a
referendum after the effective date of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) and
prior to the effective date of P.L.2008, c.39 (C.18A:7G-14.1 et al.).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 9 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-9) or any other law or
regulation to the contrary, for the purpose of calculating a district's State
Debt Service Aid, "M", the maintenance factor, shall equal 1.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the School Construction and
Renovation Fund account to make payments under the contracts authorized
pursuant to section 18 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-18), there are appropriated
such other sums as the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall
determine are required to pay all amounts due from the State pursuant to such
contracts.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the School
Construction and Renovation Fund account is appropriated for the same purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 4 of P.L.1997, c.264 (C.26:2H-18.58g), section 17 of
P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-17), or any law or regulation to the contrary, of the
amount hereinabove appropriated to the School Construction and Renovation Fund
such amounts as the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting may
determine first shall be charged to the Property Tax Relief Fund.
32
Operation and Support of Educational Institutions
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
12-5011
Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf
$6,935,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Operation and Support of Educational Institutions
$6,935,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($4,030,000)
Materials and Supplies
($665,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($589,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($400,000)
Special Purpose:
12
Transportation Expenses for Students
($40,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($1,211,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of N.J.S.18A:61-1 and N.J.S.18A:46-13, or any law or regulation
to the contrary, in addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated to the
Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf for the current academic year, payments
from local boards of education to the school at an annual rate and payment
schedule adopted by the Commissioner of Education and the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting are appropriated.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the accounts for
the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf are appropriated for expenses of
operating the school.
Any
income from the rental of vacant space at the Marie H. Katzenbach School for
the Deaf is appropriated for the operation and maintenance cost of the facility
and for capital costs at the school, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
33
Supplemental Education and Training Programs
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
20-5062
Career Readiness and Technical Education
$932,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Supplemental Education and Training Programs
$932,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($833,000)
Materials and Supplies
($12,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($87,000)
STATE
AID
20-5062
Career Readiness and Technical Education
$4,860,000
Total State Aid Appropriation,
  Supplemental Education and Training Programs
$4,860,000
State Aid:
20
Vocational Education
($4,860,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Vocational Education, an amount not to
exceed $367,000 is available for transfer to Direct State Services for the
administration of vocational education programs, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
34
Educational Support Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
30-5063
Standards, Assessments and Curriculum
$43,521,000
31-5060
Grants Management
$1,629,000
32-5061
Recruitment, Preparation, Certification
  and Educator Evaluation
$5,687,000
33-5067
Field Services
$10,154,000
34-5068
Innovation
$1,609,000
35-5069
Early Childhood Education
$3,254,000
37-5069
Comprehensive Support
$1,657,000
40-5064
Student Services
$4,898,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Educational Support Services
$72,409,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($25,361,000)
Materials and Supplies
($80,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($4,433,000)
Special Purpose:
30
Learning Loss Program
($250,000)
30
Statewide Assessment Program
($38,150,000)
30
Reading Acceleration/Professional
  Integrated Development Program
($1,111,000)
30
Climate Change Education Grants to
  Schools
($500,000)
30
Literacy Coaches Program
($500,000)
30
General Education Development
($304,000)
40
New Jersey Commission on Holocaust
  Education
($255,000)
40
New Jersey Amistad Commission
($1,010,000)
40
New Jersey Commission on Latino and
  Hispanic Heritage
($250,000)
40
Youth Disconnection Prevention and
  Recovery Ombudsperson (P.L.2023, c.277)
($200,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($5,000)
Receipts
from the State Board of Examiners' fees in excess of those anticipated, and the
unexpended program balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year, are
appropriated for the operation of the professional development and licensure
programs.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Statewide Assessment
Program, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be necessary for
the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Literacy Coaches Program shall be used by
the Office of Learning Equity and Academic Recovery to hire, manage, and deploy
literacy coaches across the State.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Statewide
Assessment Program account is appropriated for the same purpose.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the New Jersey
Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
30-5063
Standards, Assessments and Curriculum
$20,875,000
34-5068
Innovation
$1,500,000
40-5064
Student Services
$3,205,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Educational Support Services
$25,580,000
Grants-in-Aid:
30
Advanced Placement Exam Fee Waiver
($1,500,000)
30
W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars Institute
($125,000)
30
Literacy Initiatives
($1,500,000)
30
High-Impact Tutoring
($15,000,000)
30
Jobs for America's Graduates New Jersey
  (JAG NJ)
($350,000)
30
Governor's Literacy Initiative
($2,000,000)
30
Bard High School Early College Newark
($400,000)
40
School-Based Mental Health Training Grant
  Program (P.L.2021, c.322)
($500,000)
40
Teach for America New Jersey - New
  Teacher Recruitment
($500,000)
40
New Jersey Tutoring Corps
($750,000)
40
Newark Youth Career Pathways
($350,000)
40
Grants for After School and Summer
  Activities for At-Risk Children
($400,000)
40
Improving Montclair Achievement Network
  Initiative
($500,000)
40
Center for Family Services - Camden
  Initiative for School Attendance
($75,000)
40
Foundation for Local News - High School
  Journalism Program
($130,000)
34
Nonpublic STEM Reimbursement Program
  (P.L.2019, c.256)
($1,500,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Recruitment, Preparation,
Certification and Educator Evaluation program classification, an amount not to
exceed $350,000 is appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund
for the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development�s Teacher Workforce Reporting
for the purpose of maintaining data collection and reporting requirements
related to the teacher workforce, per P.L.2021, c.394, upon the recommendation
of the Commissioner of Education and subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Advanced Placement Exam Fee Waiver shall
supplement that portion of the advanced placement exam fee that is not
currently funded by The College Board test fee waiver and school test
processing fee waiver for students that qualify for the Free or Reduced Price
Lunch Program.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Literacy Initiatives is subject to the
following conditions: the Commissioner of Education shall develop a competitive
grant program for school districts to acquire or develop high-quality literacy
screening tools for grades K-3, as determined by the Commissioner of Education,
and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year is
appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for High-Impact Tutoring is subject to the
following conditions: the Commissioner of Education shall develop a competitive
grant program focused on improving student proficiency in Mathematics and
Literacy; establish written eligibility criteria for the selection of
participating public school districts; and set program goals and requirements
for such programs for the 2026-2027 school year, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Nonpublic
STEM Reimbursement Program (P.L.2019, c.256) account established pursuant to
P.L.2019, c.256 (C.18A:6-137 et seq.) is appropriated for the same purpose,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Governor�s Literacy Initiative shall be
used for a grant for the Learning Through Listening program and the Excite
Reading Initiative at the New Jersey Unit of Learning Ally.
STATE
AID
39-5094
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Assistance
$6,397,723,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$6,397,723,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation,
  Educational Support Services
$6,397,723,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$6,397,723,000)
State Aid:
39
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund - Post
  Retirement Medical (PTRF)
($1,422,903,000)
39
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund (PTRF)
($3,307,612,000)
39
Social Security Tax (PTRF)
($999,153,000)
39
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund -
  Non-contributory Insurance (PTRF)
($58,292,000)
39
Post Retirement Medical Other Than TPAF
  (PTRF)
($340,963,000)
39
Debt Service on Pension Obligation Bonds
  (PTRF)
($268,800,000)
Such
additional amounts as may be required for Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund -
Post Retirement Medical are appropriated, as the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting shall determine.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Social Security Tax, there is appropriated such
amounts, as determined by the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting, to make payments on behalf of school districts that do not receive
sufficient State formula aid payments under this act, for amounts due and owing
to the State including out-of-district placements and such amounts shall be
recognized by the school district as State revenue.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Social Security Tax, there
are appropriated such amounts as are required for payment of Social Security
Tax on behalf of members of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund.
Such
additional amounts as may be required for the Teachers' Pension and Annuity
Fund - Non-Contributory Insurance, Post Retirement Medical Other Than TPAF, and
Affordable Care Act fees are appropriated, as the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting shall determine.
Such
additional amounts as may be required for Debt Service on Pension Obligation
Bonds are appropriated, as the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting shall determine.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Debt Service
on Pension Obligation Bonds account is appropriated for the same purpose.
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Education Administration and Management
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
41-5092
Performance Management
$840,000
43-5092
Fiscal Accountability and Compliance
$2,716,000
99-5090
Administration and Support Services
$21,066,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Education Administration and Management
$24,622,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($21,653,000)
Materials and Supplies
($64,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($2,416,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($59,000)
Special Purpose:
43
Internal Auditing
($342,000)
99
State Board of Education Expenses
($63,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($25,000)
Such
additional amounts as may be required for payments to arbitrators in accordance
with section 22 of P.L.2012, c.26 (C.18A:6-17.1) are appropriated, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from fees for school district personnel background checks and unexpended
balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts are
appropriated for the operation of the criminal history review program.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Student
Registration and Record System account is appropriated for the same purpose.
Costs,
including required enhancements and upgrades, attributable to the Statewide
longitudinal data system, shall be paid from revenue received from the Special
Education Medicaid Initiative (SEMI) program and are appropriated for these
purposes to the Student Registration and Record System account upon
recommendation from the Commissioner of Education, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
the event that revenues received from the Special Education Medicaid Initiative
(SEMI) program are insufficient to satisfy costs, including required
enhancements and upgrades, attributable to the Statewide longitudinal data
system, there are appropriated to the Student Registration and Record System
account such amounts as may be required as the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting shall determine.
Department
  of Education, Total State Appropriation
$21,800,104,000
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated from the General Fund for the Department
of Education, or otherwise available from federal resources, there are
appropriated funds to establish the Office of School Preparedness and Emergency
Planning within the Department of Education, to plan, coordinate, and conduct
comprehensive school safety and preparedness assessments for schools and
districts Statewide, in collaboration with law enforcement, the Office of
Homeland Security and Preparedness, and the Governor�s School Security Task
Force, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
the event that sufficient funds are not appropriated to fully fund any State
Aid item, the Commissioner of Education shall apportion such appropriation
among the districts in proportion to the State Aid each district would have
been apportioned had the full amount of State Aid been appropriated.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, should appropriations
in the Property Tax Relief Fund exceed available revenues, the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting is authorized to transfer General Fund
revenues into the Property Tax Relief Fund, provided that unrestricted balances
are available from the General Fund, as determined by the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting may transfer from one State
Aid appropriations account for the Department of Education in the General Fund
to another appropriations account in the same department in the Property Tax
Relief Fund such funds as are necessary to effect the intent of the provisions
of the appropriations act governing the allocation of State Aid to local school
districts and to effect the intent of legislation enacted subsequent to the
enactment of the appropriations act, provided that sufficient funds are
available in the appropriations for that department.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 8 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-8), the June school
aid payments are subject to the approval of the State Treasurer.
From
the amounts hereinabove appropriated, such amounts as are required to satisfy
delayed June 2026 school aid payments are appropriated and the State Treasurer
is hereby authorized to make such payment in July 2026, as adjusted for any
amounts due and owing to the State as of June 30, 2026.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, payments from amounts
hereinabove appropriated for State Aid may be made directly to the district
bank account for the repayment of principal and interest and other costs, when
authorized under the terms of a promissory note entered into under the
provisions of section 1 of P.L.2003, c.97 (C.18A:22-44.2).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of
Education may reduce the total State Aid amount payable for the 2026-2027
school year for a district in which an independent audit of the 2025-2026
school year conducted pursuant to N.J.S.18A:23-1 identifies any deviation from
the Uniform Minimum Chart of Accounts after the recalculation of the district's
actual Total Administrative Costs pursuant to N.J.A.C.6A:23A-8.3.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, any school district
receiving a final judgment or order against the State to assume the fiscal
responsibility for the residential placement of a special education student
shall have the amount of the judgment or order deducted from the State Aid to
be allocated to that district.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of
Education may withhold State Aid payments to a school district that has not
submitted in final form the data elements requested for inclusion in a
Statewide data warehouse within 60 days of the department's initial request or
its request for additional information, whichever is later.
In
the event that sufficient balances are not available in the "School
District Deficit Relief Account" for amounts recommended by the
Commissioner of Education to the State Treasurer for advance State Aid payments
in accordance with P.L.2006, c.15 (C.18A:7A-54 et seq.), the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting is authorized to transfer such amounts as
required from available balances in State Aid accounts. Notwithstanding the
provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are appropriated
such additional amounts as are required for the "School District Deficit
Relief Account," as determined by the Commissioner of Education, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of "The State Facilities Education Act of 1979,"
(SFEA) P.L.1979, c.207 (C.18A:7B-1 et al.) and section 24 of P.L.1996, c.138
(C.18A:7F-24), or any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount of the
Department of Education State Aid appropriations made available to the
Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Families, the
Department of Corrections or the Youth Justice Commission pursuant to P.L.1979,
c.207 (C.18A:7B-1 et al.) to defray the costs of educating eligible children in
approved facilities under contract with the applicable department shall be made
at annual rate and payment schedule adopted by the Commissioner of Education
and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, tuition for pupils
under contract for services at the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf, the
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or in a regional day school
operated by or under contract with the Department of Human Services or the
Department of Children and Families shall be withheld from State Aid and paid
to the respective department.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of "The State Facilities Education Act of 1979,"
(SFEA) P.L.1979, c.207 (C.18A:7B-1 et al.) or any law or regulation to the
contrary, funding forwarded to the Youth Justice Commission pursuant to
subsection c. of section 6 of P.L.1979, c.207 (C.18A:7B-2) may be used to
support the costs of SFEA students enrolled in a career and technical education
program, an adult education assessment program, or a post-secondary dual and
concurrent enrollment education program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-5) or
any law or regulation to the contrary, for any district receiving Equalization
Aid, Security Aid, Special Education Categorical Aid, or Transportation Aid, no
adjustments shall be made to State Aid amounts payable during the 2026-2027
school year based on adjustments to the 2025-2026 allocations using actual
pupil counts.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.) or any law or regulation
to the contrary, the sum of a school district�s allocation of Equalization Aid,
Special Education Categorical Aid, Security Aid, and Transportation Aid received
in the 2026-2027 school year shall not be more than three percent less, or six
percent greater, than the sum of Equalization Aid, Special Education
Categorical Aid, Security Aid, and Transportation Aid received in the 2025-2026
school year.
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting may transfer from one
appropriations account for the Department of Education in the Property Tax
Relief Fund to another account in the same department and fund such funds as
are necessary to effect the intent of the provisions of the appropriations act
governing the allocation of State Aid to local school districts, provided that
sufficient funds are available in the appropriations for that department.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 10 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-52) or any law or
regulation to the contrary, for the purpose of calculating a school district�s
local share, �INC� shall equal the average of the most recent three years of
district income, and �EQVAL� shall equal the average of the most recent three
years of equalized valuation for the district.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 9 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-51) or any law or
regulation to the contrary, a school district�s adequacy budget for the
2026-2027 school year shall be determined using a school district�s projected
enrollment of students classified for special education services and projected
enrollment of students identified for speech-only services, as reflected on the
October 2025 Application for State School Aid.
Summary of Department of Education Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$112,014,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$77,105,000
�
State Aid
$21,610,985,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$3,915,872,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$17,884,232,000
�
42 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
40
Community Development and Environmental Management
42
Natural Resource Management
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
11-4870
Forest Resource Management
$13,561,000
12-4875
Parks Management
$51,016,000
13-4880
Hunters' and Anglers' License Fund
$18,396,000
14-4885
Shellfish and Marine Fisheries Management
$5,467,000
20-4880
Wildlife Management
$1,356,000
21-4895
Natural Resources Engineering
$1,827,000
24-4876
Palisades Interstate Park Commission
$9,405,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Natural Resource Management
$101,028,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($67,268,000)
Materials and Supplies
($5,312,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($4,619,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($2,206,000)
Special Purpose:
11
Fire Fighting Costs
($9,728,000)
12
Green Acres/Open Space Administration
($7,249,000)
12
Blue Acres
($975,000)
20
Wildlife Corridor Action Plan
($100,000)
20
Endangered Species Tax Check-Off
  Donations
($469,000)
21
Dam Safety
($1,572,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($1,530,000)
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Forest Resource Management,
there is appropriated $800,000 from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Fire Fighting Costs, such
additional amounts as may be required, as determined by the Commissioner of
Environmental Protection, for forest fire suppression are appropriated, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from fees, leases and permit receipts from
the use of Parks Management fees, leases, permits and marina rentals, and the
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts,
are appropriated for Parks Management, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Green Acres/Open Space Administration account may be
provided as recommended by the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental
Protection, in part, from five percent of any supplemental appropriations for
the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund or the Preserve New Jersey Blue Acres
Fund, and the balance shall be transferred from the Garden State Green Acres
Preservation Trust Fund, the "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and
Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007," and the "Green Acres, Water
Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond
Act of 2009," and any Green Trust Fund established pursuant to a Green
Acres bond act to the General Fund, together with an amount not to exceed
$403,000, and is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection for
Green Acres/Blue Acres/Open Space Administration, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. Further, there are
appropriated from the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund such
amounts as may be required for the Department�s administrative costs related to
programs for buyout of flood-prone properties funded by the federal �Disaster
Relief Appropriations Act, 2013,� provided that reimbursements to the
Department of such costs from federal funding agencies shall be reimbursed to
the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund.
There
is appropriated to the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission such amounts as
may be collected from permit review fees pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1974,
c.118 (C.13:13A-12), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from police court, stands, concessions, and self-sustaining activities operated
or supervised by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, and the unexpended
balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts, are
appropriated for the same purpose.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Hunters' and Anglers' License Fund,
the first $12,314,000 is appropriated from that fund and any amount remaining
therein and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of
the receipts in the Hunters' and Anglers' License Fund, together with any
receipts in excess of the amount anticipated, are appropriated for the same
purpose. If receipts to that fund are less than anticipated, the appropriation
from the fund shall be reduced proportionately.
Pursuant
to section 2 of P.L.1993, c.303 (C.23:3-1f), there are appropriated such
amounts as may be necessary to offset revenue losses associated with the
issuance of free waterfowl stamps and hunting and fishing licenses to active
members of the New Jersey National Guard and disabled veterans. The amount to
be appropriated shall be certified by the Division of Fish and Wildlife and is
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The�
unexpended balances in the Endangered Species Tax Check-Off Donations account
at the end of the preceding fiscal year, together with Endangered Species Tax
Check-Off receipts in excess of the amount anticipated, are appropriated for
the same purpose.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Wildlife
Corridor Action Plan account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
An
amount not to exceed $5,257,000 is appropriated from the capital construction
appropriation for Shore Protection Fund Projects for costs attributable to
planning, operation, and administration of the shore protection program,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
An
amount not to exceed $1,418,000 is appropriated from the capital construction
appropriation for Flood Control for costs attributable to the operation and
administration of the State Flood Control Program, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
An
amount not to exceed $461,000 is appropriated from the capital construction
appropriation for Shore Protection Fund Projects for the operation and
maintenance of the Bayshore Flood Control facility.
There
is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection from penalties
collected under the "Safe Dam Act," P.L.1981, c.249 (C.58:4-8.1 et
al.) and R.S.58:4-1 et seq., such amounts as may be necessary to remove dams
that may be abandoned, have disputed ownership, or are not in compliance with
current inspection or repair requirements. The unexpended balance at the end of
the preceding fiscal year of such receipts are appropriated to the Department
of Environmental Protection for the same purpose, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are
appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting, from the Shore Protection Fund such additional amounts as are
required to fund the Department�s administrative costs related to the
Department�s oversight of flood control, coastal replenishment, and other
projects funded by the federal "Disaster Relief Appropriations Act,
2013"; provided, however, that any reimbursements received by the State
from the federal "Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013" that
reimburse the State for such departmental administrative costs shall be
deposited in the Shore Protection Fund.
In
accordance with the "Dam, Lake, Stream, Flood Control, Water Resources,
and Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act of 2003," P.L.2003, c.162, an
amount not to exceed $68,000 is appropriated from the 2003 Dam, Lake, Stream
and Flood Control Project Fund-Flood Control account for administrative costs
attributable to flood control and an amount not to exceed $255,000 is
appropriated from the 2003 Dam, Lake and Stream Project Revolving Loan Fund-Dam
Safety account for administrative costs attributable to dam safety, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
12-4875
Parks Management
$1,810,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Natural Resource Management
$1,810,000
Grants-in-Aid:
12
Public Facility Programming
($260,000)
12
Friends of the New Jersey School of
  Conservation
($1,300,000)
12
Keep Newark Beautiful - Operating Aid
($250,000)
There
is appropriated to the Lake Hopatcong Commission such amounts as may be
collected from a boat registration surcharge, or other fee as may be authorized
pursuant to separate legislation, for the purposes of continuing operations of
the Commission.
Loan
repayments received from dam rehabilitation projects pursuant to P.L.1999,
c.347, and any unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year are
appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 27 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-27) or any other law,
rule, or regulation to the contrary, the department may not require a nonprofit
organization to provide matching funds for the development, capital repair, or improvement
of property on State-owned land in order to receive funding from the
"Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" established pursuant to
section 6 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), or any other similar State fund.� A
project carried out by a nonprofit organization for the development, capital
repair, or improvement of property on State-owned land may be fully funded by a
grant from the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" or any other
similar State fund.
STATE
AID
12-4875
Parks Management
$75,000
Total State Aid Appropriation, Natural
  Resource Management
$75,000
State Aid:
12
Borough of Freehold - Lake Topanemus
  Maintenance Project
($75,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Grants for
Urban Parks (PTRF) account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION
21-4895
Natural Resources Engineering
$69,500,000
Total Capital Construction Appropriation,
  Natural Resource Management
$69,500,000
Capital Projects:
21
Shore Protection Fund Projects
($50,000,000)
21
Flood Control
($19,500,000)
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Shore Protection Fund Projects is payable
from the receipts of the portion of the realty transfer fee directed to be
credited to the Shore Protection Fund pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.148
(C.13:19-16.1).
An
amount not to exceed $1,000,000 is allocated from the capital construction
appropriation for Shore Protection Fund Projects for repairs to flood control
facilities operated by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for Shore Protection Fund Projects, such
additional amounts as may be required to provide the State's matching funds
share for federally authorized United States Army Corps of Engineers
restoration and mitigation projects are appropriated, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for Flood Control, such additional amounts, as
determined by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, as may be required
to provide the State's matching funds share for federally authorized United
States Army Corps of Engineers restoration and mitigation projects are
appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
43
Science and Technical Programs
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
05-4810
Water Supply
$14,726,000
07-4850
Water Monitoring and Resource Management
$12,589,000
15-4890
Land Use Regulation and Management
$18,104,000
18-4810
Science and Research
$1,683,000
22-4861
New Jersey Geological Survey
$90,000
29-4850
Environmental Management and Preservation
  - Constitutional Dedication
$14,688,000
90-4801
Environmental Policy and Planning
$4,221,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Science and Technical Programs
$66,101,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($29,445,000)
Materials and Supplies
($486,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($4,146,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($217,000)
Special Purpose:
05
Legionnaires' Disease (P.L.2024, c.66)
($35,000)
05
Trenton Water Works - Direct Operational
  Oversight
($3,000,000)
05
Water/Wastewater Operators Licenses
($43,000)
05
Safe Drinking Water Fund
($2,801,000)
07
Water Resources Monitoring and Planning
($5,448,000)
15
Tidelands Peak Demands
($4,340,000)
18
Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act
  (P.L.2025, c.202)
($1,125,000)
18
Hazardous Waste Research
($250,000)
29
Water Resources Monitoring and Planning -
  Constitutional Dedication
($14,688,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($77,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Protecting
Against Forever Chemicals Act (P.L.2025, c.202) account is appropriated for the
same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Safe Drinking Water Fund account is
appropriated from receipts received pursuant to the "Safe Drinking Water
Act," P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.), together with an amount not to
exceed $939,000, for administration of the Safe Drinking Water program, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. If
receipts are less than anticipated, the appropriation shall be reduced
proportionately.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the �Spill Compensation and Control Act,� P.L.1976, c.141
(C.58:10-23.11 et seq.), or any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount
hereinabove appropriated for the Hazardous Waste Research account is
appropriated from the available balance in the New Jersey Spill Compensation
Fund for research on the prevention and the effects of discharges of hazardous
substances on the environment and organisms, on methods of pollution prevention
and recycling of hazardous substances, and on the development of improved
cleanup, removal, and disposal operations, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Science and Research, an
amount not to exceed $3,760,000 is appropriated from the Hazardous Discharge
Site Cleanup Fund for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amounts anticipated for Well Permits, Well Drillers, Pump
Installers Licenses, and the unexpended balances at the end of the preceding
year of such receipts, are appropriated to the Department of Environmental
Protection for the Water Supply program and for the Private Well Testing
program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of those anticipated for Water Allocation fees, and the unexpended
balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts, are
appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection to offset the costs
of the Water Supply program, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
derived from the penalties levied pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1977, c.224
(C.58:12A-1 et seq.) are appropriated to the Legionnaires' Disease (P.L.2024,
c.66) account to support costs of the Legionnaires' Disease tracking database
and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year is
appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from fees from the Water and Wastewater
Operators Licensing program, and the unexpended balances at the end of the
preceding year of such receipts, are appropriated subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Water Resources Monitoring and Planning
- Constitutional Dedication shall be provided from revenue received from the
Corporation Business Tax, pursuant to the "Corporation Business Tax Act
(1945)," P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.), as dedicated by Article
VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution. The unexpended balance
at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Water Resources Monitoring and
Planning - Constitutional Dedication special purpose account is appropriated to
be used in a manner consistent with the requirements of the constitutional
dedication.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, funds appropriated in
the Water Resources Monitoring and Planning - Constitutional Dedication special
purpose account shall be made available to support nonpoint source pollution and
watershed management programs, consistent with the constitutional dedication,
within the Department of Environmental Protection, including amounts of
$1,745,000 for New Jersey Geological Survey, $500,000 for Forest Resource
Management, and an amount not to exceed $790,000 for the Department of
Agriculture to support nonpoint source pollution control programs, at a level
of $540,000, and the Conservation Assistance Program, at an amount not to
exceed $250,000, on or before September 1, 2026, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the individual amounts anticipated for "Coastal Area Facility
Review Act," P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-1 et seq.), Freshwater Wetlands,
Stream Encroachment, Waterfront Development, and Wetlands fees, and the
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding year of such receipts, are
appropriated for administrative costs associated with the Land Use Regulation
and Management program classification, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "Spill Compensation and Control Act," P.L.1976,
c.141 (C.58:10-23.11 et seq.) and the "Safe Drinking Water Act,"
P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Environmental
Protection may utilize from the funds hereinabove appropriated from those
sources such amounts as the commissioner may determine as necessary to broaden
the Department's research efforts to address emerging environmental issues.
In
addition to the federal funds amount hereinabove appropriated for the Water
Supply program classification, such additional amounts that may be received
from the federal government for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program
are appropriated for the same purpose.
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-4810
Water Supply
$500,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Science and Technical Programs
$500,000
Grants-in-Aid:
05
Drinking Water Filter Grant Program
($500,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Stormwater
Management Grants account is appropriated for the same purpose.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Stormwater Management Grants and
Watershed Restoration Projects programs, such amounts as are necessary or
required may be transferred to the Water Resources Monitoring and Planning -
Constitutional Dedication special purpose account, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Watershed
Restoration Projects account is appropriated for the same purpose.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated to the Drinking Water Filter Grant Program
shall be utilized by the department to establish a grant program to support the
distribution of NSF/ANSI Standard 53-certified point-of-use drinking water
filters, including certified pitcher, faucet-mounted, and under-sink models, to
homes known or suspected to have elevated lead levels in drinking water.� The
department shall establish application procedures and criteria for the grant
program.
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION
05-4840
Water Supply
$53,000,000
Total Capital Construction Appropriation,
  Science and Technical Programs
$53,000,000
Capital Projects:
05
Drinking Water and Clean Water
  Infrastructure
($53,000,000)
44
Site Remediation and Waste Management
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
19-4815
Publicly-Funded Site Remediation and
  Response
$11,161,000
23-4910
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
$7,282,000
27-4815
Remediation Management
$36,141,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Site Remediation and Waste Management
$54,584,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($9,028,000)
Materials and Supplies
($146,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($3,621,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($437,000)
Special Purpose:
19
Cleanup Projects Administrative Costs
($11,161,000)
27
Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund -
  Responsible Party
($20,316,000)
27
New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund -
  Administrative Costs
($9,875,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, from the amounts
hereinabove appropriated from the Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund and
from the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund, such amounts as are necessary are
appropriated for costs associated with the Administration and Support Services
program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove for the Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund - Responsible
Party account is appropriated from responsible party cost recoveries and
Licensed Site Remediation Professionals fees deposited into the Hazardous
Discharge Site Cleanup Fund, together with an amount not to exceed $15,253,000
for administrative costs associated with the cleanup of hazardous waste sites,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove, there is appropriated to the Hazardous
Discharge Site Cleanup Fund - Responsible Party account such additional
amounts, as necessary, received from cost recoveries and from the Licensed Site
Remediation Professionals fees and deposited into the Hazardous Discharge Site
Cleanup Fund, for the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and the costs associated
with the "Site Remediation Reform Act," P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et
seq.), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
addition to site specific charges, the amount hereinabove for the New Jersey
Spill Compensation Fund - Administrative Costs account is appropriated from the
New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund, in accordance with the provisions of
P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11 et seq.), together with an amount not to exceed
$11,458,000 for administrative costs associated with the cleanup of hazardous
waste sites, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from Solid Waste - Utility Regulation
Assessments, and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year
of such receipts, are appropriated to the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
program classification and "County Environmental Health Act,"
P.L.1977, c.443 (C.26:3A2-21 et seq.) agencies for costs incurred to oversee
the State's recycling efforts and other solid waste program activities.
In
addition to the federal funds amount for the Publicly-Funded Site Remediation
and Response program classification and the Remediation Management program
classification, such additional amounts that may be received from the federal
government for the Superfund Grants program are hereby appropriated for the
same purpose.
Receipts
from the sale of salvaged materials are appropriated to offset costs incurred
in the cleanup and removal of hazardous substances.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.) or any other law to the
contrary, monies appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection
from the Clean Communities Program Fund shall be provided by the Department to
the New Jersey Clean Communities Council pursuant to a contract between the
Department and the New Jersey Clean Communities Council to implement the
requirements of the Clean Communities Program pursuant to subsection d. of
section 6 of P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E-218).
GRANTS-IN-AID
19-4815
Publicly-Funded Site Remediation and
  Response
$125,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Site
  Remediation and Waste Management
$125,000
Grants-in-Aid:
19
Replacement Firefighting Foam Grants
  (P.L.2023, c.243)
($125,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Replacement
Firefighting Foam Grants (P.L.2023, c.243) account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an amount as
determined by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection is appropriated from
cost recoveries and interest earnings in the Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup
Fund, for the Department of Environmental Protection to implement a program to
provide for the collection and safe disposal of certain Class B firefighting
foams containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances as required by P.L.2023, c.243 (C.56:8-229 et al.), subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION
29-4815
Environmental Management and Preservation
  - Constitutional Dedication
$49,939,000
Total Capital Construction Appropriation,
  Site Remediation and Waste Management
$49,939,000
Capital Projects:
29
Hazardous Substance Discharge Remediation
  - Constitutional Dedication
($14,688,000)
29
Private Underground Storage Tank
  Remediation - Constitutional Dedication
($14,688,000)
29
Hazardous Substance Discharge Remediation
  Loans & Grants - Constitutional Dedication
($20,563,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are hereby
appropriated from the Natural Resource Damages � Constitutional Dedication
account such amounts as are required, as determined by the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting, in consultation with the Attorney General,
and consistent with the requirements of the constitutional dedication pursuant
to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 9 of the State Constitution, to pay the
legal or other costs incurred by the State to pursue settlements and judicial
administrative awards relating to natural resource damages.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Hazardous Substance Discharge Remediation
- Constitutional Dedication and Hazardous Substance Discharge Remediation Loans
& Grants - Constitutional Dedication shall be provided from revenue
received from the Corporation Business Tax, pursuant to the "Corporation
Business Tax Act (1945)," P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.), as
dedicated by Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Hazardous Substance Discharge
Remediation - Constitutional Dedication, such amounts as necessary, as
determined by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, are
appropriated for site remediation costs associated with State-owned properties
and State-owned underground storage tanks.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Private Underground Storage Tank
Remediation - Constitutional Dedication shall be provided from revenue received
from the Corporation Business Tax, pursuant to the "Corporation Business
Tax Act (1945)," P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.), as dedicated by
Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution.
Funds
made available for the remediation of the discharges of hazardous substances
pursuant to the amendments effective December 4, 2003, to Article VIII, Section
II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution and hereinabove appropriated, shall
be appropriated to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority's Hazardous
Discharge Site Remediation Fund and the Department of the Treasury's Brownfield
Site Reimbursement Fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Except
as otherwise provided in this act and notwithstanding the provisions of any
other law or regulation to the contrary, cost recoveries, recoveries of natural
resource damages received pursuant to judgments concluded prior to the
effective date of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 9 of the State
Constitution, and other associated damages recovered by the State shall be
deposited into the Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund established pursuant
to section 1 of P.L.1985, c.247 (C.58:10-23.34), and are appropriated for:
direct and indirect costs of remediation, restoration, and clean up; costs for
consulting, expert, and legal services incurred in pursuing claims for damages.
45
Environmental Regulation
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-4820
Radiation Protection and Quality
  Assurance
$6,459,000
02-4825
Air Pollution Control
$16,772,000
08-4891
Water Pollution Control
$7,837,000
09-4860
Public Wastewater Facilities
$3,417,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Environmental Regulation
$34,485,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($20,329,000)
Materials and Supplies
($164,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($4,710,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($258,000)
Special Purpose:
01
Nuclear Emergency Response
($1,898,000)
01
Quality Assurance - Lab Certification
  Programs
($1,877,000)
02
Pollution Prevention
($1,059,000)
02
Toxic Catastrophe Prevention
($1,178,000)
02
Worker and Community Right to Know Act
($857,000)
02
Oil Spill Prevention
($2,155,000)
There
are appropriated from the "Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund,"
established pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-75), such amounts
as may be necessary to fund the costs of the regulation of the Diesel Exhaust
Emissions program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Agreement State
account, such amounts as may be necessary to fund the costs of the Radiation
Protection program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Nuclear Emergency Response account is
payable from receipts received pursuant to the assessments of electrical
utility companies under P.L.1981, c.302 (C.26:2D-37 et seq.). Receipts in
excess of the amount anticipated, not to exceed $1,416,000, are appropriated.
The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Nuclear
Emergency Response account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Pollution Prevention account is payable
from receipts received pursuant to the "Pollution Prevention Act,"
P.L.1991, c.235 (C.13:1D-35 et seq.), together with an amount not to exceed
$146,000, for administration of the Pollution Prevention program, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. If
receipts are less than anticipated, the appropriation shall be reduced
proportionately.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "Worker and Community Right to Know Act,"
P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et seq.), the amount hereinabove appropriated for
the "Worker and Community Right to Know Act" account is payable out
of the "Worker and Community Right to Know Fund," and the receipts in
excess of the amount anticipated, not to exceed $651,000, are appropriated. If
receipts to that fund are less than anticipated, the appropriation shall be
reduced proportionately.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Oil Spill Prevention account is payable
out of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund, and the receipts in excess of
those anticipated, not to exceed $744,000, from the New Jersey Spill
Compensation Fund for the Oil Spill Prevention program are appropriated, in
accordance with the provisions of P.L.1990, c.76 (C.58:10-23.11f2 et seq.),
P.L.1990, c.78 (C.58:10-23.11d1 et seq.), and section 1 of P.L.1990, c.80
(C.58:10-23.11f1), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2005, c.202 (C.58:11B-10.2)
or any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the amount anticipated
to the General Fund from the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Financing
Program Administrative Fee, there is appropriated $2,600,000 to the Department
of Environmental Protection for associated administrative and operating
expenses, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of those anticipated from Air Pollution Fees - Minor Sources, and the
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts,
are appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection for expansion of
the Air Pollution Control program, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the federal funds amount for the Public Wastewater Facilities
program classification, such additional amounts that may be received from the
federal government for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program are
appropriated.
GRANTS-IN-AID
02-4825
Air Pollution Control
$1,000,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Environmental Regulation
$1,000,000
Grants-in-Aid:
02
New Dawn Central Jersey Community
  Development Corporation - Solar, EV Charging, and Battery Storage Project
($1,000,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Electric
Vehicle Charging Stations Program account is appropriated for the same purpose,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
46
Environmental Planning and Administration
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
26-4805
Regulatory and Governmental Affairs
$3,618,000
99-4800
Administration and Support Services
$32,956,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Environmental Planning and Administration
$36,574,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($28,769,000)
Materials and Supplies
($397,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($922,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($177,000)
Special Purpose:
99
New Jersey Environmental Management
  System
($5,729,000)
99
Office of Climate Action and the Green
  Economy
($500,000)
99
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($80,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Office of the
Records Custodian - Open Public Records Act account is appropriated for the
same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
STATE
AID
99-4800
Administration and Support Services
$9,431,000
Total State Aid Appropriation,
  Environmental Planning and Administration
$9,431,000
State Aid:
99
Mosquito Control, Research,
  Administration and Operations
($1,596,000)
99
Administration and Operations of the
  Highlands Council
($3,458,000)
99
Administration, Planning and Development
  Activities of the Pinelands Commission
($4,377,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Mosquito
Control, Research, Administration and Operations account is appropriated for
the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Mosquito Control, Research,
Administration and Operations, no less than $250,000 shall be allocated for the
activities of the State Mosquito Control Commission subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from permit fees imposed by the Pinelands Commission on behalf of the
Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement
between the Pinelands Commission and the Department of Environmental
Protection, are hereby appropriated to the Pinelands Commission.
47
Compliance and Enforcement
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
02-4855
Air Pollution Control
$5,260,000
04-4835
Pesticide Control
$2,358,000
08-4855
Water Pollution Control
$7,441,000
15-4855
Land Use Regulation and Management
$3,265,000
23-4855
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
$7,206,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Compliance and Enforcement
$25,530,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($19,347,000)
Materials and Supplies
($246,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($3,756,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($802,000)
Special Purpose:
15
Tidelands Peak Demands
($1,379,000)
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated for Pesticide Control fees, and the
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts,
are appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts deposited
into the "Coastal Protection Trust Fund" pursuant to P.L.1993, c.168
(C.39:3-27.47 et seq.) shall be allocated in the following priority order and
are appropriated in the amount of $485,000 for the cleanup or maintenance of
beaches or shores, the amount of $90,000 for a program of grants for the
operation of a sewage pump-out boat and the construction of sewage pump-out
devices for marine sanitation devices and portable toilet emptying receptacles
at public and private marinas and boatyards in furtherance of the provisions of
P.L.1988, c.117 (C.58:10A-56 et seq.), the amount of $65,000 for the cost of
providing monitoring, surveillance and enforcement activities for the
Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program, and the amount of $10,000 for the
implementation of the "New Jersey Adopt a Beach Act," P.L.1992, c.213
(C.13:19-22 et seq.). Receipts deposited into the Coastal Protection Trust Fund
in excess of $650,000, but not to exceed $1,000,000, will be distributed
proportionately among the programs listed above in accordance with P.L.1993,
c.168 (C.39:3-27.47 et seq.). The unexpended balance at the end of the
preceding fiscal year of the Coastal Protection Trust Fund may be reallocated
for any of the purposes in this paragraph. Receipts deposited into the Coastal
Protection Trust Fund in excess of $1,000,000 are appropriated to finance
emergency shore protection projects and the cleanup of discharges into the
ocean, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
There
is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to
R.S.12:5-6, all penalties, fines, recoveries of costs, and interest deposited
to the "Cooperative Coastal Monitoring, Restoration and Enforcement
Fund," established pursuant to subsection h. of section 18 of P.L.1973,
c.185 (C.13:19-18), for the costs of coastal restoration projects, providing
aircraft overflights for coastal monitoring and surveillance, and enforcement
activities conducted by the Department, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
STATE
AID
08-4855
Water Pollution Control
$2,700,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$2,700,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, Compliance
  and Enforcement
$2,700,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$2,700,000)
State Aid:
08
County Environmental Health Act (PTRF)
($2,700,000)
Department
  of Environmental Protection, Total State Appropriation
$506,382,000
In
the event that revenues are received in excess of the amount of revenues
anticipated from Solid Waste Utility Regulation Assessments, Water Allocation,
New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/Stormwater Permits, Coastal
Area Facility Review Act, Freshwater Wetlands Fees, Stream Encroachment,
Waterfront Development Fees, Wetlands, Well Permits/Well Drillers/Pump
Installers Licenses, Water/Wastewater Operators Licenses, Air Pollution Fees -
Minor Sources, and Pesticide Control Fees, if the amounts of such unanticipated
revenues exceed $10,144,000, the amounts of such unanticipated revenues in
excess of $10,144,000, and any reappropriated balances are appropriated for
information technology enhancements in the Department of Environmental Protection,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Private Underground Storage Tank
Remediation - Constitutional Dedication account, an amount not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall be allocated for costs associated with the State Underground
Storage Tank Inspection Program, pursuant to the amendments effective July 1,
2015, to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution.� The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Underground
Storage Tank Inspection Program account is appropriated for the same purpose,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System/Stormwater Permits, and the unexpended balance at the end of
the preceding fiscal year of such receipts, are appropriated to the Department
of Environmental Protection to offset the costs of the Water Pollution Control
Program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Tidelands Peak Demands accounts are
payable from receipts from the sales, grants, leases, licensing, and rentals of
State riparian lands. If receipts are less than anticipated, the appropriation
shall be reduced proportionately. In addition, there is appropriated an amount
not to exceed $4,848,000 from the same source for other administrative costs,
including legal services, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, with regard to the
fee-related appropriations provided hereinabove, the Commissioner of
Environmental Protection shall obtain concurrence from the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting before altering fee schedules or any other
revenue-generating mechanism under the Department's purview.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "Environmental Fee Accountability Act of 1991,"
P.L.1991, c.426 (C.52:27B-20.1 et seq.) and� P.L.1991, c.427 (C.13:1D-9.1 et
seq.), all revenues from fees and fines collected by the Department of
Environmental Protection, unless otherwise herein dedicated, shall be deposited
into the General Fund without regard to their specific dedication.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the federal fund
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the programs included in the Performance
Partnership Grant Agreement with the United States Environmental Protection
Agency, the Department of Environmental Protection is authorized to reallocate
the appropriations, in accordance with the grant agreement and subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.) or any law or regulation
to the contrary, of the amounts appropriated for site remediation, the
Department of Environmental Protection may enter into a contract with the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide the State's
statutory matching share for EPA-led Superfund remedial actions pursuant to the
State Superfund contract.
Receipts
in excess of $4,600,000 anticipated for Air Pollution Fines, Clean Water
Enforcement Act, Stream Encroachment Fines, Waterfront Development Fines,
Freshwater Wetlands Fines, Solid Waste Fines, and Hazardous Waste Fines, not to
exceed $1,500,000, and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year are appropriated for the expansion of compliance, enforcement, and
permitting efforts in the Department, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.) or any law or regulation
to the contrary, of the amounts hereinabove appropriated for water resource
evaluation studies and monitoring, the Department of Environmental Protection
may enter into contracts with the United States Geological Survey to provide
the State's match to joint funding agreements for water resource evaluation
studies and monitoring analyses.
There
is reappropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection an amount not
to exceed $5,000,000 from the "Shore Protection Fund" established
pursuant to the "Shore Protection Bond Act of 1983," P.L.1983, c.356,
for the cost, as defined by that act, of State Projects, including State
Projects to restore coastal protection systems and removal of sand from State
waterways resulting from Superstorm Sandy, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.��
There
is hereby appropriated for the same purpose the unexpended balance of funds
that were appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection from the
�1996 Dredging and Containment Facility Fund,� established pursuant to section
18 of the �Port of New Jersey Revitalization, Dredging, Environmental Cleanup,
Lake Restoration, and Delaware Bay Area Economic Development Bond Act of
1996," P.L.1996, c.70, to provide funding to the Department of
Transportation for financing the cost of dredging navigation channels not
located in the port region, as provided for in section 7 of P.L.1996, c.70,
pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the Department of
Environmental Protection and the Department of Transportation, setting forth,
among other things, a list of the channels to be dredged.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.) or any law or regulation
to the contrary, of the amounts hereinabove appropriated for environmental
restoration and mitigation, the Department of Environmental Protection may
enter into agreements with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to provide
the State's matching share to any federally authorized restoration or
mitigation projects.
Any
funds received by the State of New Jersey of funds from Per- and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (�PFAS�) abatement settlements are deposited into a
separate, nonlapsing fund to be known as the PFAS Abatement Fund. All funds
deposited into the PFAS Abatement Fund are appropriated solely for projects
which are eligible abatement actions consistent with the terms of the
settlement agreements, consent orders, or both, governing the use of such funds
and may include administrative costs in amounts that are consistent with the
terms of such settlement agreements, consent orders or both, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The
Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall select the projects which are
eligible abatement actions consistent with the terms of the settlement
agreements, consent orders, or both. Any grants awarded through new or existing
grant programs shall be awarded on a competitive basis, using criteria
determined by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Summary of Department of Environmental Protection
  Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$318,302,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$3,435,000
�
State Aid
$12,206,000
�
Capital
  Construction
$172,439,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$503,682,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$2,700,000
�
46 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
20
Physical and Mental Health
21
Health Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-4215
Vital Statistics
$1,544,000
02-4220
Family Health Services
$9,549,000
03-4230
Epidemiology, Environmental and
  Occupational Health
$20,659,000
05-4285
Community Health Services
$10,462,000
08-4280
Laboratory Services
$9,412,000
12-4245
HIV, STD, and TB Services
$2,938,000
37-4237
Local Public Health
$203,000
39-4239
Disaster Preparedness, Resiliency and
  Emergency Medical Services
$5,988,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Health Services
$60,755,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($18,358,000)
Materials and Supplies
($2,322,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($2,557,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($2,370,000)
Special Purpose:
02
WIC Farmers Market Program
($261,000)
02
Identification System for Children's
  Health and Disabilities
($300,000)
02
Maternal Feedback on Quality of Care
  Database
($1,200,000)
02
Healthy Corner Store Initiative
  (P.L.2019, c.15)
($875,000)
02
Breastfeeding Strategy Plan
($331,000)
02
Governor's Council for Medical Research
  and Treatment of Autism
($538,000)
02
Public Awareness Campaign for Black
  Infant Mortality
($500,000)
02
Office of Youth Online Mental Health
  Safety and Awareness
($125,000)
02
Implicit Bias Reduction Training
($225,000)
02
WIC Online Shopping Delivery Fees
($2,900,000)
02
Direct Service Workforce Development
($1,125,000)
02
Maternal Mortality Review Committee
($204,000)
03
Cancer Registry
($419,000)
03
Cancer Investigation and Education
($519,000)
03
New Jersey Immunization Information
  Systems
($4,366,000)
03
State Vaccine Program
($3,000,000)
03
Legionnaires' Disease Prevention and
  Response Team (P.L.2024, c.66)
($500,000)
03
Animal Welfare
($146,000)
03
Worker and Community Right to Know
($1,874,000)
05
Breast Cancer Public Awareness Campaign
($90,000)
05
New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research
($4,000,000)
05
Smoking Cessation and Prevention
($529,000)
05
Cancer Screening - Early Detection and
  Education Program
($5,000,000)
08
Tissue Bank Program (P.L.2017, c.247)
  (P.L.2019, c.268) (P.L.2022, c.106)
($406,000)
08
West Nile Virus - Laboratory
($669,000)
39
Emergency Preparedness Warehouse
($4,300,000)
39
Electronic Patient Care Reporting System
($480,000)
39
Emergency Medical Services for Children
($50,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($216,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 5(c)(2) of P.L.2019, c.15 (C.24:4A-10) or any law or
regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for Healthy
Corner Store Initiatives is subject to the following condition: the maximum
total grant amount available to qualified small food retailers shall not exceed
$10,000 per retailer, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for WIC Online Shopping Delivery Fees shall be
used to pay the costs of delivery fees incurred by WIC recipients for orders of
groceries eligible under WIC and placed using an online mechanism approved by
the Commissioner of Health. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year in the WIC Online Shopping Delivery Fees account is appropriated
for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Direct Service Workforce Development, a
minimum of $500,000 shall be used to support the NJ Midwifery Education Project
at the Rutgers University School of Nursing, and a minimum of $295,000 shall be
used by the Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority for perinatal
workforce development, as determined by the Commissioner of Health, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Direct Service Workforce Development is
appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Sickle Cell
Disease Pilot Program (P.L.2023, c.242) account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are appropriated
from the New Jersey Spinal Cord Research Fund such amounts as are necessary to
support the award of grants for research on the treatment of spinal cord injuries,
both traumatic and non-traumatic, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection c. of section 6 of P.L.1983, c.6 (C.52:9U-6),
subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.2003, c.200 (C.52:9EE-5), subsection c. of
section 5 of P.L.1999, c.201 (C.52:9E-5) and section 4 of P.L.1999, c.105
(C.30:6D-59) or any other law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated to the New Jersey State Commission on Brain Injury
Research, New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research, and the Governor's
Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism are subject to the
following condition: an amount from each appropriation, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, may be used to pay
the salary and other benefits of one person who shall serve as Executive
Director for all three entities, with the services of such person allocated to
the three entities as shall be determined by the three entities.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated
$500,000 from the Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund for the operations
of the Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism.
Receipts
deposited into the Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund are appropriated
for the Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated
$750,000 from the Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund for the operations
of New Jersey's Autism Registry.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are appropriated
from the Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund such amounts as are
necessary to support the award of grants for a Special Health Needs Medical
Homes pilot program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated
$500,000 from the Autism Medical Research and Treatment Fund for the Autism New
Jersey Helpline.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are appropriated
from the New Jersey Brain Injury Research Fund such amounts as are necessary to
support the award of grants for research on the treatment of brain injuries, both
traumatic and non-traumatic, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting is empowered to transfer or
credit appropriations to the Department of Health for diagnostic laboratory
services provided to any other agency or department, provided that funds have
been appropriated or allocated to such agency or department for the purpose of
purchasing these services.
Receipts
from licenses, permits, fines, penalties, and fees collected by the Department
of Health in health services, in excess of those anticipated, are appropriated,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Amounts
deposited into the "New Jersey Breast Cancer Research Fund" from the
gross income tax check-offs pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.26
(C.54A:9-25.7 et al.) are appropriated to the New Jersey State Commission on
Cancer Research for breast cancer research projects, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from fees established by the Commissioner of Health for licensing of clinical
laboratories, pursuant to P.L.1975, c.166 (C.45:9-42.26 et seq.), and blood
banks, pursuant to P.L.1963, c.33 (C.26:2A-2 et seq.), are appropriated.
Receipts
from the agency surcharge on vehicle rentals pursuant to section 54 of
P.L.2002, c.34 (C.App.A:9-78), not to exceed $4,722,000, are appropriated for
the Medical Emergency Disaster Preparedness for Bioterrorism program and shall
be deposited into a dedicated account, the expenditure of which shall be
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated, notwithstanding the
provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated
$154,000 from the "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund" to
fund the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Statewide
Trauma Registry account are appropriated to implement a Statewide registry of
hospitalization for traumatic injury, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "Worker and Community Right to Know Act,"
P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et seq.), the amount hereinabove appropriated for
the Worker and Community Right to Know account is payable from the "Worker
and Community Right to Know Fund."
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are appropriated
from the "Pilot Clinic Fund" such amounts as are necessary to pay the
reasonable and necessary expenses of the "Animal Population Control Fund,"
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the New Jersey
Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Response Program account is appropriated.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated
from the "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund" $125,000 for
Emergency Medical Services and $180,000 for the First Response EMT Cardiac
Training Program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, $1,000,000 from the
Cancer Research Fund established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1982, c.40
(C.54:40A-37.1) is transferred to the General Fund.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated
from the "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund" $150,000 to
support the web-based certification platform for all certified NJ Emergency
Medical Services Personnel.
In
the event that amounts available in the "Emergency Medical Technician
Training Fund" are insufficient to support reimbursement levels of $1,500
for initial EMT training, while at the same time continuing to ensure funding
for continuing EMT education at current levels, there are appropriated such
amounts as the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall
determine to be necessary to maintain these increased levels for initial and
continuing EMT training and education.
In
addition to the purposes set forth in section 2 of P.L.1993, c.227
(C.26:4-100.13), funds in the Hepatitis Inoculation Fund are appropriated and
may be used for hepatitis prevention activities, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
02-4220
Family Health Services
$202,048,000
(From General Fund:$201,532,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$516,000)
03-4230
Epidemiology, Environmental and
  Occupational Health
$74,736,000
05-4285
Community Health Services
$2,155,000
12-4245
HIV, STD, and TB Services
$46,251,000
37-4237
Local Public Health
$1,500,000
39-4239
Disaster Preparedness, Resiliency and
  Emergency Medical Services
$587,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Health
  Services
$327,277,000
(From General Fund:$326,761,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$516,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
02
Family Planning Services
($30,029,000)
02
Maternal, Child and Chronic Health
  Services
($37,529,000)
02
Statewide Birth Defects Registry (CRF)
($516,000)
02
Early Childhood Intervention Program
($107,374,000)
02
Reproductive Health Access Fund
($22,000,000)
02
Improving Veterans Access to Health Care
($2,000,000)
02
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative
($400,000)
02
Reach Out and Read New Jersey
($100,000)
02
REED Next Autism Services Program
($850,000)
02
Perinatal Health Equity Initiative - New
  Jersey Black Maternal Health Task Force
($50,000)
02
Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice -
  Expanded Access to Palliative Care Program
($1,000,000)
02
Adler Aphasia Center
($200,000)
03
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
($31,229,000)
03
South Jersey Cancer Program - Cooper
  University Healthcare
($27,400,000)
03
Cancer Institute of New Jersey -
  University Hospital Cancer Center Services
($1,000,000)
03
Cancer Institute of New Jersey -
  Colorectal and Lung Cancer, Service Expansion
($1,000,000)
03
Cancer Institute of New Jersey -
  Pediatric Cancer Center
($10,000,000)
03
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End
  Results Expansion Program-CINJ
($3,826,000)
03
Worker and Community Right to Know
($281,000)
05
Implementation of Comprehensive Cancer
  Control Program
($1,000,000)
05
Pharmaceutical Services for Adults with
  Cystic Fibrosis
($100,000)
05
Ritesh Shah Charitable Pharmacy -
  Operating Aid
($150,000)
05
Whole Spectrum Autism
($80,000)
05
Diabetes Foundation
($400,000)
05
ALS United
($300,000)
05
Joan Dancy & PALS
($75,000)
05
AAngels NJ
($50,000)
12
HIV, STD, and TB Grants
($27,410,000)
12
Overdose Fatality Review Team
($1,500,000)
12
AIDS Drug Distribution Program
($12,441,000)
12
Harm Reduction Services
($4,500,000)
12
Hyacinth AIDS Foundation - Newark Clinic
($400,000)
37
Public Health Infectious Disease Control
($1,500,000)
39
Poison Control Center
($587,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Maternal, Child and Chronic Health
Services, an amount may be transferred to Direct State Services in the
Department of Health to cover administrative costs of the program, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from the federal Medicaid (Title XIX) program for handicapped infants are
appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Early Childhood Intervention Program,
there is appropriated up to $4,000,000 from the Autism Medical Research and
Treatment Fund for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting; provided, however, that such sums as are
necessary to fund the Autism helpline and registry and any grant award
approvals announced by the Governor's Council for Medical Research and
Treatment of Autism after June 1, 2021 shall first be paid from the Autism
Medical Research and Treatment Fund.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Early Childhood Intervention Program shall be conditioned
on the Early Childhood Intervention Program's family cost sharing program involving
a progressive charge for each hour of direct services provided to the child
and/or the child's family in accordance with the child's Individualized Family
Service Plan, based upon household size and gross income as set forth in the
most recent published edition of the New Jersey Early Intervention System
Family Cost Participation Handbook.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Early Childhood
Intervention Program, such additional amounts as may be necessary are
appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Early Childhood Intervention Program shall be conditioned
on adherence to the requirements of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act of 2004," Pub.L. 108-446 (20 U.S.C.s.1400 et seq.), as
amended, and part 303 of Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth in
the State Plan filed by the Early Childhood Intervention Program with the U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End
Results Expansion Program-CINJ account, an amount may be transferred to Direct
State Services in the Department of Health to cover administrative costs of the
program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Reproductive Health Access Fund shall be
allocated to the following purposes, in amounts determined by the Commissioner
of Health: (1) reproductive health care services through the State�s family
planning program; (2) clinical training programs for reproductive health care
providers; (3) grants for security improvements to reproductive health care
facilities that are determined by the Director of the Office of Homeland
Security and Preparedness to be at a high risk of being the target of acts of
violence, property damage, or other unlawful activity; (4) grants or loans to
reproductive health care facilities for establishing or renovating existing
health care facilities, investments in technology to facilitate care, the
recruitment and retention of staff, and other operational needs that increase
reproductive health care services; (5) the Health Care Professional Loan
Redemption Program with the allocation for the program not being less than
$850,000; (6) programs to recruit and retain reproductive health care providers
to practice in the State of New Jersey, which may include outreach and
relocation grants; and (7) outreach in New Jersey to inform about reproductive
freedoms and how to access reproductive health care services. Amounts may be
transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and
Public Safety, the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, the Health
Care Facilities Financing Authority, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority,
the Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority, or the Economic
Development Authority for such purposes, as determined by the Commissioner of
Health and subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Improving Veterans Access to Health Care
shall be used to support the costs of continued operations by the Vets4Warriors
Program and any remaining amounts may be allocated by the Commissioner of
Health on a competitive basis to fund initiatives to improve veterans' access
to health care.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 9 of P.L.2003, c.200 (C.52:9EE-9), there is
appropriated from the New Jersey Brain Injury Research Fund the amount of
$280,000 which shall be transferred to the Department of Human Services and
allocated to the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey for specialized
community-based services.
There
is appropriated $570,000 from the Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and
Enforcement Fund to fund the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Program.
From
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Cancer Institute of New Jersey,
$250,000 is appropriated to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) shall be conditioned
upon the following provision: no funds shall be expended except to support CINJ's
infrastructure necessary to support cancer research, prevention, and treatment.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the South Jersey
Cancer Program - Cooper University Healthcare account are appropriated to the
program for cancer-related capital equipment, design, engineering, and
construction expenses.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for South Jersey Cancer Program - Cooper
University Healthcare, amounts may be transferred to the Division of Medical
Assistance and Health Services, consistent with Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services guidelines, solely to maximize federal Medicaid payments to
faculty physicians and non-physician professionals who are affiliated with
Cooper University Healthcare, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Cancer Institute of New Jersey- University
Hospital Cancer Center Services is allocated to the Cancer Institute of New
Jersey for the expansion of National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center
services at University Hospital in Newark to attract clinical trials and
advanced cancer care and prevention strategies to the Greater Newark Area with
the goal of ensuring parity among cancer patients, including the underserved
and underinsured populations.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Public Health Infectious Disease
Control, up to $250,000 may be transferred to Direct State Services accounts in
the Department of Health to cover administrative costs of the program, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated from the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service Helicopter
Response Program Fund, established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1992, c.87
(C.26:2K-36.1), such amounts as are necessary to pay the reasonable and
necessary expenses of the operation of the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service
Helicopter Response Program, established pursuant to P.L.1986, c.106
(C.26:2K-35 et seq.), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
No
funds hereinabove appropriated to the Department of Health shall be used for
the Medical Waste Management Program. The Department of Health and the
Department of Environmental Protection shall establish a transition plan to
ensure provisions of the "Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management
Act," P.L.1989, c.34 (C.13:1E-48.1 et al.) are met.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations, amounts may be
transferred between Direct State Services and Grants-In-Aid accounts within the
HIV, STD, and TB Services program classification in the Department of Health,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting. Notice thereof shall be provided to the Legislative Budget and
Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for HIV, STD, and TB Grants, savings
realized from reduced transportation costs may be transferred to the AIDS Drug
Distribution Program account, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in order to maximize
prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Part D program established
pursuant to the federal "Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003," the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the
AIDS Drug Distribution Program (ADDP) shall not be spent unless the ADDP is
designated as the authorized representative for the purposes of coordinating
benefits with the Medicare Part D program, including enrollment and appeals of
coverage determinations.� ADDP is authorized to represent program beneficiaries
in the pursuit of such coverage.� ADDP representation shall not result in any
additional financial liability on behalf of such program beneficiaries and
shall include, but need not be limited to, the following actions: application
for the premium and cost-sharing subsidies on behalf of eligible program
beneficiaries; pursuit of appeals, grievances, or coverage determinations; and
facilitated enrollment in a prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage
Prescription Drug plan.� If any beneficiary declines enrollment in any Medicare
Part D plan, that beneficiary shall be barred from all benefits of the ADDP
Program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated to the AIDS Drug Distribution Program (ADDP) is conditioned upon
the Department of Health coordinating the benefits of ADDP with the
prescription drug benefits of the Medicare Part D program, established pursuant
to the federal "Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and�
Modernization Act of 2003," as the primary payer.� The ADDP benefit and
reimbursement shall only be available to cover the beneficiary cost share to
in-network pharmacies and for deductible and coverage gap costs, as determined
by the Commissioner of Health, associated with enrollment in Medicare Part D
for ADDP beneficiaries, and for Medicare Part D premium costs for ADDP beneficiaries.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds appropriated
in the AIDS Drug Distribution Program (ADDP) account shall be available as
payment as an ADDP benefit to any pharmacy that is not enrolled as a
participating pharmacy in a pharmacy network under the Medicare Part D program
established pursuant to the federal "Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003."
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no amounts hereinabove
appropriated for the AIDS Drug Distribution Program shall be expended for drugs
used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, or cosmetic drugs, including but
not limited to drugs used for baldness and weight loss.
Commencing
with the start of the fiscal year, and consistent with the requirements of the
federal "Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003" (MMA), no funds hereinabove appropriated from the AIDS Drug
Distribution Program (ADDP) account shall be expended for any individual
enrolled in the ADDP program unless the individual provides all data necessary
to enroll the individual in the Medicare Part D program established pursuant to
the MMA, including data required for the subsidy assistance, as outlined by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the AIDS Drug Distribution
Program, such amounts as may be required, as determined by the Commissioner of
Health, are appropriated to cover the costs of the program, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, the Commissioner of Human Services is
authorized and hereby directed to submit any Medicaid State plan amendments or
waivers to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as may be necessary
to secure federal financial participation for payments to Federally Qualified
Health Centers, as allowable under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
Amounts from any allowable non-federal share appropriated under this act for
the purposes of providing payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers,
including those from the Health Care Subsidy Fund designated for Federally
Qualified Health Centers, may be transferred to the Division of Medical
Assistance and Health Services, consistent with Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services guidelines, solely to maximize federal Medicaid payments to
Federally Qualified Health Centers, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Upon
a determination by the Commissioner of Health, made in consultation with the
State Treasurer, that additional State funding is necessary to reimburse
centers for services to uninsured clients, the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting shall authorize the appropriation of such sums as the
commissioner determines are necessary for grants to federally qualified health
centers.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Reproductive
Health Access Fund account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Pursuant
to P.L.1972, c.124 (C.26:2-90), of the amount appropriated for Maternal, Child
and Chronic Health Services no less than 0.74 percent shall be provided to
a non-profit association for the purchase of insurance policies for persons
with hemophilia, qualitative platelet disorders, and von Willebrand disease.
STATE
AID
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, none of the monies
appropriated to the Department of Health are appropriated to public health
priority programs under P.L.1966, c.36 (C.26:2F-1 et seq.) as amended.
22
Health Planning and Evaluation
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
06-4260
Health Care Facility Regulation and
  Oversight
$21,975,000
07-4270
Health Care Systems Analysis
$1,940,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Health Planning and Evaluation
$23,915,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($12,742,000)
Materials and Supplies
($97,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($6,924,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($185,000)
Special Purpose:
06
Nursing Home Background Checks/Nursing
  Aide Certification Program
($1,039,000)
06
Implement Patient Safety Act
($416,000)
06
Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health
  Treatment Programs
($559,000)
06
Office of Healthcare Affordability and
  Transparency
($1,743,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($210,000)
Revenues
received from fees derived from the licensing of all community mental health
programs as specified in N.J.A.C.10:190-1.1 et seq. are appropriated to the
Health Care Facility Regulation and Oversight program classification to offset
the costs of performing the required reviews.
Receipts
from fees charged for processing Certificate of Need applications and the
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts
are appropriated for the cost of this program, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated such sums as are required to the "Health Care Facilities
Improvement Fund" to provide available resources in an emergency situation
at a health care facility, as defined by the Commissioner of Health, or for
closure of a health care facility, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
07-4270
Health Care Systems Analysis
$555,617,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Health
  Planning and Evaluation
$555,617,000
Grants-in-Aid:
07
Health Care Subsidy Fund Payments
($32,940,000)
07
Hospital Asset Transformation Program
($14,984,000)
07
Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health -
  Community Health Projects
($50,000,000)
07
City of Newark Access to Health Care
  Partnership
($20,000,000)
07
Graduate Medical Education
($336,500,000)
07
Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck - Palliative
  Care Pilot Program
($3,000,000)
07
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
($10,000,000)
07
Quality Improvement Program - New Jersey
  (QIP-NJ)
($62,645,000)
07
Visiting Nurse Association of Central New
  Jersey Community Health Center - LGBTQ
($950,000)
07
Hackensack Meridian Health � Center for
  Community Impact Project Expansion
($12,500,000)
07
Matheny Medical and Educational Center �
  Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Project
($800,000)
07
Metropolitan Regional Diagnostic &
  Treatment Center - Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
($200,000)
07
Monmouth Medical Center - Mental Health
  Services
($200,000)
07
New Jersey Free Clinic Association
($4,000,000)
07
NJ State School Nurses Association -
  Publication Support
($100,000)
07
Parker Health Clinic - Red Bank
($75,000)
07
Englewood Health Physician Network -
  Asian Health and Wellness at Englewood Cliffs
($500,000)
07
Family and Internal Medicine Residency
  Expansion Program
($2,000,000)
07
AtlantiCare Health System - Addiction
  Services and Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services
($3,248,000)
07
Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
  - Pledge to Connect Program
($500,000)
07
Central Jersey Medical Center
($250,000)
07
CentraState Medical Center - Magnetic
  Resonance Imaging System
($225,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, any revenues collected
from the tax on cosmetic medical procedures pursuant to P.L.2004, c.53
(C.54:32E-1) shall be deposited into the Health Care Subsidy Fund established
pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.58) for the support of
payments to federally qualified health centers.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, as a condition of the
receipt of any monies hereunder by an acute care hospital that is requesting an
advance of charity care/NJ FamilyCare or payments from the "Health Care Facilities
Improvement Fund" or any payments over and above this act, the hospital
shall comply with a request by the Commissioner of Health for a review of its
finances and operations to ensure that access to health care is maintained and
public funds are utilized for their intended purposes. The cost of such review
shall be borne by the acute care hospital and shall comply with any financial
and operational performance requirements imposed by the commissioner as deemed
necessary as a result of the review.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Health Care Subsidy Fund Payments are
conditioned upon the following provision: the Department of Health shall
review, examine, or audit any and all financial information maintained by an
acute care hospital to ensure appropriate use of public funds.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated from Health Care Subsidy Fund Payments, including but
not limited to those disproportionate share hospital (DSH) components contained
in prospective annual Reports on DSH Verifications as required by 42 CFR
455.301 and 455.304(d) completed subsequent to the effective date of this act,
are subject to the following conditions: a disproportionate share hospital
eligible for funding through the Charity Care program may decline Charity Care
payments for the fiscal year by notifying the Commissioner of Health on a form
designated by the Department of Health on or before the fifteenth day following
enactment. In the event that a disproportionate share hospital declines Charity
Care funding as authorized by this paragraph or is determined to have received
excess Charity Care payments pursuant to any required audit, the amount of
declined or excess Charity Care payments, or both, shall be redistributed in the
following manner: If the hospital is affiliated with a multiple-hospital health
system, declined and excess Charity Care payments shall be redistributed to
other hospitals within the state that are affiliated with the same hospital�s
multiple-hospital health system on the date the redistribution, as a percentage
of the individual hospital�s Documented Charity Care affiliated with the
payment year, to the total multi-hospital health system�s Documented Charity
Care affiliated with the same payment year.� This redistribution calculation
within the multi-hospital health system shall be recursive as necessary to the
hospitals to which the Charity Care payments shall be redistributed do not
receive excess Charity Care payments per the audits in accordance with 42 CFR
447.299. If the hospital that is declining or receiving excess Charity Care
payments, or both, is not affiliated with a multiple-hospital health system, or
if the hospital is affiliated with a multiple-hospital health system but cannot
redistribute Charity Care payments to hospitals within its affiliated health
system because it will result in excess Charity Care payments per the audits in
accordance with 42 CFR 447.299, the declined and excess Charity Care payments
shall be redistributed in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of
P.L.2004, c.113 (C.26:2H-18.59i).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated from the Health Care Subsidy Fund for Charity Care
payments are subject to the following condition: In a manner determined by the
Commissioner of Health and subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting, eligible hospitals shall receive their
charity care subsidy payments in two, equal lump sum payments, the first of
which will occur in August covering the six-month period beginning July 1st
through and including December 31st, and the second of which will occur in
January covering the six-month period beginning January 1st through and
including June 30th. If an eligible hospital closes before June 30th, the hospital
shall reimburse the State for any portion of the subsidy covering the period
following its closure date, calculated on a standard monthly basis. If the
hospital fails to reimburse the State, then in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.A.C.8:31B-5.1 and subject to the approval of the Commissioner of the
Department of Health, the State may elect to apply an offset to Medicaid
payments to other hospitals within the same hospital system, as defined by
N.J.A.C.8:33-1.3.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the appropriation for
the Health Care Subsidy Fund Payments is subject to the following condition:
the distribution of charity care subsidy payments to acute care hospitals that
are licensed and operational as of July 1, 2026, shall be calculated using the
following methodology: (1) each hospital shall be ranked in order of its
hospital-specific, relative charity care percentage, or RCCP, based on the
audited 2024 Acute Care Hospital (ACH) Cost Reports, by dividing the amount of
hospital-specific gross revenue for charity care patients by the hospital�s
total gross revenue for all patients; (2) the nine privately-owned hospitals
with the highest RCCP shall receive a charity care payment equal to 20 percent
of each hospital�s hospital-specific calendar year 2024 documented charity
care; (3) publicly-owned hospitals with an operating margin less than or equal
to negative 15 percent shall receive a Charity Care subsidy equal to 50 percent
of their hospital-specific calendar year 2024 documented Charity Care, with
operating margins being calculated using 2024 audited ACH cost reports with a
numerator of Form L3, Line 34 minus Line 12, and a denominator of Form L3, Line
15 minus Line 12 minus Line 31; (4) all other hospitals shall receive a charity
care payment equal to 0.5 percent of its hospital-specific calendar year 2024
documented charity care.
There
are appropriated such additional sums as are required to pay all amounts due
from the State pursuant to any contract entered into between the State
Treasurer and the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2000, c.98 (C.26:2I-7.1) in connection with the
Hospital Asset Transformation Program.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated to Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health -
Community Health Projects and City of Newark Access to Health Care Partnership,
amounts may be transferred to the Division of Medical Assistance and Health
Services, consistent with CMS guidelines, solely to maximize federal Medicaid
payments to faculty physicians and non-physician professionals who are
affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount appropriated for City of Newark Access to Health Care Partnership shall
support a program administered by Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, in
partnership with University Hospital, to improve access to health care for the
residents of the City of Newark. The partnership shall present a report on the
implementation and results of the program to the Commissioner of Health no
later than May 30.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, and except as
otherwise provided and subject to such modifications as may be required by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in order to achieve any required
federal approval and full Federal Financial Participation, $34,000,000 from the
amounts hereinabove appropriated from Graduate Medical Education (GME) shall be
designated as Supplemental Graduate Medical Education Subsidy (GME-S), and
shall be available to acute care hospitals that are licensed and operational as
of July 1, 2026 and meet the following eligibility criteria: (a) an eligible
hospital has a Relative Medicaid Percentage (RMP) that is among the top fifteen
acute care hospitals with a residency program; (b) the RMP is a ratio
calculated using the 2024 Audited Acute Care Hospital (ACH) Cost Reports; (c)
the RMP numerator equals a hospital�s gross revenue from patient care for
Medicaid and Medicaid HMO payers as reported on Forms E5 and E6, Line 1, Column
D & Column H; (d) the RMP denominator equals a hospital�s gross revenue
from patient care as reported on Form E4, Line 1, Column E; (e) for instances
where hospitals that have a single Medicaid identification number submit a
separate ACH Cost Report for each individually licensed hospital, the ACH Cost
Report data for those hospitals shall be consolidated to the single Medicaid
identification number; (f) the GME-S Subsidy shall be calculated using the same
methodology as the GME Subsidy is calculated in this act, except the total
amount of the GME-S Subsidy payments shall not exceed $34,000,000.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, and except as
otherwise provided and subject to such modifications as may be required by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in order to achieve any required
federal approval and full Federal Financial Participation, $218,000,000 from
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Graduate Medical Education (GME) shall be
designated the GME Subsidy for acute care hospitals that are licensed and
operational as of July 1, 2026, and shall be calculated as follows: (a) the
subsidy payment shall be split into a Direct Medical Education (DME) portion
and an Indirect Medical Education (IME) portion; (b) source data used for the
GME calculation shall come from the Medicaid cost report for calendar year (CY)
2024 submitted by each acute care hospital by February 14, 2026 and Medicaid
Managed Care encounter payments data for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare clients as
reported by insurers to the State for the following reporting period: services
dates between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024; payment dates between
January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025; and a run-date of not later than�
February 15, 2026; (c) in the event that a hospital reported less than 12
months of 2024 Medicaid costs, the number of reported months of data regarding
days, costs, or payments shall be annualized. In the event the hospital
completed a merger, acquisition, or business combination resulting in two cost
reports filed during the calendar year, two cost reports will be combined into
one or a supplemental cost report for the calendar year 2024 submitted by the
affected acute care hospital by January 31, 2026 shall be used. In the event
that a hospital did not report its Medicaid managed care days on the cost
report utilized in this calculation, the Department of Health (DOH) shall
ascertain Medicaid managed care encounter days for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare
clients as reported by insurers to the State as per source data defined in (b)
above; (d) Medicaid managed care DME cost begins with the intern and residency
program costs using the 2024 submitted Medicaid cost report total residency
costs, reported on Worksheet B Pt I Column 21 Line 21 plus Worksheet B Pt I
Column 22 Line 22 divided by the 2024 resident full time equivalent employees
(FTE), reported on Worksheet S-3 Pt 1 Column 9 line 14 to develop an average
cost per resident FTE for each hospital; (e) median cost per resident FTE is
calculated based on the average cost per resident FTE for each hospital; (f)
the median cost per resident FTE is multiplied by the 2024 resident FTEs
reported on Worksheet S-3 Pt 1 Column 9 Line 14 to develop total median
residency program cost for each hospital; (g) median residency costs are
multiplied by the ratio of Medicaid managed care days, reported on Worksheet
S-3 Column 7 Line 2, divided by the difference of total days, reported on
Worksheet S-3 Column 8 Line 14, less nursery days, reported on Worksheet S-3
Column 8 Line 13 to determine the Medicaid managed care DME cost of each hospital;
(h) Medicaid managed care IME cost is defined as the Medicare IME factor
multiplied by Medicaid managed care encounter payments as per source data
defined in (b) above; (i) the IME factor is calculated using the Medicare IME
formula as follows: 1.35 * [(1 + x) ^0.405 - 1], in which �x� is the ratio of
submitted IME resident FTEs reported on Worksheet S-3 Pt 1 Column 9 Line 14
divided by the difference of total available beds, reported on Worksheet S-3
Column 2 Line 14, less nursery beds, reported on Worksheet S-3 Column 2 Line
13; (j) total 2024 Medicaid managed care GME costs shall equal total 2024
Medicaid managed care IME costs plus total 2024 Medicaid managed care DME
costs; (k) the 2024 total Medicaid managed care DME costs is divided by the total
2024 Medicaid managed care GME costs; (l) the DME allocation portion is
calculated by multiplying the total subsidy amount by the ratio in (k) above;
(m) each hospital�s percentage of total 2024 Medicaid managed care DME costs
shall be multiplied by the DME allocation to calculate its DME payment; (n) the
2024 total Medicaid managed care IME costs are divided by the total 2024
Medicaid managed care GME costs; (o) the IME allocation portion is calculated
by multiplying the total subsidy amount by the ratio in (n) above; (p) each
hospital�s percentage of total 2024 Medicaid managed care IME costs shall be
multiplied by the IME allocation to calculate its IME payment; (q) the sum of a
hospital�s DME and IME payments shall equal its subsidy payment. The total GME
Subsidy amount and these payments shall not exceed $218,000,000 and shall be
paid in 12 monthly payments; (r) in the event that a hospital believes that
there are mathematical errors in the calculations, or data not matching the
actual source documents used to calculate the subsidy as defined above,
hospitals shall be permitted to file calculation appeals within 15 working days
of receipt of the subsidy allocation letter. If upon review it is determined by
the DOH that the error has occurred and would constitute at least a five
percent change in the hospital�s allocation amount, a revised industry-wide
allocation shall be issued; (s) each hospital receiving a GME allocation shall,
on or before May 31, 2027, provide a report to the Commissioner of Health
indicating the total number of physicians who completed their training during
the preceding calendar year, and the number of those physicians who plan to
practice medicine within the State of New Jersey.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Graduate Medical Education (GME) is subject to the following
condition: participating hospitals shall provide to residents and fellows
participating in the GME program instruction concerning prevention of opioid
addiction as well as diagnosis, assessment, and treatment strategies: provided,
however, that such instruction may also be provided to other students and
providers including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and
social workers, working within the hospital or in the outpatient setting. To
satisfy this condition, participating hospitals may develop an internal
training program, enter into a partnership with a school or university, or
provide financial support for residents and fellows to participate in
independent educational programs or conferences that provide continuing medical
education credits that are specifically focused in the subject area of
addiction. To document compliance, participating hospitals shall complete a
report to the Department of Health no later than May 31, 2027.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, and except as
otherwise provided and subject to such modifications as may be required by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in order to achieve any required
federal approval and full Federal Financial Participation, $84,500,000 from the
amounts hereinabove appropriated from Graduate Medical Education (GME) shall be
designated as Trauma Center Graduate Medical Education Subsidy (GME-T), and
shall be available to hospitals that have a residency program and are
designated as Level 1 or Level 2 Trauma Centers by the Department of Health.
The GME-T Subsidy shall be calculated using the same methodology as the GME
Subsidy is calculated in this act, except the total aggregate amount of the
GME-T Subsidy payments to eligible hospitals shall not exceed $84,500,000.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated to Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck -
Palliative Care Pilot Program, amounts may be transferred to the Division of
Medical Assistance and Health Services, consistent with Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services guidelines, solely to maximize federal Medicaid payments
to faculty physicians and non-physician professionals who are affiliated with
Holy Name Hospital, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Funds
appropriated to Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine are authorized to be
used as necessary by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and
the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, to the extent allowed
pursuant to federal law and consistent with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services guidelines, solely to maximize federal Medicaid payments to faculty
physicians and non-physician professionals who are affiliated with the
aforementioned medical school.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure timely
payments to hospitals, amounts may be transferred from the State, dedicated,
and federal Quality Improvement Program - New Jersey (QIP - NJ) program
accounts to the General Medical Services program classification in the Division
of Medical Assistance and Health Services in the Department of Human Services,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Health Care Systems
Analysis, an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 is appropriated from amounts
assessed and collected by the Department of Banking and Insurance pursuant to
section 9 of P.L.2007, c.330 (C.17:1D-2), for the purpose of funding costs
associated with the development and maintenance of the New Jersey Health
Information Network, subject to a plan prepared by the Department of Health and
approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated to Hackensack Meridian Health � Center for
Community Impact Project Expansion, amounts may be transferred to the Division
of Medical Assistance and Health Services, consistent with CMS guidelines,
solely to maximize federal Medicaid payments to faculty physicians and
non-physician professionals who are affiliated with Hackensack Meridian Health,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.�
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Family and Internal Medicine Residency
Expansion Program shall be made available by the Department of Health, in
collaboration with the Department of Human Services,� to existing accredited
Family and Internal Medicine residency training programs that have maximized
Medicare and Medicaid funding available for this purpose. Funding shall be
available on a competitive basis for the sole purpose of supporting 10 new
residency slots in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine training that
supplement existing resident training slots, including those supported with
non-governmental funds, within the limits of the available appropriation.
�Family Medicine residency training program� and �Internal Medicine residency
training program� mean ACGME-accredited residency programs in Family Medicine
or Internal Medicine with a formal primary care track or equivalent primary
care-focused curriculum. Funded positions shall be allocated equally between
Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residency programs, to the extent
practicable. Funded resident training shall include training in and the
provision of services at standard reimbursement rates to uninsured and
underinsured individuals served by the department. The department shall ensure
that funded positions represent net new residency training capacity and shall
not supplant existing residency positions.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Cooper
University Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Southern New Jersey, Camden -
Facility Expansion account is appropriated for the same purpose.
23
Behavioral Health Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
15-4291
Patient Care and Health Services
$368,434,000
99-4291
Administration and Support Services
$80,335,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Behavioral Health Services
$448,769,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($381,834,000)
Materials and Supplies
($22,243,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($33,044,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($5,671,000)
Special Purpose:
15
Greystone Psychiatric Hospital Settlement
($604,000)
15
Interim Assistance
($654,000)
15
Medical Security Officer Units Pilot
($3,200,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($1,519,000)
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Division of Behavioral Health Services
for State facility operations and the amount appropriated as State Aid for the
costs of county facility operations are first charged to the federal
disproportionate share hospital (DSH) reimbursements anticipated as Medicaid
uncompensated care. As such, DSH revenues earned by the State related to
services provided by county psychiatric hospitals which are supported through
this State Aid appropriation, shall be considered as the first source
supporting the State Aid appropriation.
Receipts
to the General Fund from charges to residents' trust accounts for maintenance
costs are appropriated for use as personal needs allowances for residents who
have no other source of funds for these purposes; except that the total amount
herein for these allowances shall not exceed $450,000 and any increase in the
maximum monthly allowance shall be approved by the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
To
effectuate the orderly consolidation or closure of a psychiatric hospital,
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the State psychiatric hospitals may be
transferred to accounts throughout the Department of Health in accordance with
the plan adopted pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1996, c.150 (C.30:1-7.4) to
consolidate or close a State psychiatric hospital, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated to Greystone Psychiatric Hospital, such
additional amounts as may be necessary are appropriated for the J.M., S.C.,
A.N., and P.T. et al. v. Elnahal, et al. settlement, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Interim
Assistance program accounts in the mental health institutions are appropriated
for the same purpose.
Receipts
recovered from advances made under the Interim Assistance program in the mental
health institutions are appropriated for the same purpose.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations, amounts may be
transferred to and from the various items of appropriation within the Patient
Care and Health Services and Administration and Support Services program
classifications within the psychiatric hospitals� accounts, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Patient Care and Health
Services program classifications, such additional amounts as may be necessary,
as determined by the Commissioner of Health, are appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
4299
Division of Behavioral Health Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
99-4299
Administration and Support Services
$10,744,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of Behavioral Health Services
$10,744,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($6,033,000)
Materials and Supplies
($20,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($758,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($37,000)
Special Purpose:
99
Office of Long-Term Care Resiliency
($1,100,000)
99
Mission Critical Long-Term Care Team
($2,724,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($72,000)
25
Health Administration
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
11-4297
Office of the Chief State Medical
  Examiner
$4,496,000
99-4210
Administration and Support Services
$27,460,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Health Administration
$31,956,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($18,966,000)
Materials and Supplies
($63,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,264,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($5,000)
Special Purpose:
11
State Medical Examiner Opioid Detection
($1,200,000)
99
Office of Minority and Multicultural
  Health
($1,517,000)
99
Centralized Analytics Hub
($799,000)
99
New Jersey Health Information Network
($3,536,000)
99
Maternal Data Center and NJ Report Card
  of Hospital Maternity Care
($652,000)
99
Stillbirth Prevention Public Health
  Campaign
($100,000)
99
Integrated Population Health Data Project
($400,000)
99
Substance Use Disorder Health Information
  Technology Interoperability Project
($1,350,000)
99
Opioid Reduction Options Project
($518,000)
99
Single License for Primary Care, Mental
  Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
($1,306,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($280,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, from the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Administration and Support Services, the Division
of Public Health in the Department of Health, in collaboration with the
Division of Consumer Affairs and the State Board of Medical Examiners and the
New Jersey Board of Nursing, shall establish and publicize best practices,
including funding mechanisms, for local boards of health to actively engage
with local primary care physicians and nurses to address public health at the
local level and further public health campaigns.
Department
  of Health, Total State Appropriation
$1,459,033,000
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.2005, c.237 or any other law or regulation to the
contrary, $39,000,000 from the surcharge on each general hospital and each
specialty heart hospital is appropriated to fund federally qualified health
centers.� Any unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the
Health Care Subsidy Fund received through the hospital and other health care
initiatives account during the preceding fiscal year is appropriated for
payments to federally qualified health centers.
Receipts
from licenses, permits, fines, penalties, and fees collected by the Department
of Health, in excess of those anticipated, are appropriated, subject to a plan
prepared by the department and approved by the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.57) or any law or
regulation to the contrary, the first $1,200,000 in per adjusted admission
charge assessment revenues shall be anticipated as revenue in the General Fund
available for health-related purposes.� Furthermore, the remaining revenue
attributable to this fee shall be available to carry out the provisions of
section 7 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.57), as determined by the Commissioner
of Health, and subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the State Treasurer
shall transfer to the Health Care Subsidy Fund, established pursuant to section
8 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.58), only those additional revenues generated
from third party liability recoveries, excluding NJ FamilyCare, by the State
arising from a review by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting
of hospital payments reimbursed from the Health Care Subsidy Fund with service
dates that are after the date of enactment of P.L.1996, c.29.
Any
change in program eligibility criteria and increases in the types of services
or rates paid for services to or on behalf of clients for all programs under
the purview of the Department of Health, not mandated by federal law, first
shall be approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, fees, fines, penalties
and assessments owed to the Department of Health shall be offset against
payments due and owing from other appropriated funds.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated, receipts from the federal
Medicaid (Title XIX) program for health services-related programs throughout
the Department of Health are appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated to the Office of the Chief
State Medical Examiner, there are appropriated to the respective State
departments and agencies such amounts as may be received or receivable from any
instrumentality, municipality, or public authority for direct and indirect
costs of all services furnished thereto, except as to such costs for which
funds have been included in appropriations otherwise made to the respective
State departments and agencies as the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting shall determine.
Summary of Department of Health Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$576,139,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$882,894,000
�
State Aid
$0
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$1,458,517,000
�
Casino Revenue
  Fund
$516,000
�
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Physical and Mental Health
23
Behavioral Health Services
7700
Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
08-7700
Community Services
$2,000,000
09-7700
Addiction Services
$17,752,000
99-7700
Administration and Support Services
$18,982,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
$38,734,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($15,337,000)
Materials and Supplies
($73,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($3,152,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($149,000)
Special Purpose:
08
Bamboo Health - Open Beds Web-based
  Software Solution
($2,000,000)
09
County Jail Medication Assisted Treatment
  Initiative
($4,400,000)
09
Interim Managing Entity Expansion
($1,181,000)
09
Substance Exposed Infants
($6,105,000)
09
Supportive Housing Subsidies
($2,291,000)
09
Recovery Housing
($525,000)
09
Expansion of Opioid Recovery Pilot
  Program
($3,250,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($271,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the New Jersey
Recovery Court account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated from the "Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and
Enforcement Fund" such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of P.L.1983, c.531 (C.26:2B-32 et seq.).
GRANTS-IN-AID
08-7700
Community Services
$401,519,000
09-7700
Addiction Services
$55,018,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
$456,537,000
Grants-in-Aid:
08
Crisis Diversion Homes
($1,146,000)
08
Level A+ Group Homes
($1,341,000)
08
Community Care
($350,447,000)
08
Univ. Behavioral Healthcare Centers -
  Newark (Rutgers, the State University)
($4,688,000)
08
Univ. Behavioral Healthcare Centers -
  Piscataway (Rutgers, the State University)
($8,959,000)
08
Gun Violence and Suicide Prevention Grant
($160,000)
08
Justice Involved Mental Health Pilot
($1,280,000)
08
Bilingual Mental Health Professional
  Residencies
($300,000)
08
9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
($28,824,000)
08
Mental Health Professionals Capacity
  Expansion Initiatives
($3,674,000)
08
NJ 2-1-1 Partnership Operating Aid
($400,000)
08
Nutley Family Service Bureau
($50,000)
08
Preferred Behavioral Health Group -
  Prevention First Operating Costs
($75,000)
08
Riverview Medical Center Behavioral
  Health Services
($150,000)
08
Shore House - Accredited Clubhouse
($25,000)
09
Substance Use Disorder Treatment For
  DCP&P/Work-First Mothers
($1,401,000)
09
Community Based Substance Use Disorder
  Treatment and Prevention - State Share
($45,979,000)
09
Medication Assisted Treatment Initiative
($5,805,000)
09
Compulsive Gambling
($683,000)
09
Mutual Agreement Parolee Rehabilitation
  Project for Substance Use Disorders
($550,000)
09
SONARA Remote Methadone Dosing Pilot
  Program
($250,000)
09
Mental Health Association of Essex and
  Morris County
($350,000)
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and assure timely
payment to service providers, funds may be transferred within the Grants-In-Aid
accounts within the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in a
cumulative amount not to exceed $5,000,000, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely payment of claims to providers of mental health and substance use
disorder services, amounts may be transferred to and from the various items of
appropriation within the General Medical Services program classification in the
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services and the Community Services
and Addiction Services program classifications in the Division of Mental Health
and Addiction Services, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
An
amount not to exceed $2,490,000 may be transferred from the Community Care
account to the Health Care Subsidy Fund Payments account in the Department of
Health, to increase the Mental Health Subsidy Fund portion of this account in
order to maintain an amount not to exceed the fiscal 2008 per bed allocation
for Short-Term Care Facility (STCF) beds, for new STCF beds which opened after
January 1, 2008, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and assure timely
payment to service providers during the conversion to a fee-for-service
reimbursement structure, funds may be transferred from the Community Care
account to the Division of Children�s System of Care in the Department of
Children and Families to support mental health treatment programs for children,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Community Care, an amount not to exceed $250,000,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting, shall be allocated to support the Rabbinical College of
America/Chabad of New Jersey mental health initiative to provide mental health
training and workshops to promote mental health awareness.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Community Care, $4,000,000 is allocated
for the Psychiatry Residency Expansion Program and shall be made available by
the Department of Human Services to existing accredited New Jersey psychiatry
residency training programs that have maximized Medicare funding available for
this purpose. Funding shall be available on a competitive basis for the sole
purpose of supporting new four-year residency slots that supplement existing
psychiatry resident training slots including those both publicly funded and
those supported with non-governmental funds, within the limits of the available
appropriation. Funded resident training shall include training in and the
provision of services at standard reimbursement rates to uninsured and
underinsured individuals served by the Department, including individuals with
mental health and substance use disorders and individuals dually diagnosed with
mental health conditions and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Justice Involved Mental Health Pilot program shall be made
available to fund no less than two county-based pilot programs designed to serve
clients with mental health conditions. Part of this amount shall be allocated
to the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris, Inc. to implement a pilot
program in Morris County. The remaining amount shall be allocated to at least
one other county-based pilot program in a county selected pursuant to a
competitive process as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of
Human Services, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
The
amount appropriated for Mental Health Professionals Capacity Expansion
Initiatives is allocated as follows: $1,934,000 for the cost to add five new
medical residency positions; $920,000 to add four new child and adolescent
psychiatry fellowship positions; $720,000 to support the new residency
positions supported herein; and $100,000 for outreach to medical students to
promote new residency positions in the State, with a focus on outreach to
underrepresented in medicine students. The amounts allocated may be adjusted as
determined by the Commissioner of Human Services in order to fund the costs to
support the positions identified above, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely payment of claims to providers of medical services, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated may be transferred from the Substance Use Disorder
Treatment for DCP&P/Work-First Mothers, Community Based Substance Use
Disorder Treatment and Prevention - State Share, Medication Assisted Treatment
Initiative, and Mutual Agreement Parolee Rehabilitation Project for Substance
Use Disorders accounts in the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
to the various items of appropriation within the General Medical Services
program classification in the Division of Medical Assistance and Health
Services, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.� Notice thereof shall be provided to the Legislative Budget and
Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Substance Use Disorder Treatment for
DCP&P/Work-First Mothers, Community Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment
and Prevention - State Share, Medication Assisted Treatment Initiative, and
Mutual Agreement Parolee Rehabilitation Project for Substance Use Disorders are
subject to the following condition: all providers of addiction services under
these programs shall be required, not later than January 1, 2015, to enroll as
NJ FamilyCare providers and to bill the State NJ FamilyCare program for all
appropriate services provided to eligible beneficiaries who are covered under
the Medicaid State Plan.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of appropriations
made to the Department of Human Services by section 20 of P.L.1989, c.51 for
State-licensed or approved drug use disorder prevention and treatment programs
is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Community Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment
and Prevention - State Share, an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, shall be
allocated to New Beginnings to provide support for addiction, housing, and
rehabilitation services in South Jersey.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Community Based Substance Use Disorder
Treatment and Prevention - State Share, an amount not to exceed $7,902,000 may
be transferred to the Division of Children's System of Care in the Department
of Children and Families to support substance use disorder treatment programs
as specified in the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Human
Services and the Department of Children and Families, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Compulsive Gambling, an
amount not to exceed $200,000 is appropriated from the annual assessment
against permit holders to the Department of Human Services for prevention,
education, and treatment programs for compulsive gambling pursuant to the
provisions of section 34 of P.L.2001, c.199 (C.5:5-159), subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Compulsive Gambling, an
amount equal to one-half of forfeited winnings collected by the Division of
Gaming Enforcement, not to exceed $50,000 annually, shall be deposited into the
State General Fund for appropriation to the Department of Human Services to
provide funds for compulsive gambling treatment and prevention programs,
pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2001, c.39 (C.5:12-71.3), subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1998, c.149 or any law or regulation to the contrary,
$400,000 is appropriated from the "Body Armor Replacement Fund" to
the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services for the purposes of the
Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services Hotline and the reporting
and operations of the Cop 2 Cop program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1983, c.531 (C.26:2B-32 et seq.) or any law or regulation
to the contrary, the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year
in the "Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund" is appropriated
and shall be distributed to counties for the treatment of alcohol and drug use
disorders and for education purposes, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
is appropriated $420,000 from the "Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and
Enforcement Fund" to fund the Local Alcoholism Authorities-Expansion
program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, such amounts as are
determined by the Director of Budget and Accounting, in consultation with the
Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission, to be necessary to
supplement any anticipated shortfall in funds appropriated for transfer to the
"Alcohol Treatment Programs Fund" from the "Motor Vehicle
Surcharges Revenue Fund," not to exceed $7,500,000, are appropriated,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services and the
Community Services and Addictions Services program classifications within the
Department of Human Services, are subject to the following condition:
notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary and
subject to any required federal approval, the Commissioner of Human Services
shall implement a new rate methodology as part of the ongoing fee-for-service
conversion, which implementation may include, but need not be limited to,
modifications to reimbursement levels, as well as contract and service
modifications, with respect to mental health and substance use disorder
services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Compulsive Gambling, $100,000 shall be used by the
Department of Human Services to establish a Statewide problem gambling
prevention, education, and support initiative that includes, but is not limited
to, the provision of a no-cost, multilingual, community-based, anonymous
digital support platform for individuals experiencing gambling-related harm and
their loved ones, which directs users to appropriate community and behavioral
health services in an interactive and individualized manner rather than through
static resource lists or passive referral directories, and which includes
built-in urge surfing functionality and interactive behavioral support tools,
such as digital fidget spinner exercises, designed to help users manage
cravings, emotional distress, and high-risk gambling impulses in real time. The
digital support platform shall be delivered through a single digital service
provider whose sole focus is gambling-related harm and which maintains active
partnerships concerning gambling-related harm with one or more R1 research
universities and demonstrates a proven record of success in integrating and
deploying similar platforms, as determined by the Commissioner of Human
Services.
STATE
AID
08-7700
Community Services
$143,164,000
(From General Fund:$2,000,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$141,164,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, Division
  of Mental Health and Addiction Services
$143,164,000
(From General Fund:$2,000,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$141,164,000)
State Aid:
08
Essex County Hospital Center
($2,000,000)
08
Support of Patients in County Psychiatric
  Hospitals (PTRF)
($141,164,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Support of
Patients in County Psychiatric Hospitals account is appropriated for the same
purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of R.S.30:4-78, or any law or regulation to the contrary, the
State share of payments from the Support of Patients in County Psychiatric
Hospitals account to the several county psychiatric facilities on behalf of the
reasonable cost of maintenance of patients deemed to be county indigents shall
be at the rate of 125 percent of the rate established by the Commissioner of
Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, for the period
July 1 to December 31 and at the rate of 45 percent of the rate established by
the Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of
Health, for the period January 1 to June 30 such that the total amount to be
paid by the State on behalf of county indigent patients for the calendar year
shall not exceed 85 percent of the total reasonable per capita cost; and
further provided that the rate at which the State will reimburse the county
psychiatric hospitals shall not exceed 100 percent of the per capita rate at
which each county pays to the State for the reasonable cost of maintenance and
clothing of each patient residing in a State psychiatric facility, excluding
the depreciation, interest and carry-forward adjustment components of this
rate, and including the depreciation, interest, and carry-forward adjustment
components of each individual county psychiatric hospital's rate established
for the period January 1 to December 31 by the Commissioner of Human Services
in consultation with the Commissioner of Health. The initial determination of
whether a county hospital rate exceeds the per capita rate that counties pay to
the State on behalf of applicable patients residing in a State psychiatric
facility will be based on a comparison of estimated cost used to set reimbursement
rates for the upcoming calendar year. A second comparison of the actual per
diem costs of the county psychiatric hospital and State psychiatric hospitals
will be completed after actual cost reports for the period are available
including an inflationary adjustment for the six-month difference in fiscal
reporting periods between State and county hospitals. The county hospital
carry-forward adjustment to be included in rates paid by the State will exclude
costs found to exceed 100 percent of the actual cost rate of the State
psychiatric facilities.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Support of Patients in County Psychiatric Hospitals is
conditioned upon the following provision: payments to county psychiatric
hospitals will only be made after receipt of their claims by the Division of
Mental Health and Addiction Services. County psychiatric hospitals shall submit
such claims no less frequently than quarterly and within 15 days of the close
of each quarter.
With
the exception of all past, present, and future revenues representing federal
financial participation received by the State from the United States that is
based on payments to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of
low-income patients, which shall be retained by the State, the sharing of
revenues received to defray the State Aid appropriation for the costs of
maintaining patients in State and county psychiatric hospitals shall be based
on the same percent as costs are shared between the State and counties.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for State Aid reimbursement payments for
maintenance of patients in county psychiatric facilities shall be limited to
inpatient services only, except that such reimbursement shall be paid to a
county for outpatient and partial hospitalization services as defined by the
Department of Human Services, if outpatient and/or partial hospitalization
services had been previously provided at the county psychiatric facility prior
to January 1, 1998. These outpatient and partial hospitalization payments shall
not exceed the amount of State Aid funds paid to reimburse outpatient and
partial hospitalization services provided during calendar year 1997. In
addition, any revision or expansion to the number of inpatient beds or
inpatient services provided at such hospitals which will have a material impact
on the amount of State Aid payments made for such services, must first be
approved by the Department of Human Services before such change is implemented.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Division of Mental Health and Addiction
Services for State facility operations and the amount appropriated as State Aid
for the costs of county facility operations are first charged to the federal
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) reimbursements anticipated as Medicaid
uncompensated care. Accordingly, DSH revenues earned by the State related to
services provided by county psychiatric hospitals which are supported through
this State Aid appropriation shall be considered as the first source supporting
the State Aid appropriation.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Support of Patients in
County Psychiatric Hospitals, in the event that the Assistant Commissioner of
the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services determines that, in order
to provide the least restrictive setting appropriate, a patient should be
admitted to a county psychiatric hospital in a county other than the one in
which the patient is domiciled rather than to a State psychiatric hospital,
there are hereby appropriated such additional amounts as may be required, as
determined by the Assistant Commissioner to reimburse a county for the extra
costs, if any, which were incurred in connection with the care of such patient
in a county psychiatric hospital which exceeded the cost of care which would
have been incurred had the patient been placed in a State psychiatric hospital,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Support of Patients in County Psychiatric
Hospitals is conditioned upon the following provisions: County psychiatric
hospitals shall: (1) enroll and continue to maintain enrollment as providers in
the State's NJ FamilyCare program; (2) complete or pursue in good faith the
completion of eligibility applications for patients who could be NJ FamilyCare
eligible; (3) bill the NJ FamilyCare program for all applicable services; and
(4) neither admit nor discharge patients based upon NJ FamilyCare eligibility.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Support of Patients in County Psychiatric Hospitals is
conditioned upon the county psychiatric hospitals providing and certifying all
information that is required by the State, in the form specified by the
Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, to prepare a complete,
accurate, and timely claim to federal authorities for Medicaid Disproportionate
Share Hospital claim revenues.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of R.S.30:4-78, or any other law or regulation to the contrary,
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Support of Patients in County
Psychiatric Hospitals is conditioned upon the following provisions: for rates
effective January 1, 2013, and any prior year rate adjustments that may be
required beginning January 1, 2013, the approval of the State House Commission
shall not be required for the setting of such rates and the Commissioner of
Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall set: (1)
the per capita cost rates to be paid by the State to the several counties on
behalf of the reasonable cost of maintenance of State and county patients in
any county psychiatric facility, including outpatient psychiatric services, (2)
the per capita rates which each county shall pay to the Treasurer for the
reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing of each patient residing in a State
psychiatric facility having a legal settlement in such county (�County Patients�),
(3) the rates to be paid for the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing of
the convict and criminal mentally ill in any State psychiatric facility and the
cost of maintenance of County Patients residing in State developmental centers
or receiving other residential functional services for the developmentally
disabled.� Such rates will be fixed no later than October 1 of each calendar
year. Notice of such rates shall be provided by the Commissioner of Human
Services to the clerk of the respective boards of chosen freeholders.
In
the event that the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services is notified
that a county psychiatric hospital will cease operations for the current fiscal
year, or any portion thereof, in order to assure continuity of care for
patients who otherwise would have been served by the county hospital, as well
as to preserve patient and public safety, the Division shall have the authority
to transfer funds from the Support of Patients in County Psychiatric Hospitals
account to Direct State Services and Grants-In-Aid accounts in the Division of
Mental Health and Addiction Services, for the fiscal year, subject to a plan
approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of R.S.30:4-78, or any law or regulation to the contrary, with
respect to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Support of Patients in
County Psychiatric Hospitals, commencing January 1, 2010, the State shall pay
to each county an amount equal to 35 percent of the total per capita costs for
the reasonable cost of maintenance and clothing of county patients in State
psychiatric facilities.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Support of Patients in
County Psychiatric Hospitals (PTRF), such additional amounts as determined by
the Commissioner of Human Services are appropriated for the same purpose,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for Support of Patients in County Psychiatric
Hospitals, $10,000,000 is appropriated to a psychiatric hospital owned by a
county with a ratio of maintained beds-to-licensed beds greater than 80
percent, according to the four quarters of 2025 data from the B-2 Quarterly
Inpatient Utilization Report submitted to the Department of Health pursuant to
N.J.A.C.8:31B-3.3, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
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Special Health Services
7540
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
21-7540
Health Services Administration and
  Management
$91,907,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
$91,907,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($18,293,000)
Materials and Supplies
($109,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($39,839,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($63,000)
Special Purpose:
21
Payments to Fiscal Agents
($32,673,000)
21
Professional Standards Review
  Organization-Utilization Review
($301,000)
21
Drug Utilization Review
  Board-Administrative Costs
($10,000)
21
Community Doula Directory
($450,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($169,000)
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Personal Services are conditioned upon the
Department of Human Services working collaboratively with the various county
corrections agencies to promote the proper enrollment in the NJ FamilyCare
program of all eligible incarcerated persons requiring medical services. The
department shall provide guidance to the county corrections agencies on this
subject and, upon request, shall provide such additional assistance as may be
necessary to support the counties in ensuring that all eligible Medicaid
reimbursements are properly claimed consistent with federal law.
Such
funds as are necessary from the Health Care Subsidy Fund are appropriated to
the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services for payment to
disproportionate share hospitals for uncompensated care costs as defined in
P.L.1991, c.187 (C.26:2H-18.24 et seq.), and for subsidized children's health
insurance in the NJ FamilyCare program established in P.L.2005, c.156
(C.30:4J-8 et al.) to maximize federal Title XXI funding, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, all past, present, and
future revenues representing federal financial participation received by the
State from the United States and that are based on payments made by the State
to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients shall
be deposited into the General Fund and may be expended only upon appropriation
by law.
Additional
federal Title XIX revenue generated from the claiming of uncompensated care
payments made to disproportionate share hospitals shall be deposited into the
General Fund as anticipated revenue.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, all revenues received
from health maintenance organizations shall be deposited into the General Fund.
From
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Services Other Than Personal, there
are appropriated such sums as are necessary for the department to contract for
a comprehensive evaluation of the existing Medicaid-managed care contract and
relevant Medicaid program regulations, which shall recommend opportunities to
improve MCO performance and compliance.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Services Other Than Personal, an
amount not to exceed $2,750,000, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting, is allocated for support of New
Jersey's Regional Health Hubs to effectuate P.L.2019, c.517 (C.30:4D-8.16 et
seq.). Payments to an individual Regional Health Hub (Hub) from this line item
shall not exceed $1,375,000 in State and matching federal funds per
Hub. Consistent with P.L.2019, c.517 (C.30:4D-8.16 et seq.), a Regional
Health Hub shall not receive funding until the Regional Health Hub has
submitted an annual proposal. A portion of such funding shall be
contingent on the Regional Health Hub�s achievement of deliverables and
performance metrics, as specified in the Regional Health Hub�s approved
proposal. In addition to funding appropriated here, State Departments shall
have the discretion to support a Regional Health Hub�s innovation projects that
advance Medicaid priorities using other available dollars and may direct such
dollars independently of the Department of Human Services.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year, in the Payments to
Fiscal Agents account are appropriated for the same purpose.
GRANTS-IN-AID
22-7540
General Medical Services
$6,855,545,000
(From General Fund:$6,850,045,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$5,500,000)
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
$6,855,545,000
(From General Fund:$6,850,045,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$5,500,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
22
Medical Coverage - Aged, Blind and
  Disabled
($2,028,158,000)
22
Medical Coverage - Community-Based Long
  Term Care Recipients
($1,952,651,000)
22
Medical Coverage - Nursing Home Residents
($604,436,000)
22
Medical Coverage - Title XIX Parents and
  Children
($402,602,000)
22
Medical Coverage - ACA Expansion
  Population
($647,600,000)
22
Medicare Parts A and B
($368,195,000)
22
Medicare Part D
($770,606,000)
22
Eligibility and Enrollment Services
($26,618,000)
22
Eligibility and Enrollment Services
  (PTRF)
($5,500,000)
22
Provider Settlements and Adjustments
($49,179,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: The Director of the
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services shall conduct one or more
efficiency audits of Managed Care Organizations (MCO) to improve MCO
performance and compliance. MCOs shall furnish information to the Director of
the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, consistent with State
and federal law and the State's contracts with the MCOs, that the director
determines to be necessary to perform an efficiency audit.� From the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification, there are appropriated such sums as are necessary for the
Department of Human Services to contract for the efficiency audit of one or
more MCOs, which shall recommend opportunities to improve MCO performance and
compliance, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated in the General Medical Services program classification
are subject to the following conditions: in order to promote accuracy,
efficiency and accountability in the third party liability (TPL) program, the
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services shall require that any third
party as defined in subsection m. of section 3 of P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-3),
or in 42 U.S.C. s.1396a(a)(25)(A), including, but not limited to, a pharmacy
benefit manager and any entity writing health, casualty, workers� compensation,
or malpractice insurance policies in the State or covering residents of this
State, enter into an agreement with the Division or the State�s authorized
third party liability services contractor, or both, as determined by the
Commissioner of Human Services, to permit and assist, no less frequently than
on a twice monthly basis, the matching of the Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare, Charity
Care, and Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance eligibility files and
adjudicated claims files against that third party�s full and complete
eligibility file, including indication of coverage derived from the �Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003,� Pub.L.108-173,
and adjudicated claims file for the purpose of coordination of benefits and
recovery when appropriate, utilizing, if necessary, social security numbers as
common identifiers and other personal identifying information consistent with
federal and State law. Provided further that the Division also shall require
that third party must respond within a reasonable period, not to exceed 60
calendar days, to an inquiry by the State regarding a claim for payment for any
health care item or service that is submitted less than three years after the
date of the provision of such health care item or service; failure to pay or
deny a claim within a reasonable period after receipt of the claim shall create
an uncontestable obligation to pay the claim and payments made by a third party
to the State shall be considered final two years after payment is made;
provided further that a third party shall agree not to deny a claim submitted
by the State solely on the basis of the date of submission of the claim, the
type or format of the claim form, a failure to obtain prior authorization, or a
failure to present proper documentation at the point-of-sale that is the basis
of the claim, if both of the following apply: the claim is submitted by the State
within the three-year period beginning on the date on which the item or service
was furnished; and any action by the State to enforce its rights with respect
to the claim is commenced within six years of the State's submission of the
claim.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary and subject to any
required federal approval, from the amounts hereinabove appropriated in the
General Medical Services program classification, payment may be made for
services provided as part of the Integrated Care for Kids model for
beneficiaries residing in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely payment of claims to providers of medical services, amounts may be
transferred to and from accounts within the General Medical Services program
classification in the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services.� All
such transfers are subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting. Notice thereof shall be provided to the Legislative
Budget and Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: Payments by the Division
of Medical Assistance and Health Services are authorized to be made to Managed
Care Organizations and medical care providers to enroll in NJ FamilyCare any
child who, except for immigration status, meets financial and other eligibility
provisions of the program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated in the General Medical Services program classification
are subject to the following conditions: the base payment rate per medical
encounter, as described in N.J.A.C.10:66-4.1, for a federally qualified health
center (FQHC) shall be equal to 100 percent of the Medicare FQHC prospective
payment system base rate, as adjusted according to the geographic location of
the FQHC, plus an add-on payment of $24.05.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated within the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following provisions: the Commissioner of
Human Services shall apply the emergency room triage reimbursement fee of $140,
established pursuant to P.L.2018, c.51 (C.30:4D-7p et seq.), for any applicable
claim submitted for a patient enrolled in the State Medicaid program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraph (13) of subsection i. of section 3 of P.L.1968,
c.413 (C.30:4D-3) or any other law or regulation to the contrary, and subject
to federal approval, a pregnant woman whose family income does not exceed the
highest income eligibility level for pregnant women established under the State
plan under Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act shall
continue to be eligible for coverage until the end of the 365-day period
beginning on the last day of her pregnancy.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated in the General Medical Services program classification
are subject to the following condition: effective January 1, 2015, the
Commissioner of Human Services is authorized to provide any or all types and
levels of services that are provided through the Medicaid State Plan�s
Alternative Benefit Plan to any or all of the types of qualified applicants
described in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13),
(16(a)), (17), (18) and (19) of subsection i. of section 3 of P.L.1968, c.413
(C.30:4D-3), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting and subject to any required federal approval.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary and subject to any
required federal approval, the amounts appropriated for the General Medical
Services program classification are subject to the following condition:
premiums shall not be required to be collected from families enrolled in the NJ
FamilyCare program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.),
as amended.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection f. of section 5 of P.L.2015, c.154 (C.30:4J-12) or
any other law or regulation to the contrary and subject to any required federal
approval, the amounts appropriated for the General Medical Services program classification
are subject to the following condition: disenrollment from employer-sponsored
group or other health insurance coverage shall not cause a child or parent to
be ineligible to enroll in the NJ FamilyCare program established pursuant to
P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.), as amended.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, all object accounts
appropriated in the General Medical Services program classification shall be
conditioned upon the following provision: when any action by a county welfare
agency, whether alone or in combination with the Division of Medical Assistance
and Health Services, results in a recovery of improperly granted medical
assistance, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services may
reimburse the county welfare agency in the amount of 25 percent of the gross
recovery.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for payments to providers on
behalf of medical assistance recipients, such additional amounts as may be
required are appropriated from the General Fund to cover costs consequent to
the establishment of presumptive eligibility for children, pregnant women,
single adults or couples without dependent children, and parents and caretaker
relatives in the NJ FamilyCare program, as established pursuant to P.L.2005,
c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.).
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated within the General Medical Services program
classification, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, subject
to federal approval, shall implement policies that would limit the ability of
persons who have the financial ability to provide for their own long-term care
needs to manipulate current NJ FamilyCare rules to avoid payment for that care.
The Division shall require, in the case of a married individual requiring
long-term care services, that the portion of the couple�s resources that is not
protected for the needs of the community spouse be used solely for the purchase
of long-term care services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, all object accounts
appropriated in the General Medical Services program classification shall be
conditioned upon the following provision: the Commissioner of Human Services
shall have the authority to convert individuals enrolled in a State-funded
program who are also eligible for a federally matchable program, to the
federally matchable program without the need for regulations.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, a sufficient portion
of receipts generated or savings realized in General Medical Services program
classification Grants-In-Aid accounts from initiatives may be transferred to
the Health Services Administration and Management program classification
accounts to fund costs incurred in realizing these additional receipts or
savings, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, and subject to federal
approval, of the amounts appropriated in the General Medical Services program
classification, the Commissioner of Human Services is authorized to develop and
introduce optional service plan innovations to enhance client choice for users
of NJ FamilyCare optional services, while containing expenditures.
The
appropriations within the General Medical Services program classification are
subject to the following conditions: the Division of Medical Assistance and
Health Services, in coordination with the county social service agencies, shall
continue a program to outstation eligibility workers in disproportionate share
hospitals and federally qualified health centers, provided, however, that if an
alternate eligibility function at an outstanding location complies with the
outstation process at 42 U.S.C. s.1396a(a)(55), the county social service
agency worker may be removed from the outstation location.
For
the purposes of account balance maintenance, all object accounts appropriated
in the General Medical Services program classification shall be considered as
one object. This will allow timely payment of claims to providers of medical
services but ensure that no overspending will occur in the program
classification.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are conditioned upon the Commissioner of Human Services making
changes to such programs to make them consistent with the federal "Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005," Pub.L.109-171.
All
funds recovered pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) and P.L.1975,
c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.) during the current fiscal year are appropriated for
payments to providers in the same program classification from which the
recovery originated.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Division of Medical Assistance and
Health Services first shall be charged to the federal disproportionate share
hospital reimbursements anticipated as Medicaid uncompensated care.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1962, c.222 (C.44:7-76 et seq.) or any law or regulation
to the contrary, no funds are appropriated to the Medical Assistance for the
Aged program, which has been eliminated.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are available for the payment of obligations applicable to prior
fiscal years.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, and subject to the
notice provisions of 42 C.F.R. s.447.205, of the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the General Medical Services program classification, personal
care assistant services shall be authorized prior to the beginning of services
by the Director of the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services. The
hourly rate for personal care services shall be $26.68.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following conditions: as of January 1, 2014
or on such date established by the federal government for the Health Insurance
Marketplace pursuant to the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act," the following groups of current enrollees shall be transitioned to
the State Health Insurance Exchange for continued health care coverage: a)
adults or couples without dependent children who were enrolled in the New
Jersey Health ACCESS program on October 31, 2001; b) all parents or caretakers
who: (i) have gross family income that does not exceed 200 percent of the
poverty level; (ii) have no health insurance, as determined by the Commissioner
of Human Services; (iii) are ineligible for NJ FamilyCare, or (iv) are adult
aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, but who have lived in the
United States for less than five full years after such lawful admittance, and
are enrolled in NJ FamilyCare; and c) Essential Persons (Spouses) whose
coverage is funded solely by the State.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: only the following
individuals shall be excluded from mandatory enrollment in the Medicaid/NJ
FamilyCare managed care program: (1) individuals who are institutionalized in
an inpatient psychiatric institution, an inpatient psychiatric program for
children under the age of 21, or a residential facility including facilities
characterized by the federal government as ICFs/MR, except that individuals who
are eligible through the Division of Child Protection and Permanency
(DCP&P) and are placed in a DCP&P non-Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations accredited children's residential care facility and
individuals in a mental health or substance abuse residential treatment
facility shall not be excluded from enrollment pursuant to this paragraph; (2)
individuals in out-of-State placements; (3) special low-income Medicare
beneficiaries;� (4) individuals in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the
Elderly program; and (5) Medically Needy segment of the NJ FamilyCare.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: Non-contracted hospitals
providing emergency services to NJ FamilyCare members enrolled in the managed
care program shall accept as payment in full 90 percent of the amounts that the
non-contracted hospital would receive from NJ FamilyCare for the emergency
services and/or any related hospitalization if the beneficiary were enrolled in
NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, effective at the
beginning of the current fiscal year and subject to federal approval, of the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification, inpatient medical services provided through the Division of
Medical Assistance and Health Services shall be conditioned upon the following
provision: No funds shall be expended for hospital services during which a
preventable hospital error occurred or for hospital services provided for the
necessary inpatient treatment arising from a preventable hospital error, as
shall be defined by the Commissioner of Human Services.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services is
authorized to competitively bid and contract for performance of federally
mandated inpatient hospital utilization reviews, and the funds necessary for
the contracted utilization review of these hospital services are made available
from the General Medical Services program classification, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical
Services program classification, there are appropriated such amounts as may be
necessary for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the revenues received as a result of sanctions to health maintenance
organizations participating in NJ FamilyCare managed care, an amount not to
exceed $500,000 is appropriated to the General Medical Services program
classification or NJ KidCare - Administration account to improve access to
medical services and quality care through such activities as outreach,
education, and awareness, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: Effective July 1, 2011,
the following services, which were previously covered by NJ FamilyCare
fee-for-service, shall be covered and provided instead through a managed care
delivery system for all clients served by and/or enrolled in that system: 1)
home health agency services; 2) medical day care, including both adult day
health services and pediatric medical day care; 3) prescription drugs; and 4)
rehabilitation services, including occupational, physical, and speech
therapies. The above condition shall be effective for personal care assistant
services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: the Director of the
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services may restrict the number of
provider agreements with managed care entities, if such restriction does not
substantially impair access to services.
Such
amounts as may be necessary are appropriated from enhanced audit recoveries
obtained by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services to fund the
costs of enhanced audit recovery efforts of the division within the General
Medical Services program classification, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, all financial
recoveries obtained through the efforts of any entity authorized to undertake
the prevention and detection of NJ FamilyCare fraud, waste, and abuse are
appropriated to the General Medical Services program classification in the
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the appropriations for
the General Medical Services program classification shall be conditioned upon
the following provision: each prescription order for protein nutritional
supplements and specialized infant formulas dispensed shall be filled with the
generic equivalent unless the prescription order states "Brand Medically
Necessary" in the prescriber's own handwriting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds hereinabove
appropriated for the General Medical Services program classification are
available to any pharmacy that does not agree to allow NJ FamilyCare to bill on
its behalf any third party, as defined in subsection m. of section 3 of
P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-3), by participating in a billing agreement executed
between the State and the pharmacy.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, and subject to the
notice provisions of 42 C.F.R. s.447.205, approved nutritional supplements
which are hereinabove appropriated in the General Medical Services program
classification shall be consistent with reimbursement for legend and non-legend
drugs.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated to the General Medical Services program
classification, no payment shall be expended for drugs used for: (1) the
treatment of erectile dysfunction, select cough/cold medications as defined by
the Commissioner of Human Services, or cosmetic drugs, including, but not
limited to drugs used for baldness and purely cosmetic skin conditions; and (2)
weight loss, unless deemed medically necessary to meaningfully promote the
proper function of the body or prevent or treat illness or disease, and until
the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of
Health, completes and submits to the Legislature an examination of the
viability and likely cost to the State of providing coverage for such drugs in
the NJ FamilyCare Program, Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled
program, and AIDS Drug Distribution Program, and additional funding has been
appropriated for payments for drugs used for weight loss� by the Legislature.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary and subject to notice
provisions of 42 C.F.R. s.447.205 where applicable, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for fee-for-service prescription drugs in the General Medical
Services program classification is subject to the following conditions: the
maximum allowable cost for legend and non-legend drugs shall be calculated
based on Actual Acquisition Cost (AAC) defined as the lowest of: (i) the
National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) Retail Price Survey, in
accordance with subsection (f) of section 1927 of the Social Security Act; (ii)
Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) less a volume discount of two percent in the
absence of a NADAC price; (iii)� the federal upper limit; (iv) the State upper
limit (SUL); (v) cost acquisition data submitted by providers of pharmaceutical
services for brand-name multi-source and multi-source drugs in the absence of
any alternative pricing benchmarks. For legend and non-legend drugs purchased
through the 340B Drug Pricing program, the maximum allowable cost shall be
based on the 340B ceiling price.� In the absence of a 340B ceiling price, the
alternative benchmark used shall be the WAC minus a volume discount of 25
percent. The 340B ceiling price or the alternative benchmark shall only apply
when its price is the lowest compared to the pricing formulas described by (i)
through (v) above. Reimbursement for covered outpatient drugs shall be
calculated based on: (i) the lower of the AAC plus a professional fee of
$10.92; or a provider�s usual and customary charge; or (ii) the lower of cost
acquisition data submitted by providers of pharmaceutical services for
brand-name multi-source and multi-source drugs, where an alternative pricing
benchmark is not available, plus a professional fee of $10.92; or a provider�s
usual and customary charge. To effectuate the calculation of SUL rates and/or
the calculation of single-source and brand-name multi-source legend and
non-legend drug costs where an alternative pricing benchmark is not available,
the Department of Human Services shall mandate ongoing submission of current
drug acquisition data by providers of pharmaceutical services and no funds
hereinabove appropriated shall be paid to any entity that fails to submit required
data. Reimbursement for covered outpatient drugs dispensed to beneficiaries
residing in long-term-care facilities shall be calculated based on: (i) the
lower of the AAC plus a professional fee of $10.92; or a provider�s usual and
customary charge; or (ii) the lower of cost acquisition data submitted by
providers of pharmaceutical services for brand-name multi-source and
multi-source drugs, where an alternative pricing benchmark is not available,
plus a professional fee of $10.92; or a provider�s usual and customary charge.�
To effectuate the calculation of SUL rates and/or the calculation of
single-source and brand-name multi-source legend and non-legend drug costs
where an alternative pricing benchmark is not available, the Department of
Human Services shall mandate ongoing submission of current drug acquisition
data by providers of pharmaceutical services and no funds hereinabove
appropriated shall be paid to any entity that fails to submit required data.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the appropriations for
the General Medical Services program classification shall be conditioned upon
the following provision: reimbursement for the cost of physician administered
drugs shall not exceed the lowest of: (i) the Wholesale Acquisition Cost for
the drugs administered in a practitioner's office less a volume discount of one
percent, (ii) the federal upper limit, (iii) the State upper limit, or (iv) the
practitioner's usual and customary charge.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification is subject to the following condition: payment is authorized for
contraceptives for individuals who can become pregnant and would be eligible
for medical assistance if not for the provisions of 8 U.S.C. s.1611 or 8 U.S.C.
s.1612, and who are not otherwise eligible for any other State or federal
health insurance program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the hereinabove
appropriation for the General Medical Services program classification shall be
conditioned upon the following provision: no funds shall be appropriated for
the refilling of a prescription drug until such time as the original
prescription is 85 percent finished.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification is subject to the following condition: payment is authorized for
limited prenatal medical care provided by clinics, or in the case of radiology
and clinical laboratory services ordered by a clinic, as well as prenatal
outpatient hospital services and perinatal doula services, for New Jersey
pregnant women who, except for financial requirements, are not eligible for any
other State or federal health insurance program.
Rebates
from pharmaceutical manufacturing companies during the current fiscal year for
prescription expenditures made to providers on behalf of NJ FamilyCare clients
are appropriated for the General Medical Services program classification.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts expended
from the General Medical Services program classification shall be conditioned
upon the following: reimbursement for adult incontinence briefs and oxygen
concentrators shall be set at 70 percent of reasonable and customary charges.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated in the General Medical Services program
classification, there shall be transferred to various accounts, including
Direct State Services and State Aid accounts, such amounts, not to exceed
$11,500,000, as are necessary to pay for the administrative costs of the
program classification, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification is subject to the following condition: payment is authorized for
limited prenatal medical care for New Jersey pregnant women who, except for
financial requirements, are not eligible for any other State or federal health
insurance program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection d. of section 5 of P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-12) or
any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts hereinabove appropriated for
NJ FamilyCare are subject to the following condition: the Department of Human Services
may determine eligibility for the NJ FamilyCare program by verifying income
through any means authorized by the "Children's Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009," Pub.L.111-3, including through electronic
matching of data files provided that any consents, if required, under State or
federal law for such matching are obtained.
Such
amounts as may be necessary are hereinabove appropriated from enhanced audit
recoveries obtained by the Department of Human Services to fund the costs of
enhanced audit recovery efforts of the department within the General Medical
Services program classification, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, effective July 1,
2009, no payments for partial care services in mental health clinics, as
hereinabove appropriated in the General Medical Services program classification
shall be provided unless the services are given prior authorization by
professional staff designated by the Department of Human Services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the General Medical Services program classification shall be
conditioned upon the following provision: certifications shall not be granted
for new or relocating offsite hospital-based entities in accordance with
N.J.A.C.10:52-1.3 with the exception of providers whose services are deemed
necessary to meet special needs by the Division of Medical Assistance and
Health Services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: the Commissioner of
Human Services is authorized to implement a pilot program, effective on or
after January 1, 2015, to remove the NJ FamilyCare eligibility determination
and redetermination process from one or more county welfare agencies, as
determined by the Commissioner of Human Services, subject to any required
federal approval.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification may be used to pay financial rewards to individuals or entities
who report instances of health care-related fraud and/or abuse involving the
programs administered by the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
(DMAHS), the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) or Work
First New Jersey General Public Assistance programs. Rewards may be paid only
when the reports result in a recovery by DMAHS, and only if other conditions
established by DMAHS are met, and shall be limited to 10 percent of the
recovery or $15,000, whichever is less. Notwithstanding the provisions of any
law or regulation to the contrary, but subject to any necessary federal
approval and/or change in federal law, receipt of such rewards shall not affect
an applicant's individual financial eligibility for the programs administered
by DMAHS, or for PAAD or Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance
programs.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: the Division of Medical
Assistance and Health Services shall enroll, under standard procedures, and
reimburse, for qualified services, any midwife licensed to practice by the
State Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to R.S.45:10-1 et seq.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in order to ensure
compliance with 42 C.F.R. 433.138(d)(4)(i) and (ii) and 42 C.F.R. 433.138(g)
(2) and (3), the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and the New Jersey
Division of Workers� Compensation shall make their records available to the
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services or the State�s authorized
third party liability services contractor for the purpose of matching no less
frequently than on a monthly basis with the Division of Medical Assistance and
Health Services' records in order to identify current or former Medicaid/NJ
FamilyCare beneficiaries who have recovered or may recover payments from any
third party as defined in subsection m. of section 3 of P.L.1968, c.413
(C.30:4D-3) or in 42 U.S.C.s.1396a(a)(25)(A), for the purpose of coordination
of benefits and recovery when appropriate, utilizing, if necessary, personal
identifying information as common identifiers consistent with federal law.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection (a) of N.J.A.C.10:60-5.7 and subsection (b) of
N.J.A.C.10:60-11.2 to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for the
General Medical Services program classification is conditioned upon the
following: the minimum hourly fee-for-service and managed care reimbursement
rates for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment/Private Duty
Nursing services shall be $63 per hour for registered nurses and $51.56 for
licensed practical nurses.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amounts
appropriated hereinabove to support the State share of Medicaid home and
community based services (HCBS), an amount not to exceed the total enhanced
federal matching rate provided for such services pursuant to the "American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021," Pub. L. 117-2, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, is appropriated to implement
program and rate adjustments that enhance, expand, or strengthen Medicaid HCBS
services, as required by federal law and to comply with any close out
activities required by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; provided,
however, that such program and rate changes shall be determined by the Commissioner
of Human Services, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting, and shall be consistent with Initial and Quarterly HCBS
Spending Plans as submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
and required by the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" and federal
regulation.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: from the amounts
hereinabove appropriated, payments may be made, subject to any required federal
approval, to support any authorized demonstration program undertaken by the
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services pursuant to Section 1115 of
the Social Security Act upon receipt of federal approval, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, payments from
appropriations hereinabove in the General Medical Services program
classification for special hospital prospective per diem reimbursements for
Medicaid fee-for-service recipients are subject to the following condition:
subject to the approval of any required State plan amendment by the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, special hospitals licensed pursuant
to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) with more than 60 but less than 102
special beds shall be reimbursed at a prospective per diem rate for Medicaid
fee-for-service recipients established by the Division of Medical Assistance
and Health Services. The base year prospective per diem rate shall be equal to
the per diem rate in effect and paid on June 30, 2015 and shall be updated by
the economic factors specified in N.J.A.C.10:52-5.13.� Provided however, in the
event that the number of licensed beds decreases by 20 percent or more, the
prospective per diem rate may be renegotiated. Any Medicaid cost reports not
final settled for Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement prior to July 1, 2016
shall be prospectively settled based on the per diem rate in effect and paid on
June 30, 2015, adjusted to deflate to the applicable cost report year.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for General Medical Services, effective
January 1, 2018 such sums as are necessary shall be made available to reimburse
medical professionals for advance care planning visits consistent with current
Medicare reimbursement policy.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the General Medical Services program classification is subject
to the following condition: amounts received by the State from a Class II facility
with greater than 500 licensed beds pursuant to an intergovernmental transfer
agreement are appropriated to serve as the non-federal share of supplemental
Medicaid reimbursements, subject to federal approval, and subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary and subject to any
required federal approval, from the amounts appropriated in the General Medical
Services program classification, Managed Care Organizations are to establish a
program that provides an enhanced payment for well-child and sick visit claims
submitted for children under four years of age at Healthy Steps sites who show
proof they are meeting or are on track to meet Healthy Steps model fidelity.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, such sums as shall be
necessary, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services, to implement
the provisions of P.L.2023, c.181 (C.30:4D-7ll.1 et seq.) requiring an enhanced
per diem reimbursement rate for nursing facilities providing services to a NJ
FamilyCare beneficiary residing in a single occupancy room are appropriated,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary and subject to any
required federal approval, of the amounts hereinabove appropriated for General
Medical Services, effective July 1, 2026, such sums as are necessary shall be
made so that the rates for adult and pediatric primary care services, defined
by Section 1202 of the "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of
2010," Pub. L. 111-152, comply with the Provider Payment Rate Increase
requirement of New Jersey's 1115 Demonstration program as authorized by Section
1115 of the Social Security Act conditions, as required by federal approval.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated to the General Medical Services program classification
are subject to the following conditions: (a) as of July 1, 2011, all parents or
caretakers whose applications to enroll in the NJ FamilyCare program were
received on or after March 1, 2010: (i) whose family gross income does not
exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level; (ii) who have no health
insurance, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services; and (iii) who
are ineligible for Medicaid shall not be eligible for enrollment in the NJ
FamilyCare program and there shall be no future enrollments of such persons in
the NJ FamilyCare program; and (b) as of July 1, 2011, any adult alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence, but who has lived in the United States for
less than five full years after such lawful admittance and whose enrollment in
the NJ FamilyCare program was terminated on or before July 1, 2010 shall not be
eligible to be enrolled in the NJ FamilyCare program; provided, however, that
this termination of enrollment and benefits shall not apply to such persons who
are either (i) pregnant or (ii) under the age of 19.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated in� the General Medical Services program classification for the
managed care state directed payment program pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 438.6(c) that
provides a supplemental payment for each acute care hospital outpatient visit
is subject to the condition that hospitals shall maintain participation in the
New Jersey Department of Health�s New Jersey Health Information Network
(NJHIN); so long as the NJHIN and its vendors maintain policies and procedures
to ensure that the minimum necessary personal health information (PHI) is
collected, used, disclosed or stored; develops and implements a cyber security
incident program; maintains adequate cyber security insurance; and, assumes
sole responsibility for notification of any breach of PHI. For purposes of this
paragraph, maintaining participation in the NJHIN shall mean: (1) the hospital
has directly, or indirectly through another Trusted Data Sharing Organization,
executed the NJHIN Data Use and Reciprocal Support Agreement and the NJHIN
Business Associate Agreement; (2) the hospital participates in bi-directional
Statewide Admission, Discharge, Transfer Notification using industry standard
data exchange technology, and (3) the hospital participates in bi-directional
Continuity of Care document (CCDA) exchange using industry standard data
exchange technology with at least 90% data conformance to standards as reported
in hospital performance reports as determined by the Commissioner of Health;
except hospitals may apply for a hardship exception to be adjudicated by the
Commissioner of Health.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the General Medical Services program classification is subject
to the following condition: amounts received by the State from Bergen County pursuant
to an intergovernmental transfer agreement established via the New Jersey
Medicaid Access to Physician Services Program are authorized to be used as
necessary by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and the
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, consistent with Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines, solely to maximize federal Medicaid
payments to physicians and non-physician professionals who are affiliated or
employed by New Bridge Medical Center.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: in order to ensure
timely payments to providers and to promote continuity of care for patients,
the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services shall issue monthly
capitation payments to Managed Care Organizations no later than the first
Wednesday of each month.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, $25,000,000 of the
amounts received by the State pursuant to P.L.2020, c.145 (C.17:48E-46.1 et
al.) and on deposit in the Health Care Affordability and Accessibility Fund,
are appropriated to the Department of Human Services, Division of Medical
Assistance and Health Services to fund Medical Coverage � Aged, Blind and
Disabled in the General Medical Services program classification, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of N.J.A.C.10:49-7.1 et seq. or any other law or regulation to
the contrary, and subject to approval by the federal government, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for General Medical Services program classification
are subject to the following condition: the Division of Medical Assistance and
Health Services shall increase reimbursement for ambulance services, including
basic life support emergency and nonemergency ambulance services and specialty
care transport services, provided to Medicaid Managed Care and Medicaid fee for
service recipients who are also Medicare eligible to the applicable Medicare
rate.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Medical
Coverage - Aged, Blind and Disabled account is appropriated for the same
purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated to the General Medical Services program classification
are subject to the following condition: assisted living facilities,
comprehensive personal care homes, and assisted living programs, shall receive
a per diem rate of no less than $91.10, $81.10, and $71.10, respectively, as
reimbursement for each NJ FamilyCare beneficiary under their care.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an amount up to the
total collected in liquidated damages from Managed Care Organizations pursuant
to P.L.2021, c.276 (C.30:4D-7ff et seq.) for failure to meet network adequacy
standards may be transferred to administration accounts to fund costs incurred
in monitoring network adequacy, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, and subject to any
required federal approval, the amounts hereinabove appropriated within the
General Medical Services program classification are subject to the following
conditions: (1) the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services shall
establish a managed care state directed payment program pursuant to 42 C.F.R.
438.6(c) that provides a supplemental payment for each acute care hospital
outpatient visit for which NJ FamilyCare is the primary payer and there is no
third-party liability; (2) an outpatient visit eligible for a supplemental
payment is defined as all services billed on a single UB-92, UB-04 or successor
claim form related to a singular diagnosis or treatment of services, which did
not result in hospitalization; (3) public hospitals shall receive a Medicaid
outpatient add-on equal to the difference between the statewide average
commercial rate (ACR) and the average managed care payment per hospital
outpatient visit, except the add-on amount may be adjusted as necessary to
obtain federal approval by the Commissioner of Human Services, where (a) the
average managed care payment per hospital outpatient visit shall be calculated
by dividing the total amount of managed care hospital outpatient payments by
the number of visits, calculated on managed care encounter payments for which
NJ FamilyCare was the primary payer for calendar year 2024, with payment dates
between January 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025, (b) the ACR shall be
calculated using the 2024 audited Acute Care Hospital (ACH) Cost Reports as
follows: (i) the ACR numerator equals a hospital�s gross revenue from patient
care for payers as reported on Form E6, Line 1, Column A, Column B, Column F,
and Column I minus prior year allowances and adjustments as reported on Form
E6, Line 2, Column A, Column B, Column F, and Column I minus current year
allowances as reported on Form E6, Line 3, Column A, Column B, Column F and
Column I, (ii) the ACR denominator equals the sum of the hospital�s visits as
reported on Form B6, Column L, Line 1, Line 2, Line 6 and Line 9, and (iii) the
ACR equals the sum of the ACR numerators divided by the sum of the ACR
denominators for all hospitals submitting an ACH cost report; (4)(a) the
remaining non-public, acute care hospitals shall be ranked by their Relative
Medicaid Percentage (RMP) from highest to lowest, which shall be calculated
using the 2024 audited ACH Cost Reports and shall be calculated as follows: (i)
the RMP numerator equals a hospital�s gross revenue from patient care as
reported on Forms E5 and E6, Line 1, Column D and Column H, (ii) the RMP
denominator equals a hospital�s gross revenue from patient care as reported on
Form E4, Line 1, Column E, (iii) the RMP equals the RMP numerator divided by
the RMP denominator for each hospital submitting an ACH cost report, and (iv)
for instances where hospitals that have a single Medicare identification number
submit a separate ACH Cost Report for each individually licensed hospital, the
ACH Cost Report data for those hospitals shall be consolidated to the single
Medicare identification number, and (b) the top 15 hospitals ranked with the
highest RMPs shall receive an outpatient add-on equal to $246.73 per visit,
hospitals with an RMP ranking of 16 through 30 shall receive an outpatient
add-on equal to $164.49 per visit, hospitals with an RMP ranking of 31 through
45 shall receive an outpatient add-on equal to $109.66 per visit, and hospitals
ranked 46 and lower shall receive an outpatient add-on equal to $54.83 per
visit; (5) unless it is publicly owned, each acute care hospital shall be
ranked by their Relative Charity Care Percentage (RCCP) from highest to lowest,
which shall be calculated using the 2024 audited ACH Cost Reports, by dividing
the amount of hospital-specific gross revenue for charity care patients by the
hospital�s total gross revenue for all patients, and for instances where
hospitals that have a single Medicare identification number submit a separate
ACH Cost Report for each individually licensed hospital, the ACH Cost Report
data for those hospitals shall be consolidated to the single Medicare
identification number, and each ACH shall receive an increase to the add-on
calculated in clause 4 above with (i) the top 15 hospitals ranked with the
highest RCCP receiving an increase to the add-on equal to 40 percent, (ii)
hospitals with an RCCP ranking of 16 through 30 shall receive an increase equal
to 20 percent, (iii) hospitals with an RCCP ranking of 31 through 45 shall receive
an increase equal to 10 percent of the add-on calculated in clause 4 above,
(iv) and hospitals ranked 46 and lower shall receive an increase equal to 5
percent of the add-on calculated in clause 4 above; (6) each of the hospitals
located in the ten municipalities in the state containing a hospital that have
the lowest median annual household income according to Table S1901 from the
2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Yr Estimate, shall be ranked based on
the total dollar amount of Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare managed care outpatient
hospital service reimbursements received, from the hospital with the highest
such amount to the hospital with the lowest such amount, as calculated using
managed care encounter payments for which NJ FamilyCare was the primary payer
for calendar year 2024, with payment dates between January 1, 2024, and
September 30, 2025, and the hospital in each of the ten municipalitiesthat
received the highest total dollar amount of reimbursed Medicaid and NJ
FamilyCare managed care outpatient hospital service reimbursements shall
receive a 20 percent increase to their designated tier�s add-on payment
calculated in clause 4 above, unless such hospital is publicly owned; (7)
unless it is publicly-owned, the hospital that received the highest level of
managed care outpatient hospital service reimbursements, as defined in clause 6
above, in the seven counties with the lowest life expectancy at birth shall
receive a 20 percent increase to the add-on calculated in clause 4 above, where
life expectancy at birth is based on calendar year 2023 New Jersey State Health
Assessment Data (NJSHAD); (8) unless it is publicly-owned, a hospital that is
among the top ten in terms of RCCP and has operating margins less than or equal
to negative 15 percent shall receive an increase of 20 percent to the add-on
payment calculated in clause 4 above, where operating margins shall be
calculated using calendar year 2024 audited ACH cost reports with a numerator
of Form L3, Line 34 minus Line 12, and a denominator of Form L3, Line 15 minus
Line 12 minus Line 31; (9) hospitals shall receive interim quarterly Medicaid
managed care outpatient hospital payments on or about the 30th of the first
month of each quarter based on calendar year 2024 outpatient visits as calculated
above, which shall be reconciled to actual fiscal year utilization in the
subsequent State fiscal year�s fourth quarter payment using the methodology
above, except that the total amount of the per-visit add-on for each hospital
may be changed proportionately, as calculated by the Commissioner of Human
Services, to ensure that the reconciled payments across all hospitals do not
increase the non-federal share reported by the State for State fiscal year 2027
to the federal government in its Section 438.6(c) Preprint, where the
reconciliation shall be based on managed care encounter payments with service
dates between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027, for which NJ FamilyCare was the
primary payer and there is no third-party liability, with payment dates between
July 1, 2026, and September 30, 2027, and (10) notwithstanding the provisions
of any law or regulation to the contrary and subject to federal approval, the
interim payments made in the previous State fiscal year shall be reconciled to
actual fiscal year utilization in the fourth quarter payment, which shall be
calculated using the methodology in the previous State fiscal year�s
Appropriations Act, except that the total amount of the per-visit add-on for
each hospital may be changed proportionately, as calculated by the Commissioner
of Human Services, to ensure that the reconciled payments across all hospitals
do not increase the non-federal share of the interim payments made during State
fiscal year 2026, as reported by the State to the federal government in its
Section 438.6(c) Preprint, where the reconciliation shall be based on managed
care encounter payments with service dates between July 1, 2025, and June 30,
2026, for which NJ FamilyCare was the primary payer and there is no third-party
liability, with payment dates between July 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026; and
(11) if required federal approvals are not received by the date of the first
quarterly payment, the add-on amount for each hospital shall be changed
proportionately, as calculated by the Commissioner of Human Services, such that
the total interim payments for all hospitals does not exceed the non-federal
share reported by the State to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
in its Section 438.6(c) Preprint and that the department shall make quarterly
payments based on the non-federal share only, until federal approval is
received.
Subject
to federal approval, the appropriations for those programs within the General
Medical Services program classification are conditioned upon the Department of
Human Services implementing policies that would limit the ability of
individuals who have the financial ability to provide for their own long-term
care needs to manipulate current NJ FamilyCare rules to avoid payment for that
care. The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services shall require, in
the case of a married individual requiring long-term care services, that the
portion of the couple's resources which are not protected for the needs of the
community spouse be used solely for the purchase of long-term care services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated within the General Medical Services program
classification for medical day care services shall be conditioned on the
following provision: effective August 15, 2010, no payments for NJ FamilyCare
adult medical day care services shall be provided on behalf of any beneficiary
who received prior authorization for these services based exclusively on the
need for medication administration.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated within the General Medical Services program
classification for medical day care services shall be conditioned on the
following provision: physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy
shall no longer serve as a permissible criteria for eligibility in the adult
Medical Day Care Program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated within the General Medical Services program
classification for medical day care services shall be conditioned upon the
following provision: the minimum fee-for-service and managed care per diem
reimbursement rates for adult medical day care providers shall be $95.96.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no payment for NJ
FamilyCare adult or pediatric medical day care services, as hereinabove
appropriated in the General Medical Services program classification, shall be
provided unless the services are given prior authorization by professional
staff designated by the Department of Human Services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, as a condition of
receipt of any NJ FamilyCare payments a nursing home shall provide to the
Commissioner of Human Services information on the facility�s finances
comparable to the information provided by hospitals to the Department of Health
pursuant to N.J.A.C.8:31B-3.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C.8:31B-4.1 et seq., as
requested by the commissioner, and the commissioner shall periodically assess
the financial status of the industry.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of N.J.A.C.8:85-1.1 et seq. or any other law or regulation to
the contrary, and subject to any required federal approval, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated within the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following conditions: (1) Class I (private),
Class II (county), and Class III (special care) nursing facilities being paid
on a fee-for-service basis shall be reimbursed at a per diem rate no less than
the rate received on June 30, 2026, minus the first provider tax add-on and any
performance add-on amounts, subject to the condition that Class III (special
care) facilities shall be reimbursed the greater of this rate or $450 per diem,
and that Class III (special care) nursing facilities licensed pursuant to a
Certificate of Need to operate a traumatic brain injury unit as of July 1,
2023, shall be reimbursed the greater of this rate or at a base per diem
reimbursement rate that is $400 above the special care nursing facility's base
per diem reimbursement rate as of June 30, 2022 and that Class III (special
care) nursing facilities licensed pursuant to a Certificate of Need to operate
a neurologically impaired young adult unit as of July 1, 2024 shall be
reimbursed, at a minimum, the greater of the special care nursing facility's FY
2024 base per diem rate or $853.50 per diem except for those defined as a
special care nursing facility pursuant to P.L. 2025, c.206; (2) nursing
facilities that are being paid by a Managed Care Organization (MCO) for custodial
care through a provider contract that includes a negotiated rate shall receive
that negotiated rate; (3) any Class I and Class III nursing facility that is
being paid by an MCO for custodial care through a provider contract but has not
yet negotiated a rate shall receive the equivalent fee-for-service per diem
reimbursement rate as it received on June 30, 2026, minus the first provider
tax add-on and any performance add-on amounts, and any Class II nursing
facility that is being paid by an MCO for custodial care through a provider
contract but has not yet negotiated a rate shall receive the equivalent
fee-for-service per diem reimbursement rate as it received on June 30, 2026,
minus any performance add-on amounts, had it been a Class I nursing facility;
(4) notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subsection d. of section 6 of P.L.2003, c.
105 (C.26:2H-97), the provider tax add-on payable as an allowable cost shall be
$13.67; (5) the quality-of-care portion of the provider tax add-on shall be
equivalent to the amount received as of June 30, 2026; (6) the first add-on as
mentioned in clause 4 above shall be applied to both MCO and fee-for-service
per diem reimbursement rates effective July 1, 2026; (7) each Class I, Class
II, and Class III nursing facility that has, no later than the deadline
established by the Commissioner of Human Services, submitted to the Department
of Human Services (DHS) the DHS Fiscal Year 2027 CoreQ Long-Stay Survey Sample
Size Calculation Grid with affirmative answers, as defined by the department,
CoreQ vendor intent, and completion of the CoreQ Long Stay Survey sample size
calculation and, if eligible for CoreQ, no later than the deadline established
by the Commissioner of Human Services, submitted demographics to the CoreQ
vendor to initiate the CoreQ survey process, and, in the most recently
completed calendar year, has not been included on the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) Special Focus Facility Lists A, C or D at least once,
or been cited by the Department of Health for two or more Level G or higher
federal deficiencies or similar equivalent licensing violations, or received an
overall one-star rating by CMS (a) shall receive a performance add-on of $2.50
for each of the following CMS nursing home long stay quality measures where the
nursing facility has not failed to report data for any of the reporting periods
Q4 2024, Q1 2025, Q2 2025 and Q3 2025, and the simple average of the quarters,
as calculated by the department with available data, is at or below the lower
of the New Jersey or national average, as calculated by CMS, for the percentage
of long-stay residents who are losing too much weight and high risk residents
with a pressure ulcer, (b) shall receive a performance add-on of $2.50 for the
following CMS nursing home long stay quality measure where the nursing facility
has not failed to report data for any of the reporting periods Q3 2024, Q4
2024, Q1 2025 and Q2 2025, and the simple average of the quarters, as
calculated by the department with available data, is at or below the lower of
the New Jersey or national average, as calculated by CMS, for the number of
hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days, (c) shall receive a
performance add-on of $2.50 if the nursing facility has been deemed eligible to
participate in the CoreQ survey process as determined by the department and
received a composite score of 85 percent or greater, as calculated by the DHS
vendor, on the CoreQ Resident and Family Experience Survey for the fiscal year
2027 survey period, (d) shall receive a performance add-on of $5.25 for the
following CMS staff measure where the nursing facility has not failed to report
data for any of the reporting periods Q4 2024, Q1 2025, Q2 2025 and Q3 2025 and
the simple average of the quarters, as calculated by the department with the
available data, is at or below 30 percent, as calculated by CMS, for the
percentage of total nursing staff that are no longer employed at the facility,
(e) shall receive a performance add-on of $5.25 for the following CMS staff
measure where the nursing facility has not failed to report data for any of the
reporting periods Q4 2024, Q1 2025, Q2 2025 and Q3 2025 and the simple average
of the quarters, as calculated by the department with the available data, is at
or above the New Jersey average and below 4.1 hours per resident day, as
calculated by CMS, for the total nurse staffing hours adjusted per resident
day, (f) shall receive a performance add-on of $7.50 for the following CMS
staff measure where the nursing facility has not failed to report data for any
of the reporting periods Q4 2024, Q1 2025, Q2 2025 and Q3 2025 and the simple
average of the quarters, as calculated by the department with the available
data, is at or above 4.1 hours per resident day, as calculated by CMS, for the
total nurse staffing hours adjusted per resident day, and (g) shall receive a
performance add-on of $2.00 for the following CMS staff measures where the
nursing facility has not failed to report any data for any of the reporting
periods Q4 2023, Q1 2024, Q2 2024, Q3 2024, Q4 2024, Q1 2025, Q2 2025 and Q3
2025 and the simple average of Q4 2024, Q1 2025, Q2 2025 and Q3 2025, as
calculated by the department using available data, is equal to or greater than
100.5 percent of the simple average of Q4 2023, Q1 2024, Q2 2024, and Q3 2024,
as calculated by the department using available data, and is at or above 3.6
hours per resident day and below 4.1 hours per resident day, as calculated by
CMS, for total nurse staffing hours adjusted per resident day; (8) each nursing
facility shall be eligible to receive a per diem adjustment that shall be
calculated based upon an additional $1,800,000 in State and $1,800,000 in
federal appropriations.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of N.J.A.C.8:85-1.1 et seq. or any other law or regulation to
the contrary, and subject to any required federal approval, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated within the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following conditions: (1) Long-Term Care
Behavioral Health nursing facilities approved pursuant to the Department of
Health's expedited certificate of need being paid on a fee-for-service basis
for custodial care shall be reimbursed at a per diem rate equal to 85 percent
of the simple average of all Class III (special care) Long-Term Care
Specialized Behavior Modification nursing facility rates minus any performance
add-on amounts; (2) for the purposes of this paragraph, a nursing facility's per
diem reimbursement rate or negotiated rate shall not include, if the nursing
facility is eligible for reimbursement, the difference between the full
calculated provider tax add-on and the quality-of-care portion of the provider
tax add-on, which difference shall be payable as an allowable cost pursuant to
subsection d. of section 6 of P.L.2003, c.105 (C.26:2H-97); and (3)
notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subsection d. of section 6 of P.L.2003, c.105
(C.26:2H-97), the provider tax add-on payable as an allowable cost shall be
$13.67 and shall be applied to both MCO and fee-for-service per diem
reimbursement rates effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Such
amounts as may be necessary are hereinabove appropriated from the General Fund
for the payment of increased nursing home rates to reflect the costs incurred
due to the payment of a nursing home provider assessment, pursuant to the
"Nursing Home Quality of Care Improvement Fund Act," P.L.2003, c.105
(C.26:2H-92 et seq.), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services program
classification are subject to the following condition: nursing facilities shall
not receive payments for bed hold or therapeutic leave days for NJ FamilyCare
beneficiaries, provided that nursing facilities shall continue to reserve beds
for NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries who are hospitalized or on therapeutic leave as
required by N.J.A.C. 8:85-1.14.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the funds
appropriated for Medical Coverage - Nursing Home Residents, $1,971,000 shall be
allocated for a Nursing Home Behavioral Health Add-On Pilot Program to support
supplemental Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare reimbursements for eligible behaviorally
complex residents in three licensed nursing facilities in the State.� Program
funds shall be used to support access to specialized behavioral health services
and expertise, including contracts or formal arrangements with qualified
behavioral health providers or support entities that employ or utilize licensed
behavioral health professionals, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric
nurse practitioners, or other qualified clinicians. Funds may also be used for
specialized training of existing facility staff, behavioral assessment and care
planning support, psychiatric or psychological consultation, documentation
review and alignment, behavioral intervention support, outcome tracking, and other
unreimbursed services necessary to manage and stabilize eligible behaviorally
complex residents.� No more than 30 qualifying Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare residents
per facility shall be eligible for the program. The program shall provide a
Behavioral Health Add-On of $120 per qualifying resident day in addition to the
otherwise applicable nursing facility rate.� The Commissioner of Human Services
shall determine resident eligibility criteria and nursing facility provider
eligibility criteria. In addition to any criteria set forth by the
Commissioner, a participating facility shall demonstrate the ability to safely
and appropriately serve behaviorally complex residents and shall have, at the
time of application, a contract with or formal arrangement for access to a
qualified behavioral health expert, behavioral health provider group, or
behavioral health support entity to provide ongoing behavioral management
support, staff training, care plan consultation, documentation review, outcome
tracking, and program compliance assistance.� The Commissioner of Human
Services shall determine reporting requirements that include, at a minimum,
annual reporting on hospital transfers, psychiatric emergency department
visits, inpatient psychiatric admissions, failed placements, staff training
completion, behavior stabilization, medication trends, gradual dose reduction
efforts where appropriate, discharge outcomes, and cost avoidance.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary and subject to any
required federal approval, the amounts hereinabove appropriated in the General
Medical Services program classification are subject to the following condition:
Residents of an assisted living residence or a comprehensive personal care home
who are Medicaid beneficiaries and enrolled in the Program of All-Inclusive
Care for the Elderly shall be included in the facilities' Medicaid occupancy
calculation for the purpose of determining the facilities' increased Medicaid
per diem rate based on the percentage of residents who are Medicaid
beneficiaries pursuant to P.L.2023, c.80 (C.30:4D-7mm). The Director of the Division
of Medical Assistance and Health Services may require facilities to provide any
information necessary to document and claim for services provided.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an amount not to
exceed $12,000,000 shall be transferred from the federal funds received by the
Department of Human Services under the Rural Health Transformation Program to
SciTech Scity in accordance with the rules and requirements of the program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the General Medical Services Program
classification are subject to the following condition: Payments by the Division
of Medical Assistance and Health Services are authorized to be made for the
coverage of Medicare premiums for the period beginning October 1, 2026 through
January 1, 2027, for individuals enrolled in Medicare and a New Jersey Medicare
Savings Program who are determined ineligible for federal Medicaid coverage as
of October 1, 2026 pursuant to Section 71109 of Public Law 119-21 (42 U.S.C.
1396b(v)).
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Division of Aging Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
20-7530
Medical Services for the Aged
$4,043,000
24-7530
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and
  Disabled
$5,953,000
55-7530
Programs for the Aged
$4,280,000
(From General Fund:$3,409,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$871,000)
57-7530
Office of the Public Guardian
$2,969,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of Aging Services
$17,245,000
(From General Fund:$16,374,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$871,000)
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($10,877,000)
Salaries and Wages (CRF)
($608,000)
Materials and Supplies
($137,000)
Materials and Supplies (CRF)
($52,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,799,000)
Services Other Than Personal (CRF)
($197,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($372,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges (CRF)
($2,000)
Special Purpose:
55
Federal Programs for the Aged
($139,000)
55
NJ Elder Index
($50,000)
55
Pre-Admission Screening and Resident
  Review System
($3,000,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
  (CRF)
($12,000)
Receipts
from the Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults are appropriated to
the Office of the Public Guardian.
When
any action by a county welfare agency, whether alone or in combination with the
Department of Human Services, results in a recovery of improperly granted
medical assistance, the Department of Human Services may reimburse the county
welfare agency in the amount of 25 percent of the gross recovery.
GRANTS-IN-AID
24-7530
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and
  Disabled
$32,389,000
(From General Fund:$27,300,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$5,089,000)
55-7530
Programs for the Aged
$59,887,000
(From General Fund:$44,053,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$15,834,000)
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Division of Aging Services
$92,276,000
(From General Fund:$71,353,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$20,923,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
24
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the
  Aged-Claims
($404,000)
24
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and
  Disabled-Claims
($23,869,000)
24
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and
  Disabled-Claims (CRF)
($5,089,000)
24
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program
($3,027,000)
55
Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program,
  Samost Jewish Family and Children's Services Southern NJ
($650,000)
55
Community Based Senior Programs
($43,003,000)
55
Community Based Senior Programs (CRF)
($15,834,000)
55
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey
  - Meals on Wheels Program
($300,000)
55
Meals on Wheels of Ocean County
($100,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the
Aged and Disabled-Claims program, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3
of P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-22) or any law or regulation to the contrary, the
copayment in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program
shall be $5 for generic drugs and $7 for brand name drugs.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) programs are
conditioned upon the Department of Human Services coordinating the benefits of
the PAAD programs with the prescription drug benefits of the federal
"Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003," Pub.L.108-173, as the primary payer due to the current federal
prohibition against State automatic enrollment of PAAD program recipients in
the federal program. The PAAD program benefit and reimbursement shall only be
available to cover the beneficiary cost share to in-network pharmacies and for
deductible and coverage gap costs, as determined by the Commissioner of Human
Services, associated with enrollment in Medicare Part D for beneficiaries of
the PAAD and Senior Gold Prescription Discount programs, and for Medicare Part
D premium costs for PAAD beneficiaries.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program
is subject to the following condition: any third party, as defined in subsection
m. of section 3 of P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-3), or in 42 U.S.C.
s.1396a(a)(25)(A), including, but not limited to, a pharmacy benefit manager
writing health, casualty, or malpractice insurance policies in the State or
covering residents of this State, shall enter into an agreement with the
Department of Human Services to permit and assist the matching of the
Department of Human Services' program eligibility and/or adjudication claims
files against that third party's eligibility and/or adjudicated claims files
for the purpose of the coordination of benefits, utilizing, if necessary,
social security numbers as common identifiers.
All
funds recovered pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) and P.L.1975,
c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.) during the current fiscal year are appropriated for
payments to providers in the same program classification from which the
recovery originated.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, a sufficient portion
of receipts generated or savings realized in the Medical Services for the Aged
or Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Grants-In-Aid accounts
from initiatives included in the current fiscal year appropriations act may be
transferred to administration accounts to fund costs incurred in realizing
these additional receipts or savings, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Benefits
provided under the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
program, P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), and the Senior Gold Prescription
Discount Program, P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.), shall be the last
resource benefits, notwithstanding any provisions contained in contracts,
wills, agreements, or other instruments. Any provision in a contract of
insurance, will, trust agreement, or other instrument which reduces or excludes
coverage or payment to an individual because of that individual's eligibility
for, or receipt of, PAAD or Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program benefits
shall be void, and no PAAD and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program
payments shall be made as a result of any such provision.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds appropriated
in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program
classification and the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program account shall
be expended for fee-for-service prescription drug claims with no Medicare Part
D coverage except under the following conditions: (1) the maximum allowable
cost for legend and non-legend drugs shall be calculated based on Actual
Acquisition Cost (AAC) defined as the lowest of (i) the National Average Drug
Acquisition Cost (NADAC) Retail Price Survey, developed in accordance with
subsection (f) of section 1927 of the Social Security Act;� (ii) Wholesale
Acquisition Cost (WAC) less a volume discount, in the absence of a NADAC price,
that is consistent with the NJ FamilyCare program; (iii) the federal upper
limit; or (iv) the State upper limit (SUL); and (v) cost acquisition data
submitted by providers of pharmaceutical services for brand-name multi-source
drugs and multi-source drugs in the absence of� any alternative pricing
benchmarks; (2) pharmacy reimbursement for legend and non-legend drugs shall be
calculated based on (i) the lower of the AAC plus a professional fee, that is
consistent with the NJ FamilyCare program; or a provider�s usual and customary
charge; or (ii) the lower of cost acquisition data submitted by providers of
pharmaceutical services for brand-name multi-source and multi-source drugs,
where an alternative pricing benchmark is not available, plus a professional
fee that is consistent with the NJ FamilyCare program; or a provider�s usual
and customary charge. For legend drugs purchased through the 340B Drug Pricing
Program, the maximum allowable cost shall be based on the 340B ceiling price.�
In the absence of a 340B ceiling price, the alternative benchmark used shall be
the WAC minus a volume discount of 25 percent. The 340B ceiling price or the
alternative benchmark shall only apply when its price is the lowest compared to
the pricing formulas described by (i) through (v) above. Reimbursement for
covered outpatient drugs shall be calculated based on: (i) the lower of the AAC
plus a professional fee of $10.92; or a provider�s usual and customary charge;
or (ii) the lower of cost acquisition data submitted by providers of
pharmaceutical services for brand-name multi-source and multi-source drugs,
where an alternative pricing benchmark is not available, plus a professional
fee of $10.92; or a provider�s usual and customary charge. To effectuate the
calculation of SUL rates and/or the calculation of single-source and brand-name
multi-source legend and non-legend drug costs where an alternative pricing
benchmark is not available, the Department of Human Services shall mandate
ongoing submission of current drug acquisition data by providers of
pharmaceutical services. No funds hereinabove appropriated shall be paid to any
entity that fails to submit required data.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds appropriated
for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) program,
pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), or the Senior Gold
Prescription Discount Program (Senior Gold), pursuant to P.L.2001, c.96
(C.30:4D-43 et seq.), shall be expended when PAAD or Senior Gold is the primary
payer, unless participating pharmaceutical manufacturing companies execute
contracts with the Department of Human Services, provided, however, nothing in
this paragraph shall apply to insulin products. Name brand manufacturers must
provide for the payment of rebates to the State on the same basis as provided
for in subsections (a) through (c) of section 1927 of the federal Social
Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s.1396r-8.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds appropriated
for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) program
pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), and the Senior Gold
Prescription Discount Program, pursuant to P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.),
shall be expended unless participating pharmaceutical manufacturing companies
execute contracts with the Department of Human Services, providing for the
payment of rebates to the State provided, however, nothing in this paragraph
shall apply to insulin products. Furthermore, rebates from pharmaceutical
manufacturing companies for prescriptions purchased by the PAAD program and the
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program shall continue during the current
fiscal year, provided that the manufacturer's rebates for PAAD claims paid as
secondary to Medicare Part D and for the Senior Gold Prescription Discount
Program shall apply only to the amount paid by the State under the PAAD and
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Programs. All revenues from such rebates
during the current fiscal year are appropriated for the PAAD program and the
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Pharmaceutical
Assistance to the Aged and Disabled and the Senior Gold Prescription Discount
programs, there are appropriated such additional amounts from the General Fund
and available federal matching funds as may be required for the payment of
claims, credits, and rebates, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the appropriations for
the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program and the Senior
Gold Prescription Discount Program are conditioned upon the Department of Human
Services� coordinating benefits with any voluntary prescription drug mail-order
or specialty pharmacy in a Medicare Part D provider network or private third
party liability plan network for beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Part D
program or beneficiaries with primary prescription coverage that requires use
of mail order. The mail-order program may waive, discount, or rebate the
beneficiary copayment and mail-order pharmacy providers may dispense up to a
90-day supply on prescription refills with the voluntary participation of the
beneficiary, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Human Services and
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Consistent
with the requirements of the federal "Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003," Pub.L.108-173, and the
current federal prohibition against State automatic enrollment of
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged
and Disabled (PAAD) programs and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program
recipients, no funds hereinabove appropriated to the PAAD program or Senior
Gold Prescription Discount Program accounts shall be expended for any individual
unless the individual enrolled in the PAAD program or Senior Gold Prescription
Discount Program provides all data necessary to enroll the individual in
Medicare Part D, including data required for the subsidy assistance, as
outlined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Pharmaceutical
Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) programs, and Senior Gold
Prescription Discount Program� shall be conditioned upon the following
provision: no funds shall be appropriated for the refilling of a prescription
drug when paid by PAAD or the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program as the
primary payer until such time as the original prescription is 85 percent
finished.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no amounts hereinabove
appropriated for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program
or the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program shall be expended for diabetic
testing materials and supplies which are covered under the federal Medicare
Part B program, or for vitamins, cough/cold medications, drugs used for the
treatment of erectile dysfunction, or cosmetic drugs, including, but not
limited to: drugs used for baldness, weight loss, and skin conditions.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no amounts hereinabove
appropriated for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
program or the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program shall be expended to cover
medications not on the formulary of a PAAD program or Senior Gold Prescription
Discount Program beneficiary's Medicare Part D plan.� This exclusion shall not
apply to those drugs covered by the PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription
Discount Program which are specifically excluded by the federal Medicare
Prescription Drug Program.� In addition, this exclusion shall not impact the
beneficiary's rights, guaranteed by the "Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003", Pub.L.108-173, to appeal the
medical necessity of coverage for drugs not on the formulary of a Medicare Part
D plan.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for payments for the Pharmaceutical Assistance
to the Aged and Disabled program, P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), the
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program, P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.),
and Community Based Senior Programs are available for the payment of
obligations applicable to prior fiscal years.
From
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the
Aged - Claims and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program, an amount not to
exceed $2,850,000 may be transferred to various accounts as required, including
Direct State Services accounts, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds appropriated
in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) program and
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program accounts shall be available as
payment as a PAAD program or the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program
benefit to any pharmacy that is not enrolled as a participating pharmacy in a
pharmacy network under Medicare Part D.
In
order to permit flexibility in implementing ElderCare Initiatives hereinabove
appropriated as part of Community Based Senior Programs, amounts may be
transferred between Direct State Services and Grants-In-Aid accounts, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notice thereof shall be provided to the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
on the effective date of the approved transfer.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law to the contrary, amounts hereinabove appropriated for
Aging and Disability Resource Connections (ADRC) shall be conditioned upon the
following: federal matching funds derived from ADRC or Area Agencies on Aging Medicaid
costs, pursuant to an approved cost allocation plan, shall be disbursed to
counties solely for the expansion of long-term care services and supports for
older adults and individuals seeking home and community based services.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely payment of claims to providers of prescription drugs, amounts may be
transferred between accounts within the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged
and Disabled program classification, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Pharmaceutical
Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program, there are appropriated such
additional amounts as may be required from the Casino Revenue Fund and
available federal matching funds for the payment of claims, credits, and
rebates, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for payments for the Pharmaceutical Assistance
to the Aged and Disabled program, P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), are
available for the payment of obligations applicable to prior fiscal years.
Benefits
provided under the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
program, P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), shall be the last resource
benefits, notwithstanding any provision contained in contracts, wills,
agreements, or other instruments. Any provision in a contract of insurance,
will, trust agreement, or other instrument which reduces or excludes coverage
or payment to an individual because of that individual's eligibility for or
receipt of PAAD benefits shall be void, and no PAAD payments shall be made as a
result of any such provision.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the
Aged and Disabled-Claims program, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3
of P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-22) or any law or regulation to the contrary, the
copayment in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program
shall be $5 for generic drugs and $7 for brand name drugs.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, subject to the
approval of a plan by the Commissioner of Human Services no funds appropriated
for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) program,
pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), shall be expended when PAAD
is the primary payer, unless participating pharmaceutical manufacturing
companies execute contracts with the Department of Human Services, provided,
however, nothing in this paragraph shall apply to insulin products. Name brand
manufacturers must provide for the payment of rebates to the State on the same
basis as provided for in subsections (a) through (c) of section 1927 of the
federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s.1396r-8.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds appropriated
for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) program,
pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.), shall be expended unless
participating pharmaceutical manufacturing companies execute contracts with the
Department of Human Services, providing for the payment of rebates to the State
provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall apply to insulin products.
Furthermore, rebates from pharmaceutical manufacturing companies for
prescriptions purchased by the PAAD program shall continue during the current
fiscal year, provided that the manufacturers' rebates for PAAD claims paid as
secondary to Medicare Part D shall apply only to the amount paid by the State
under the PAAD program. All revenues from such rebates during the current
fiscal year are appropriated for the PAAD program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the appropriations for
the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program are conditioned
upon the Department of Human Services coordinating benefits with any voluntary prescription
drug mail-order or specialty pharmacy in a Medicare Part D provider network or
private third party liability plan network for beneficiaries enrolled in a
Medicare Part D program or beneficiaries with primary prescription coverage
that requires use of mail-order. The mail-order program may waive, discount, or
rebate the beneficiary copayment and mail-order pharmacy providers may dispense
up to a 90-day supply on prescription refills with the voluntary participation
of the beneficiary, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Human
Services and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated to the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
program is conditioned upon the Department of Human Services coordinating the
benefits of the PAAD program with the prescription drug benefits of the federal
"Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003," Pub.L.108-173, as the primary payer due to the current federal
prohibition against State automatic enrollment of PAAD program recipients in
the federal program. The PAAD program benefit and reimbursement shall only be
available to cover the beneficiary cost share to in-network pharmacies and for
deductible and coverage gap costs, as determined by the Commissioner of Human
Services, associated with enrollment in Medicare Part D for beneficiaries of
the PAAD and the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program, and for Medicare
Part D premium costs for PAAD program beneficiaries.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds appropriated
in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) program and
the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program accounts shall be available as
payment as a PAAD program or Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program benefit
to any pharmacy that is not enrolled as a participating pharmacy in a pharmacy
network under Medicare Part D.
Consistent
with the requirements of the federal "Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003," Pub.L.108-173, and the
current federal prohibition against State automatic enrollment of
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) program recipients,
no funds hereinabove appropriated from the PAAD account shall be expended for
any individual enrolled in the PAAD program unless the individual provides all
data that may be necessary to enroll the individual in Medicare Part D,
including data required for the subsidy assistance, as outlined by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
program shall be conditioned upon the following provision: no funds shall be appropriated
for the refilling of a prescription drug paid by PAAD as a primary payer until
such time as the original prescription is 85 percent finished.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no amounts hereinabove
appropriated for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
program shall be expended to cover medications not on the formulary of a PAAD program
beneficiary's Medicare Part D plan.� This exclusion shall not apply to those
drugs covered by PAAD which are specifically excluded by the federal Medicare
Prescription Drug Program.� In addition, this exclusion shall not impact the
beneficiary's rights, guaranteed by the "Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003," Pub.L.108-173, to appeal the
medical necessity of coverage for drugs not on the formulary of a Medicare Part
D plan.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no amounts hereinabove
appropriated for the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
program shall be expended for diabetic testing materials and supplies which are
covered under the federal Medicare Part B program, or for vitamins, cough/cold
medications, drugs used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, or cosmetic
drugs including but not limited to: drugs used for baldness, weight loss, and
skin conditions.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds appropriated
in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program
classification and the Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program account shall
be expended for fee-for-service prescription drug claims with no Medicare Part
D coverage except under the following conditions: (1) the maximum allowable
cost for legend and non-legend drugs shall be calculated based on Actual
Acquisition Cost (AAC) defined as the lowest of (i) the National Average Drug
Acquisition Cost (NADAC) Retail Price Survey, developed in accordance with
subsection (f) of section 1927 of the Social Security Act;� (ii) Wholesale
Acquisition Cost (WAC) less a volume discount, in the absence of a NADAC price,
that is consistent with the NJ FamilyCare program; (iii) the federal upper
limit; or (iv) the State upper limit (SUL); and (v) cost acquisition data
submitted by providers of pharmaceutical services for brand-name multi-source
drugs and multi-source drugs in the absence of� any alternative pricing
benchmarks; (2) pharmacy reimbursement for legend and non-legend drugs shall be
calculated based on (i) the lower of the AAC plus a professional fee, that is
consistent with the NJ FamilyCare program; or a provider�s usual and customary
charge; or (ii) the lower of cost acquisition data submitted by providers of
pharmaceutical services for brand-name multi-source and multi-source drugs,
where an alternative pricing benchmark is not available, plus a professional
fee that is consistent with the NJ FamilyCare program; or a provider�s usual
and customary charge. For legend drugs purchased through the 340B Drug Pricing
Program, the maximum allowable cost shall be based on the 340B ceiling price.�
In the absence of a 340B ceiling price, the alternative benchmark used shall be
the WAC minus a volume discount of 25 percent. The 340B ceiling price or the
alternative benchmark shall only apply when its price is the lowest compared to
the pricing formulas described by (i) through (v) above. Reimbursement for
covered outpatient drugs shall be calculated based on: (i) the lower of the AAC
plus a professional fee of $10.92; or a provider�s usual and customary charge;
or (ii) the lower of cost acquisition data submitted by providers of
pharmaceutical services for brand-name multi-source and multi-source drugs,
where an alternative pricing benchmark is not available, plus a professional
fee of $10.92; or a provider�s usual and customary charge. To effectuate the
calculation of SUL rates and/or the calculation of single-source and brand-name
multi-source legend and non-legend drug costs where an alternative pricing
benchmark is not available, the Department of Human Services shall mandate
ongoing submission of current drug acquisition data by providers of
pharmaceutical services. No funds hereinabove appropriated shall be paid to any
entity that fails to submit required data.
All
funds recovered under P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) and P.L.1975, c.194
(C.30:4D-20 et seq.), during the current fiscal year are appropriated for
payments to providers in the same program classification from which the
recovery originated.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, a sufficient portion
of receipts generated or savings realized in the Casino Revenue Fund or
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Grants-In-Aid accounts from
initiatives included in the current fiscal year's annual appropriations act may
be transferred to administration accounts to fund costs incurred in realizing
these additional receipts or savings, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for the Community Based Senior Programs (CRF) account,
$106,000 shall be charged to the Casino Simulcasting Fund.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely payment of claims to providers of prescription drugs, amounts may be
transferred between accounts within the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged
and Disabled program classification, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
STATE
AID
55-7530
Programs for the Aged
$6,992,000
(From General Fund:$4,538,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$2,454,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, Division
  of Aging Services
$6,992,000
(From General Fund:$4,538,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$2,454,000)
State Aid:
55
County Offices on Aging (PTRF)
($2,454,000)
55
Older Americans Act - State Share
($4,538,000)
27
Disability Services
7545
Division of Disability Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
27-7545
Disability Services
$2,367,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of Disability Services
$2,367,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($1,822,000)
Materials and Supplies
($4,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($469,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($9,000)
Special Purpose:
27
Disability Information Hub
($63,000)
GRANTS-IN-AID
27-7545
Disability Services
$14,023,000
(From General Fund:$10,289,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$3,734,000)
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Division of Disability Services
$14,023,000
(From General Fund:$10,289,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$3,734,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
27
Personal Assistance Services Program
($7,191,000)
27
Personal Assistance Services Program
  (CRF)
($3,734,000)
27
Inclusive Healthy Communities
($2,098,000)
27
New Jersey Association of Centers for
  Independent Living
($1,000,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.181 (C.30:4D-7j), or any other law
or regulation to the contrary, providers of Medicaid-funded Personal Care
Assistance services shall no longer be required to file cost reports with the
Division of Disability Services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for New Jersey Association of Centers for Independent
Living, an amount not to exceed $150,000 shall be allocated to the Centers in
amounts to be determined by the Director of the Division of Disability Services
for purpose of providing case management services to individuals and supporting
the costs of data collection and reporting required by the Division of
Disability Services.
30
Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development
32
Operation and Support of Educational Institutions
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
05-7610
Residential Care and Habilitation
  Services
$65,233,000
99-7610
Administration and Support Services
$21,371,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Operation and Support of Educational Institutions
$86,604,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($44,179,000)
Materials and Supplies
($23,636,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($9,541,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($8,288,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($960,000)
The
State appropriation for the State�s developmental centers is based on ICF/IDD
revenues of $275,878,000, provided that if the ICF/IDD revenues exceed
$275,878,000, an amount equal to the excess ICF/IDD revenues may be deducted
from the State appropriation for the developmental centers, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure timely
payments to service providers, funds may be transferred to and from the various
items of appropriation in the Residential Care and Habilitation Services and
Administration and Support Services program classifications within the
developmental centers accounts, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Operation and Support of
Educational Institutions of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, such
other amounts provided in Inter-Departmental accounts for Employee Benefits, as
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall determine, are
considered as appropriated on behalf of the developmental centers and are
available for matching federal funds.
7601
Community Programs
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
08-7601
Community Services
$7,825,000
99-7601
Administration and Support Services
$8,480,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Community Programs
$16,305,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($7,381,000)
Materials and Supplies
($169,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($2,086,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($1,840,000)
Special Purpose:
08
START Regional Response Teams to Address
  Behavioral Health Crisis in Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental
  Disabilities
($3,200,000)
08
Disability Mortality and Abuse Prevention
  Advisory Committee
($150,000)
08
Provider Governance and Oversight
($300,000)
99
Developmental Disabilities Council
($298,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($881,000)
GRANTS-IN-AID
01-7601
Purchased Residential Care
$1,499,010,000
(From General Fund:$524,540,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$974,470,000)
02-7601
Social Supervision and Consultation
$258,101,000
03-7601
Adult Activities
$307,408,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Community Programs
$2,064,519,000
(From General Fund:$1,090,049,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$974,470,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
01
CCP - Individual Supports
($324,452,000)
01
CCP - Individual Supports (CRF)
($974,470,000)
01
Skill Development Homes
($5,498,000)
01
Client Housing
($37,990,000)
01
Contracted Services
($103,377,000)
01
Direct Support Professionals Wage
  Increase
($53,148,000)
01
LADACIN Network - Monmouth County
($75,000)
02
CCP - Individual and Family Support
  Services
($44,237,000)
02
Supports Program - Individual and Family
  Support Services
($213,864,000)
03
Supports Program - Employment and Day
  Services
($116,197,000)
03
CCP - Employment and Day Services
($190,461,000)
03
Larc Norcross School Special Needs Adult
  Program Transportation
($750,000)
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for CCP - Individual and Family Support
Services is conditioned upon the following: the fee-for-service rate for
behavioral supports assessment/plan development shall be no less than $22.05
for each 15 minutes and the fee-for-service rate for behavioral supports
monitoring shall be no less than $8.26 for each 15 minutes, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Such
amounts as may be necessary are appropriated from the General Fund for the
payment of any provider assessments to State ICF/IDD facilities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting of a plan to
be submitted by the Commissioner of Human Services. Notwithstanding the
provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, only the federal share of
funds anticipated from these assessments shall be available to the Department
of Human Services for the purposes set forth in P.L.1998, c.40 (C.30:6D-43 et
seq.).
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Supports Program � Employment and Day
Services is conditioned upon the following: the rate for supported employment
services shall be no less than $63 per hour.
Cost
recoveries from consumers with developmental disabilities collected during the
current fiscal year, not to exceed $5,232,000, are appropriated for the
continued operation of the Division of Developmental Disabilities
community-based residential programs, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, $1,552,915,000 of
federal Community Care Program funds is appropriated for community-based
programs in the Division of Developmental Disabilities. The appropriation of
federal Community Care Program funds above this amount is conditional upon the
approval of a plan submitted by the Department of Human Services that must be
approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and assure timely
payment to service providers, funds may be transferred within the Grants-In-Aid
accounts within the Division of Developmental Disabilities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Purchased Residential
Care, Social Supervision and Consultation, and Adult Activities program
classifications, such additional amounts as may be necessary are appropriated
for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Larc Norcross
School Special Needs Adult Program Transportation account is appropriated for
the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
33
Supplemental Education and Training Programs
7560
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
11-7560
Services for the Blind and Visually
  Impaired
$11,050,000
99-7560
Administration and Support Services
$2,663,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
$13,713,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($11,228,000)
Materials and Supplies
($126,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($766,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($456,000)
Special Purpose:
11
Tuition Reimbursements for Teachers of
  the Visually Impaired
($213,000)
11
Technology for the Visually Impaired
($746,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($178,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1967, c.271 (C.18A:61-1 et seq.) and R.S.18A:46-13, or
any law or regulation to the contrary, local boards of education shall
reimburse the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for the documented
costs of providing services to children who are classified as
"educationally handicapped"; provided, however, each local board of
education shall pay that portion of cost which the number of children
classified "educationally handicapped" bears to the total number of such
children served; provided further, however, that payments shall be made by each
local board in accordance with a schedule adopted by the Commissioners of
Education and Human Services, and further, the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting is authorized to deduct such reimbursements from the
State Aid payments to the local boards of education.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Technology
for the Visually Impaired account are appropriated for the Commission for the
Blind and Visually Impaired, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
is appropriated from funds recovered from audits or other collection
activities, an amount sufficient to pay vendors' fees to compensate the
recoveries and the administration of the State's vending machine program,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting. Receipts in excess of $130,000 are appropriated for the purpose of
expanding vision screening services and other prevention services, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts is
appropriated.
GRANTS-IN-AID
11-7560
Services for the Blind and Visually
  Impaired
$3,900,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
$3,900,000
Grants-in-Aid:
11
State Match for Federal Grants
($617,000)
11
Educational Services for Children
($2,021,000)
11
Services to Rehabilitation Clients
($1,262,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of N.J.A.C. 10:91-7.1 or any other law or regulation to the
contrary, the amount appropriated for Services to Rehabilitation Clients for
reimbursement to providers for vision exam services shall be: $250 for a low
vision exam; $275 for a comprehensive low vision exam; and $65 for a low vision
follow-up exam.
50
Economic Planning, Development, and Security
53
Economic Assistance and Security
7550
Division of Family Development
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
15-7550
Income Maintenance Management
$52,218,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of Family Development
$52,218,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($20,673,000)
Materials and Supplies
($342,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($5,806,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($919,000)
Special Purpose:
15
Electronic Benefits Transfer -
  Maintenance of Effort Funds
($64,000)
15
Electronic Benefit Transfer/Distribution
  System
($9,665,000)
15
Work First New Jersey - Technology
  Investment
($13,789,000)
15
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  - Process Technology Improvements
($750,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($210,000)
In
order to permit flexibility, amounts may be transferred between various items
of appropriation within the Income Maintenance Management program
classification, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting. Notice thereof shall be provided to the Legislative
Budget and Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.�
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in accounts where
expenditures are required to comply with Maintenance of Effort requirements as
specified in the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193, are appropriated, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Electronic
Benefit Transfer/Distribution System account are appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
15-7550
Income Maintenance Management
$632,859,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Division of Family Development
$632,859,000
Grants-in-Aid:
15
Work First New Jersey - Training Related
  Expenses
($2,177,000)
15
Work First New Jersey Support Services
($26,865,000)
15
Work First New Jersey Child Care
($581,805,000)
15
Kinship Care Initiatives
($5,416,000)
15
Hackensack Meridian Health- Fresh Match
  Program Expansion
($1,500,000)
15
SSI Attorney Fees
($1,823,000)
15
Utility Assistance Payments
($3,297,000)
15
Substance Use Disorder Initiatives -
  Maintenance of Effort Funds
($5,831,000)
15
Substance Use Disorder Initiatives
($3,282,000)
15
The CARE Center of New Jersey - Food for
  Hope
($200,000)
15
Jewish Family and Children�s Services of
  Northern New Jersey
($150,000)
15
Mercy Center
($150,000)
15
City Green, Clifton - Good Food Bucks
  SNAP Incentive Program
($100,000)
15
Franciscan Community Development Center
($200,000)
15
Glassboro Child Development Centers
($63,000)
In
order to permit flexibility, amounts may be transferred between various items
of appropriation within the Income Maintenance Management program
classification, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting. Notice thereof shall be provided to the Legislative
Budget and Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.�
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in accounts where
expenditures are required to comply with Maintenance of Effort requirements as
specified in the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193, are appropriated, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amounts appropriated for Work First New Jersey, amounts may be transferred
to the various departments in accordance with the Division of Family
Development's agreements, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting. Any unobligated balances remaining from
funds transferred to the departments shall be transferred back to the Division
of Family Development, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely payment for services provided to clients within Division programs,
including but not limited to Social Services for the Homeless, amounts may be
transferred between the various items of General Fund and Property Tax Relief
Fund appropriations within the Income Maintenance Management program
classification, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting. Notice thereof shall be provided to the Legislative
Budget and Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Work First New Jersey Program are
subject to the following condition: such sums as may be necessary are allocated
for the provision of voluntary intensive case management services to all
eligible program recipients.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Work First New Jersey Child Care, an
amount not to exceed $50,100,000 is appropriated from the Workforce Development
Partnership Fund established pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1992, c.43
(C.34:15D-9), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no funds hereinabove
appropriated for before-school, after-school, and summer �wrap around� child
care shall be expended except in accordance with the following condition:
Effective September 1, 2010, families with incomes between 101 percent and 250
percent of the federal poverty level who reside in districts who received
Preschool Expansion Aid or Education Opportunity Aid in the 2007-2008 school
year shall be subject to a copayment for �wrap around� child care, based upon a
schedule approved by the Department of Human Services and published in the New
Jersey Register, and effective September 1, 2010, families who reside in
districts who received Preschool Expansion Aid or Education Opportunity Aid in
the 2007-2008 school year must meet the eligibility requirements under the New
Jersey Cares for Kids child care program, set forth in N.J.A.C.10:15-5.1 et
seq., in order to receive free or subsidized �wrap around� child care.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Work First New Jersey
Child Care, there are appropriated such amounts as may be necessary, as
determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services, to fund the
Work First New Jersey Child Care Program, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1993, c.46 (C.30:5B-31) or any other law or
regulation to the contrary, of the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Work
First New Jersey Child Care and for the avoidance of doubt, the Commissioner of
Human Services, in consultation with the Division of Family Development, is
authorized to pause or terminate acceptance of applications for child care
assistance in the event that projected program expenditures exceed the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Work First New Jersey Child Care, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting; provided,
however, that in the event that sufficient funding is determined to be
available, applications received during the time period that enrollment is
reopened, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services, shall be
prioritized for families at or below 100% of the federal poverty level,
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families children, children under the auspices
of Child Protective Services, children with special needs/disabilities, and
children experiencing homelessness, as well as any other category of
prioritization as may be determined by the Commissioner of Human Services.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Hackensack
Meridian Health- Fresh Match Program Expansion account is appropriated for the
same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Social Services for the
Homeless, there is appropriated to the Division of Family Development in the
Department of Human Services, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 to be
used to provide case management services to individuals who qualify for such
services pursuant to P.L.1997, c.14 (C 44:10-44 et seq.), as amended by
P.L.2019, c.74.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, every household
in the State with a member that is elderly or disabled that is eligible to
receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
established pursuant to the "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008,"
Pub.L.110-246 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.) shall receive a minimum annual energy
assistance payment of $21 in order to qualify the household for a heating and
cooling standard utility allowance under SNAP, in accordance with 7 U.S.C.
s.2014(e)(6)(C) unless a standard utility allowance would have been unavailable
to the household under the State and federal criteria for SNAP and any
applicable energy assistance programs that were in place as of July 1, 2013.
STATE
AID
15-7550
Income Maintenance Management
$493,050,000
(From General Fund:$311,511,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$181,539,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, Division
  of Family Development
$493,050,000
(From General Fund:$311,511,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$181,539,000)
State Aid:
15
County Administration Funding (PTRF)
($37,456,000)
15
Child Support Administration - State
  Funds (PTRF)
($9,460,000)
15
Work First New Jersey - Client Benefits
($16,230,000)
15
Social Services for the Homeless (PTRF)
($16,220,000)
15
Code Blue (PTRF)
($2,500,000)
15
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  - Minimum Benefit
($30,250,000)
15
General Assistance Emergency Assistance
  Program
($64,369,000)
15
Payments for Cost of General Assistance
($54,823,000)
15
Work First New Jersey - Emergency
  Assistance
($13,754,000)
15
Payments for Supplemental Security Income
($102,283,000)
15
State Supplemental Security Income
  Administrative Fee
($29,552,000)
15
General Assistance County Administration
  (PTRF)
($26,610,000)
15
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  Administration - State
($250,000)
15
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  Administration - State (PTRF)
($89,293,000)
The
net State share of reimbursements and the net balances remaining after full
payment of amounts due the federal government of all funds recovered under
P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.) and P.L.1950, c.166 (C.30:4B-1 et seq.), at
the end of the preceding fiscal year are appropriated for the Work First New
Jersey Program.
Receipts
from State administered municipalities during the preceding fiscal year are
appropriated for the same purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Income Maintenance Management are available for
payment of obligations applicable to prior fiscal years.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Income Maintenance Management are
conditioned upon the following provision: any change by the Department of Human
Services in the standards upon which or from which grants of categorical public
assistance are determined, first shall be approved by the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
order to permit flexibility and ensure the timely payment of benefits to
welfare recipients, amounts may be transferred between the various items of
appropriation within the Income Maintenance Management program classification,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting. Notice thereof shall be provided to the Legislative Budget and
Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.�
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in accounts where
expenditures are required to comply with Maintenance of Effort requirements as
specified in the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193, and in the Payments for Cost
of General Assistance and General Assistance Emergency Assistance Program
accounts are appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of R.S.46:30B-74 or any other law or regulation to the contrary,
balances in the Unclaimed Child Support Trust Fund are appropriated to the
Division of Family Development in the Department of Human Services to offset
unpaid receivables for the child support program.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated, to the extent that federal
child support incentive earnings are available, such additional amounts are
appropriated from federal child support incentive earnings to pay on behalf of
individuals on whom is imposed a $35 annual child support user fee, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
is appropriated an amount equal to the difference between actual revenue loss
reflected in the Earned Income Tax Credit program and the amount anticipated as
the revenue loss from the Earned Income Tax Credit to meet federal Maintenance
of Effort requirements to allow the Department of Human Services to comply with
the Maintenance of Effort requirements as specified in the federal
"Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996," Pub.L.104-193, and as legislatively required by the Work First New
Jersey program established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1997, c.38
(C.44:10-58), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1997, c.14 (C.44:10-49) or any other law or regulation to
the contrary, the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Income Maintenance
Management program classification shall be subject to the following condition:
an assistance unit with two or more children that is eligible for benefits
under the Work First New Jersey Program and in receipt of child support shall
receive, in addition to its regular grant of cash assistance benefits, a
monthly amount of child support based on the current child support received for
the month and adjusted for the number of children in the assistance unit, in
accordance with federal law.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Work First New Jersey - Client Benefits
and General Assistance Emergency Assistance Program accounts, an amount not to
exceed $6,900,000 is appropriated from the Universal Service Fund for utility
payments for Work First New Jersey recipients, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2007, c.97 (C.44:10-63.1) or any other law
or regulation to the contrary, the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the
Income Maintenance Management program classification shall be subject to the
following condition: in an assistance unit with a single adult or couple with
dependent children, an adult that fails to actively cooperate with the Work
First New Jersey Program, established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et
seq.), or participate in work activities under the program without good cause,
and has therefore entered a pro-rata sanction period, shall have until the end
of the sixth month of the pro-rata sanction period to actively cooperate with
the program or participate in work activities before the assistance unit's cash
assistance case shall be suspended.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Division of Family
Development may replace Work First New Jersey and Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program benefits that are determined by the Division to have been
stolen through card skimming, card cloning, or other fraudulent methods,
consistent with the conditions that applied to the federal Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program pursuant to the federal "Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023," P.L.117-328 and subject to any later applicable
federal law regarding EBT benefit fraud and prevention, and such amounts as may
be necessary for the payment of any benefit replacement may be transferred from
the various items of State and federal appropriations within the Income Maintenance
Management program classification or are appropriated, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
any other law or regulation to the contrary, the maximum benefit levels
provided to Work First New Jersey recipients shall be 20 percent greater than
the assistance levels in effect in State fiscal year 2019.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Work First New Jersey �
Emergency Assistance, Payments for Supplemental Security Income, General
Assistance Emergency Assistance Program, Payments for Cost of General
Assistance, Work First New Jersey � Client Benefits and State Supplemental
Security Income Administrative Fee, there is appropriated to the Division of
Family Development in the Department of Human Services, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, such amounts as may
be necessary, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services, to be used
to provide benefits to individuals who qualify for such benefits pursuant to
P.L.1997, c.14 (C.44:10-44 et seq.), as amended by P.L.2018, c.164 and P.L.2019,
c.74, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program - Minimum Benefit account is appropriated for the
same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Payments for Cost of General Assistance and
General Assistance Emergency Assistance Program are subject to the following
condition: the per diem reimbursement rate for hotels and motels shall be $10
greater than the rates in effect during fiscal year 2024.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Payments for Cost of General Assistance and
General Assistance Emergency Assistance Program are subject to the following
condition:� no funds shall be expended to provide benefits to recipients
enrolled in college. For purposes of this provision, "college" is
defined as that term is defined at N.J.A.C.9A:1-1.2.
From
the amount appropriated hereinabove for Payments for Cost of General
Assistance, the commissioner shall allocate not less than $2,000,000 to
Volunteers of America Delaware Valley to provide enhanced navigation and
coordination of housing and homeless services in locations to include but not
limited to Camden and Atlantic counties.
Receipts
from counties for persons receiving Old Age Assistance, Disability Assistance,
and Assistance for the Blind under the Supplemental Security Income program are
appropriated for the purpose of providing State Aid to the counties, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.256 (C.44:7-87) or any other law or
regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for State
Supplemental Security Income Administrative Fee is subject to the following
condition: in order to expedite and improve efficiency in the administration of
the State Supplemental Security Income Program (�Program�), the Division of
Family Development may enter into contracts with one or more other states to
issue, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, State Supplemental Social Security
checks to clients approved by the State of New Jersey to receive payments under
the Program and to pay the state or states for any costs incurred under such
contract, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
55
Social Services Programs
7580
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
23-7580
Services for the Deaf
$2,908,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
$2,908,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($1,173,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($127,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($1,000)
Special Purpose:
23
Services to Deaf Clients
($763,000)
23
Language Instruction Program
($682,000)
23
Sign Language Interpreter - Pilot Program
($108,000)
23
Communication Access Services
($54,000)
GRANTS-IN-AID
23-7580
Services for the Deaf
$320,000
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$320,000)
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
$320,000
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$320,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
23
Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged and
  Disabled Program (CRF)
($320,000)
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Hearing Aid Assistance for
the Aged and Disabled programs, there are appropriated from the Casino Revenue
Fund and available federal matching funds such additional amounts as may be
required for the payment of claims, credits, and rebates, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, amounts appropriated
for the Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program are subject to
the following condition: reimbursements are available to eligible program
participants for hearing aids up to a maximum reimbursement of $500 per hearing
aid per calendar year, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
70
Government Direction, Management, and Control
76
Management and Administration
7500
Division of Management and Budget
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
96-7500
Institutional Security Services
$8,692,000
99-7500
Administration and Support Services
$60,060,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of Management and Budget
$68,752,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($43,764,000)
Materials and Supplies
($363,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($10,855,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($1,199,000)
Special Purpose:
96
Human Services Police Dispatch
($820,000)
99
Director of Medical Services
($240,000)
99
Office of State Diversity, Equity, and
  Inclusion
($850,000)
99
Language Access and Translation Services
  (P.L.2023, c.263)
($1,000,000)
99
Long-Term Care Integrity and Oversight
($550,000)
99
Transfer to State Police for
  Fingerprinting/Background Checks of Job Applicants
($7,511,000)
99
Office of New Americans
($1,000,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($600,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Nurture NJ
account is appropriated and transferred to the New Jersey Maternal and Infant
Health Innovation Authority Fund, established pursuant to section 18 of
P.L.2023, c.109 (C.26:18-19) in the Department of the Treasury, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Language
Access and Translation Services (P.L.2023, c.263) account is appropriated for
the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Revenues
representing receipts to the General Fund from charges to residents' trust
accounts for maintenance costs are appropriated for use as personal needs
allowances for patients/residents who have no other source of funds for these
purposes; except that the total amount herein for these allowances shall not
exceed $150,000 and any increase in the maximum monthly allowance shall be
approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Transfer to State Police
for Fingerprinting/Background Checks of Job Applicants, there are appropriated
such amounts as are required to cover increased program costs associated with
the increased number of job applicants requiring fingerprinting and background
checks, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
99-7500
Administration and Support Services
$12,780,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Division of Management and Budget
$12,780,000
Grants-in-Aid:
99
Legal Services
($5,850,000)
99
Unit Dose Contracting Services
($3,950,000)
99
Consulting Pharmacy Services
($2,980,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Legal Services shall be made available to Kids in Need of
Defense (KIND) and subgrantees, as determined by the Commissioner of Human
Services, for the provision of legal representation and case management
services to unaccompanied children and similarly situated youth living in New
Jersey. In addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Legal Services,
an amount not to exceed $20,200,000 is appropriated for the provision of legal
services and related costs to individuals at risk for detention or deportation
based on their immigration status, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Unit Dose Contracting
Services and Consulting Pharmacy Services, there are appropriated such amounts
as are required to cover increased program costs associated with increased
patient days and rates, as determined by the Commissioner of Human Services,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Department
  of Human Services, Total State Appropriation
$11,166,718,000
Balances
on hand at the end of the preceding fiscal year of funds held for the benefit
of patients in the several institutions, and such funds as may be received, are
appropriated for the use of the patients.
Funds
received from the sale of articles made in occupational therapy departments of
the several institutions are appropriated for the purchase of additional
material and other expenses incidental to such sale or manufacture.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated to the Department of Human Services shall be
conditioned upon the following provision: any change in program eligibility
criteria and increases in the types of services or rates paid for services to
or on behalf of clients for all programs under the purview of the Department of
Human Services, not mandated by federal law, first shall be approved by the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts from payments
collected from clients receiving services from the Department of Human Services
and collected from their chargeable relatives, are appropriated to offset administrative
and contract expenses related to the charging, collecting, and accounting of
payments from clients receiving services from the department and from their
chargeable relatives pursuant to R.S.30:1-12, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Payment
to vendors for their efforts in maximizing federal revenues is appropriated and
shall be paid from the federal revenues received, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The unexpended balance
at the end of the preceding fiscal year in this account is appropriated.
Unexpended
State balances may be transferred among Department of Human Services accounts
in order to comply with the State Maintenance of Effort requirements as
specified in the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193, and as statutorily required by
the Work First New Jersey program established pursuant to section 4 of
P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-58), subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting. Notice of such transfers that would result
in appropriations or expenditures exceeding the State's Maintenance of Effort
requirement obligation shall be subject to the approval of the Joint Budget
Oversight Committee. In addition, unobligated balances remaining from funds
allocated to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for Work First
New Jersey as of June 1 of each year are to be reverted to the Work First New
Jersey-Client Benefits account in order to comply with the federal
"Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996," and as statutorily required by the Work First New Jersey program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Department of
Human Services is authorized to identify opportunities for increased recoveries
to the General Fund and to the department. Such funds collected are
appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting, in accordance with a plan prepared by the department, and
approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
To
effectuate the orderly consolidation or closure of a developmental center,
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the State developmental centers may be
transferred to accounts throughout the Department of Human Services in
accordance with the plan adopted pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1996, c.150
(C.30:1-7.4) to consolidate or close a developmental center, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year due to
opportunities for increased recoveries in the Department of Human Services are
appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting. These recoveries may be transferred to the Division of Medical
Assistance and Health Services to support the General Medical Services program
classification, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1985, c.286 (C.30:4D-6a) and subsection h.
of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.256 (C.44:7-87) or the provisions of any law or
regulation to the contrary, the minimum monthly personal needs allowance
provided to persons residing in nursing facilities, State or county psychiatric
hospitals, and State Developmental Centers who are eligible for Medicaid or SSI
benefits shall be $50. To effectuate the purposes of this provision, amounts
may be transferred from General Medical Services appropriations to other
accounts in the department and the Department of Health, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Purchased Residential Care, Social
Supervision and Consultation, Adult Activities, Community Services, Addiction
Services, and Administration and Support Services program classifications are
available for the payment of obligations applicable to prior fiscal years,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated from the Property Tax Relief Fund for the
Community Services program classification are available for the payment of
obligations applicable to prior fiscal years, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Summary of Department of Human Services Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$390,753,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$10,132,759,000
�
State Aid
$643,206,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$9,835,743,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$330,657,000
�
Casino Revenue
  Fund
$1,000,318,000
�
62 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
50
Economic Planning, Development, and Security
51
Economic Planning and Development
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
99-4565
Administration and Support Services
$3,650,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Economic Planning and Development
$3,650,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($789,000)
Materials and Supplies
($11,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($748,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($25,000)
Special Purpose:
99
Healthcare Ombudsperson
($1,327,000)
99
Center for Occupational Employment
  Information
($750,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Administration and Support Services
program classification, $538,000 is appropriated from the Unemployment
Compensation Auxiliary Fund.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Administration and
Support Services program, an amount not to exceed $550,000 is appropriated from
the Unemployment Compensation Auxiliary Fund, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Fines
and penalties collected pursuant to violations of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et
seq.) are hereby appropriated for program costs.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Administration and Support Services
program, $31,000 is payable out of the State Disability Benefits Fund and, in
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Administration and
Support Services program, there are appropriated from the State Disability
Benefits Fund such additional amounts as may be required to administer the
program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Unemployment
Processing Modernization and Improvements account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for Administration and Support Services, there
is appropriated $1,600,000 from the New Jersey Builders Utilization Initiative
for Labor Diversity, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2009, c.313 (C.52:38-7), for
enforcing the provisions of P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.), subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act,"
P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.), there is appropriated to the Department
of Labor and Workforce Development from the Enterprise Zone Assistance Fund,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting, such amounts as are necessary to pay for employer rebate awards as
approved by the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
The
amount necessary to provide administrative costs incurred by the Department of
Labor and Workforce Development to meet the statutory requirements of the
"New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act," P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60
et seq.) is appropriated from the Enterprise Zone Assistance Fund, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
53
Economic Assistance and Security
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
03-4520
State Disability Insurance Plan
$39,187,000
04-4520
Private Disability Insurance Plan
$6,093,000
05-4525
Workers' Compensation
$15,007,000
06-4530
Special Compensation
$2,468,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Economic Assistance and Security
$62,755,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($37,589,000)
Materials and Supplies
($343,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($6,440,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($2,938,000)
Special Purpose:
03
State Disability Insurance Plan
($300,000)
03
State Disability Benefits Fund - Joint
  Tax Functions
($5,500,000)
03
Family Leave Insurance
($4,142,000)
03
Family Leave Supplemental Payments
($5,000,000)
04
Private Disability Insurance Plan
($100,000)
05
Workers' Compensation
($363,000)
06
Special Compensation
($40,000)
An
amount not to exceed $150,000 for the cost of notifying unemployment
compensation recipients of the availability of New Jersey Earned Income Tax
Credit information, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2005, c.210 (C.43:21-4.2), is
appropriated from the Unemployment Compensation Auxiliary Fund, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount necessary to pay interest due on any advances made from the federal
unemployment account under Title XII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
s.1321 et seq.) is hereby appropriated from the Unemployment Compensation
Auxiliary Fund if the Commissioner of Labor determines that there are
sufficient moneys in the Unemployment Compensation Auxiliary Fund to repay all
or a portion of the interest amount due on September 30 of that calendar year.�
Additionally, the amount necessary to pay interest due on any advances made
under Title XII of the Social Security Act is appropriated from Unemployment
Compensation Interest Repayment Fund established in the Department of Labor and
Workforce Development, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated from the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund such
amounts as may be required, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and
Workforce Development, to administer the Unemployment Insurance program,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated, there is appropriated from
the Unemployment Compensation Auxiliary Fund, an amount not to exceed
$55,000,000 to support the Unemployment Insurance program as well as costs
associated with certain State required notifications to Unemployment Insurance
claimants and for the support of the workforce development system, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for
Family Leave Supplemental Payments shall be used to provide payments to
employees of the State who are paid through the State centralized payroll,
during a period of �family temporary disability leave,� as that term is defined
in section 3 of P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-27), for �bonding,� as that term is
defined in N.J.A.C.12:21-1.2, provided the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development determines that the employee of the State is eligible to receive
family leave insurance benefits and the employee is receiving family leave
insurance benefits for the employee�s position paid through the State
centralized payroll. Family Leave Supplemental Payments shall be in amounts
that equal the difference between an eligible employee�s weekly base salary as
paid through State centralized payroll and the eligible employee�s weekly
family leave insurance benefit rate determined pursuant to section 16 of
P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-40) for the employee�s position paid through the State
centralized payroll, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.� In addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for
Family Leave Supplemental Payments, such additional amounts are appropriated as
may be required for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the State Disability Insurance Plan and
Private Disability Insurance Plan are payable out of the State Disability
Benefits Fund.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the State Disability
Insurance Plan and the Private Disability Insurance Plan, there are
appropriated from the State Disability Benefits Fund such additional amounts as
may be required to administer the State Disability Insurance Plan and the
Private Disability Insurance Plan.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the State Disability
Insurance Plan and Private Disability Insurance Plan, there are appropriated
from the State Disability Benefits Fund such additional amounts as may be
required to pay disability benefits, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Special Compensation program shall be
payable from the Second Injury Fund and, notwithstanding the $12,500 limitation
set forth in R.S.34:15-95, in addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated
for the Special Compensation program, there are appropriated from the Second
Injury Fund such additional amounts as may be required for costs of
administration and beneficiary payments.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the State Disability
Insurance Plan, there are appropriated from the Family Temporary Disability
Leave Account within the State Disability Benefits Fund such amounts as may be
required to pay benefits during periods of family temporary disability leave
and the associated administrative costs, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Workers' Compensation
program, there are appropriated receipts in excess of the amount anticipated
for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
There
is appropriated from the balance in the Second Injury Fund an amount not to
exceed $1,000,000 to be deposited to the credit of the Uninsured Employer's
Fund for the payment of benefits as determined in accordance with section 11 of
P.L.1966, c.126 (C.34:15-120.2). Any amount so transferred shall be included in
the next Uninsured Employer's Fund surcharge imposed in accordance with section
10 of P.L.1966, c.126 (C.34:15-120.1) and any amount so transferred shall be
returned to the Second Injury Fund without interest and shall be included in
net assets of the Second Injury Fund pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection c.
of R.S.34:15-94.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Special Compensation
program, there are appropriated receipts in excess of the amount anticipated
for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the funds appropriated
for Second Injury Fund benefits are available for the payment of obligations
applicable to prior fiscal years.
From
the funds made available to the State under section 903(d)(4) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.1103 et seq.), as amended, the amount of $22,000,000
or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the continued
maintenance and improvement of services to unemployment insurance claimants
through the improvement and modernization of the benefit payment system and
other technology improvements and to employment service clients through the
continued development and maintenance of one-stop offices throughout the State
and other investments in technology, processes, and services that will enhance
job opportunities for clients.
Amounts
to administer the Uninsured Employer's Fund are appropriated from the Uninsured
Employer's Fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of R.S.43:21-16 or any other law or regulation to the contrary,
any recoveries from fines and penalties assessed on or before October 21, 2013
in connection with fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits are
appropriated and shall be deposited into the Unemployment Compensation
Auxiliary Fund.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Act
P.L.1987, c.370 (C.26:2-148 et seq.), such sums as may be necessary for the
administration of the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund are hereby
appropriated in an amount not to exceed $2,250,000 as determined by the
Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
54
Workforce and Employment Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
07-4535
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$2,704,000
09-4545
Employment Services
$11,879,000
10-4545
Employment and Training Services
$4,000,000
12-4550
Workplace Standards
$13,341,000
16-4555
Public Sector Labor Relations
$4,575,000
17-4560
Private Sector Labor Relations
$1,300,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Workforce and Employment Services
$37,799,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($23,653,000)
Materials and Supplies
($33,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,288,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($26,000)
Special Purpose:
09
Workforce Development Partnership Program
($1,909,000)
09
Workforce Development Partnership -
  Counselors
($81,000)
09
Workforce Literacy and Basic Skills
  Program
($2,000,000)
10
Opioid Initiatives
($4,000,000)
12
Worker and Community Right to Know Act
($30,000)
12
Worker Health & Safety
($750,000)
12
Teen Summer Working Hours Database
  (P.L.2022, c.63)
($1,000,000)
12
Domestic Work Enforcement Program
  (P.L.2023, c.262)
($200,000)
12
Public Works Contractor Registration
($2,790,000)
12
Safety Commission
($3,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($36,000)
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Vocational Rehabilitation Services
program classification is appropriated from the Workforce Development
Partnership Fund.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Vocational Rehabilitation Services program classification
is available for the payment of obligations applicable to prior fiscal years.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Salaries and Wages for the Vocational
Rehabilitation Services program classification shall be conditioned on the
following: a) prior to determination of funding levels for the various services
funded by any State or federal funds for vocational rehabilitation services,
including but not limited to slot values and transportation, the Commissioner
of Labor and Workforce Development shall consult with the sheltered workshop
provider community to ensure a fair and adequate allocation of funding; and b)
the Commissioner shall notify the Joint Budget Oversight Committee not less
than 10 days prior to implementation of any change in rates for vocational
rehabilitation services.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated
for the Council on Gender Parity an amount not to exceed $72,000 from the
Workforce Development Partnership Fund for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Workforce Development Partnership
Program and Workforce Development Partnership - Counselors shall be
appropriated from receipts from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund,
pursuant to P.L.1992, c.44 (C.34:15D-12 et seq.), together with such additional
amounts as may be required to administer the Workforce Development Partnership
Program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, up to 15 percent of
the amount available from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund for the
Supplemental Workforce Development Benefits Program shall be appropriated as
necessary to fund additional administrative costs relating to the processing
and payment of benefits, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Workforce Literacy and Basic Skills
Program shall be appropriated from receipts received pursuant to P.L.2001,
c.152 (C.34:15D-21 et seq.), together with such additional amounts as may be
required to administer the Workforce Literacy Program, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated for the Workplace Standards program and the
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year are appropriated for
the same program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated for the Workplace Standards program and the
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year may be used to
satisfy a State match requirement for any federal program administered by the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Workplace Standards Salaries and Wages,
an amount not less than $2,000,000 shall be allocated for the costs of
additional staff assigned to enforce the provisions of the �New Jersey
Prevailing Wage Act,� P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.).
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Workplace Standards Salaries and Wages,
an amount not less than $1,000,000 shall be allocated to the Office of
Strategic Enforcement for the costs of additional staff assigned to enforce the
provisions of the �New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,� P.L.1963, c.150
(C.34:11-56.25 et seq.).
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Teen Summer Working Hours Database
(P.L.2022, c.63) is appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership
Fund.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Temporary
Worker - Bill of Rights (P.L.2023, c.10) account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "Worker and Community Right To Know Act,"
P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et seq.), the amount hereinabove appropriated for
the Worker and Community Right To Know Act account is payable out of the
receipts to the �Worker and Community Right To Know Fund,� and with such
additional amounts are appropriated as may be necessary to administer the
collection of the fee authorized by section 26 of P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-26),
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated for the Public Works Contractor
Registration program and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year are appropriated for the Public Works Contractor Registration
program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act,"
P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.), the cost of fact-finding shall be borne
equally by the public employer and the exclusive employee representative.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Private Sector Labor Relations program
classification is appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1992, c.44 (C.34:15D-12 et seq.), or any other law or
regulation to the contrary, the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year in the Workforce Development Partnership Fund is appropriated to
such fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills,"
P.L.2001, c.152 (C.34:15D-21 et seq.), or any law or regulation to the
contrary, the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the
Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills is appropriated to such fund,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
From
the appropriation provided hereinabove in support of office leases, and
notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1992, c.130 (C.52:18A-191.1 et seq.), the
State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce
Development, is hereby authorized to enter into cost-sharing agreements with
any authorized non-State partner that offers programs and activities supported
primarily by federal funds from the United States Departments of Labor and
Education in the State's one-stop centers for the purpose of co-locating such
partner in an office with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development
providing rent costs shall be equitably shared in accordance with a cost
allocation plan approved by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.
There
are appropriated from the Wage and Hour Trust Fund and the Prevailing Wage Act
Trust Fund such amounts as may be necessary for payments.
GRANTS-IN-AID
07-4535
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$50,244,000
(From General Fund:$48,048,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$2,196,000)
10-4545
Employment and Training Services
$30,376,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Workforce and Employment Services
$80,620,000
(From General Fund:$78,424,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$2,196,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
07
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
($41,938,000)
07
Vocational Rehabilitation Services (CRF)
($2,196,000)
07
Services to Clients (State Share)
($4,432,000)
07
Direct Support Professionals Wage
  Increase
($1,678,000)
10
New Jersey Youth Corps
($2,325,000)
10
Work First New Jersey Work Activities
($26,751,000)
10
Labor Economic Advancement and Policy
  (LEAP) Institute - Workforce Development Research and Education
($500,000)
10
New Jersey Opportunity Youth Coalition -
  YouthBuild Program
($750,000)
10
Camden County Youth Services Commission -
  Job Training and Workforce Investment Pilot Program
($50,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Vocational Rehabilitation Services, there is
appropriated $20,000,000 from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Vocational Rehabilitation Services, an
amount not less than $46,776,000 shall be allocated for the Extended Employment
client slots and shall be paid in 12 equal monthly payments of $3,898,000,
commencing in July 2026. These funds shall be contracted in July, and the first
payment shall be paid to providers in July 2026.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Vocational Rehabilitation Services is
conditioned upon the following: the rates for Pre-Placement, Supported
Employment Intensive Job Coaching, Time-Limited Job Coaching, and Long-Term
Follow Along services shall be no less than $64 per hour.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Vocational Rehabilitation Services, there is
appropriated $9,114,000 from the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Vocational Rehabilitation
Services, such sums as may be necessary to allow for the matching of federal
funds made available pursuant to 29 U.S.C. s.730 are hereby appropriated from
the Workforce Development Partnership Fund, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Vocational Rehabilitation Services program classification
is available for the payment of obligations applicable to prior fiscal years.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Vocational Rehabilitation
Services, there is appropriated an additional $5,000,000 from the Workforce
Development Partnership Fund for Extended Employment (Center based jobs),
Extended Employment Transportation, and Long-Term Follow Along Services which
shall be allocated in the same amounts as in Fiscal Year 2020. Further, there
is appropriated an additional $5,000,000 from the Workforce Development
Partnership Fund, of which $3,600,000 shall be allocated for the Extended
Employment client slots, and $1,400,000 shall be allocated for Extended
Employment Transportation. Further, there is appropriated an additional
$10,500,000 from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund for Extended
Employment.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Vocational Rehabilitation
Services, an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 to allow for the matching of
federal funds made available pursuant to 29 U.S.C. s.730 is hereby appropriated
from the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Future of
Work Initiatives account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for New Jersey Youth Corps, $2,325,000 is appropriated
from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund, section 9 of P.L.1992, c.43
(C.34:15D-9) and an amount not to exceed 10 percent from all funds available to
the program shall be made available for administrative costs incurred by the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Work First New Jersey Work Activities and Work
First New Jersey-Training Related Expenses, $10,366,000 is appropriated from
the Workforce Development Partnership Fund, section 9 of P.L.1992, c.43
(C.34:15D-9), together with such additional amounts as may be required to
administer the Work First New Jersey Program, as determined by the Commissioner
of Labor and Workforce Development, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Work First New Jersey Work Activities,
an amount not to exceed three percent shall be made available for
administrative costs incurred by the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Work First New Jersey Work Activities
and Work First New Jersey-Training Related Expenses accounts, an amount not to
exceed $21,500,000 is appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership
Fund, section 9 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-9), subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Employment and
Training Services program classification, an amount not to exceed $50,000 is
appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund for costs incurred
by the Disadvantaged Youth Employment Opportunities Council, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount appropriated for Employment and Training Services
program classification, there is appropriated an additional $6,000,000 from the
Workforce Development Partnership Fund for NJ Community College Consortium for
Workforce and Economic Development.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for Employment and Training Services, an amount
not to exceed $28,500,000 is appropriated from the Workforce Development
Partnership Fund, section 9 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-9), for the purpose of
funding the New Jersey Apprenticeship Network, the Career Accelerator
Internship Program, the Workforce Development Policy and Evaluation Lab, the
New Jersey Career Network, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Workforce Development Partnership, and such other priority additional workforce
initiatives recommended by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
70
Government Direction, Management, and Control
74
General Government Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
22-4575
General Administration, Agency Services,
  Test Development and Analytics
$24,997,000
24-4580
Appeals and Regulatory Affairs
$3,911,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, General Government Services
$28,908,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Civil Service Commission
($6,000)
Salaries and Wages
($26,584,000)
Materials and Supplies
($256,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,246,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($180,000)
Special Purpose:
22
Test Validation/Police Testing
($434,000)
22
Americans with Disabilities Act
($60,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($142,000)
Receipts
from fees charged to applicants for open competitive or promotional
examinations, and the unexpended fee balance at the end of the preceding fiscal
year, collected from firefighter and law enforcement examination receipts, are
appropriated for the costs of administering these exams, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from fees charged for appeals to the Civil Service Commission are appropriated
for the costs of administering the appeals process, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from training and development services, and any unexpended balances at the end
of the preceding fiscal year are appropriated for the operations of the Civil
Service Commission, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Department
  of Labor and Workforce Development, Total State Appropriation
$213,732,000
Summary of Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$133,112,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$80,620,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$211,536,000
�
Casino Revenue
  Fund
$2,196,000
�
66 DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC
SAFETY
10
Public Safety and Criminal Justice
12
Law Enforcement
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
06-1200
State Police Operations
$471,090,000
09-1020
Criminal Justice
$75,285,000
30-1460
Gaming Enforcement
$72,012,000
(From Casino Control Fund:$72,012,000)
99-1200
Administration and Support Services
$44,475,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Law Enforcement
$662,862,000
(From General Fund:$590,850,000)
(From Casino Control Fund:$72,012,000)
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($324,965,000)
Salaries and Wages (CCF)
($63,547,000)
Cash In Lieu of Maintenance
($48,232,000)
Cash In Lieu of Maintenance (CCF)
($1,099,000)
Materials and Supplies
($18,994,000)
Materials and Supplies (CCF)
($350,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($32,001,000)
Services Other Than Personal (CCF)
($2,518,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($12,783,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges (CCF)
($2,348,000)
Special Purpose:
06
Nuclear Emergency Response Program
($373,000)
06
Drunk Driver Fund Program
($350,000)
06
State Police DNA Laboratory Enhancement
($4,904,000)
06
Urban Search and Rescue
($1,000,000)
06
Rural Section Policing
($94,075,000)
06
ARRIVE Together Pilot Program (P.L.2022,
  c.36)
($300,000)
06
Expungement Unit
($13,000,000)
09
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program
($4,200,000)
09
Division of Criminal Justice - State
  Match
($750,000)
09
Office of Public Integrity &
  Accountability
($9,693,000)
09
Police Training Commission
($3,950,000)
09
Office of Policing Strategy and
  Innovation
($1,800,000)
09
Expenses of State Grand Jury
($356,000)
09
Medicaid Fraud Investigation - State
  Match
($1,758,000)
09
Victim and Witness Advocacy Fund
($500,000)
30
Gaming Enforcement (CCF)
($1,600,000)
99
Emergency Operations Center and Hamilton
  TechPlex Maintenance
($3,473,000)
99
N.C.I.C. 2000 Project
($1,575,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($11,818,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
  (CCF)
($550,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Criminal Justice salaries, an amount not to exceed
$1,000,000, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting, shall be used for the costs of increased staffing for labor
enforcement matters.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for Division of Criminal Justice - State Match,
an amount not to exceed $600,000 is appropriated to provide State matching
funds for the purpose of strengthening and expanding services related to
Internet Crimes Against Children cases, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Police Training Commission program is
appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, all fees and receipts
collected pursuant to section 21 of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71h) are
appropriated to fund a portion of the operational costs of the Police Training
Commission program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Victim and
Witness Advocacy Fund account, together with receipts pursuant to section 2 of
P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1) is appropriated.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts from the
recovery of costs associated with the implementation of the "Criminal
Justice Act of 1970," P.L.1970, c.74 (C.52:17B-97 et seq.), are
appropriated for the purpose of offsetting the costs of the Division of
Criminal Justice, and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal
year in the Criminal Justice Cost Recovery account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Such
additional amounts as may be required to carry out the provisions of the
"New Jersey Antitrust Act" P.L.1970, c.73 (C.56:9-1 et seq.) are
appropriated from the General Fund, provided, however, that any expenditures
therefrom shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from license fees and/or audits conducted
to insure compliance with "The Private Detective Act of 1939,"
P.L.1939, c.369 (C.45:19-8 et seq.), are appropriated to defray the cost of
this activity.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated to the Division of State Police, there
shall be credited against such amounts such monies as are received by the
Division of State Police pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between the
Division of State Police and the New Jersey Schools Development Authority for
services rendered by the Division of State Police in connection with the school
construction program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts and available
balances collected pursuant to the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service
Helicopter Response Act, under subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.87
(C.39:3-8.2), not to exceed $5,000,000, are appropriated for State Police
salaries, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any other law or regulation to the contrary, none of the
monies appropriated to the Division of State Police shall be used to provide
police protection to the inhabitants of rural sections pursuant to R.S.53:2-1
in a municipality in which such services were not provided in the previous
fiscal year or to expand such services in a municipality beyond the level at
which such services were provided in the previous fiscal year.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated in the Rural Section Policing account,
amounts may be transferred to salary and other operating accounts within the
Division of State Police, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the New Jersey
Division of State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Enhancement
(P.L.2025, c.331) account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
All
fees and receipts collected, pursuant to paragraph (7) of subsection 1. of
N.J.S.2C:39-6, the Retired Officer Handgun Permits program, and the unexpended
balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year, are appropriated to offset the
costs of administering the application process, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Drunk Driver Fund
Program, there is appropriated $612,000 from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission for the Drunk Driver Fund Program.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Drunk Driver
Fund Program account, together with any receipts in excess of the amount
anticipated in the Drunk Driving Fines account in the Department of
Transportation, are appropriated to the Drunk Driver Fund Program account in
the Department of Law and Public Safety, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Drunk Driver Fund Program is payable
out of the Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund established pursuant to section 1 of
P.L.1984, c.4 (C.39:4-50.8) designated for this purpose and any amount
remaining therein.� If receipts to the fund are less than anticipated, the
appropriation shall be reduced proportionately.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1985, c.69 (C.53:1-20.7), the unexpended
balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year, in the Noncriminal Record
Checks account, together with any receipts in excess of the amount anticipated
are appropriated for use of the Division of State Police, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for State Police Operations,
such amounts as may be required for the purpose of offsetting costs of the
provision of State Police services are appropriated from indirect cost
recoveries received from the New Jersey Highway Authorities and other agencies,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts pursuant to
the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Response Act, under
subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.87 (C.39:3-8.2) are appropriated to
the Division of State Police and the Department of Health to defray the
operating costs of the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Response
Program as authorized under P.L.1986, c.106 (C.26:2K-35 et seq.) and the
general aviation program.� The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year is appropriated to the special capital maintenance reserve account
for capital replacement and major maintenance of medevac and general aviation
helicopter equipment and any expenditures therefrom shall be subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.� Receipts
pursuant to the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Response Act
under subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.87 (C.39:3-8.2) are
appropriated to the Division of State Police to fund the costs of new State
Police recruit training classes.� The unexpended balance at the end of the
preceding fiscal year is appropriated for this purpose subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.� No funds shall be
expended to expand services in a manner that duplicates service currently
provided.� The Department of Health and the Division of State Police shall
establish performance metrics to ensure the appropriate delivery of State-wide
emergency medical helicopter service and that no inefficient duplication of
State funded service exists.
Receipts
in the "Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund" established pursuant to
section 17 of P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-75) are appropriated to offset all
reasonable and necessary expenses of the Division of State Police and the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in the performance of commercial truck safety
and emission inspections, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts and available
balances pursuant to the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service Helicopter
Response Act, under subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.87 (C.39:3-8.2),
not to exceed $5,000,000 are appropriated for State Police vehicles, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
All
fees, penalties and receipts collected, pursuant to the "Security Officer
Registration Act," P.L.2004, c.134 (C.45:19A-1 et seq.) and the unexpended
balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year, are appropriated to offset the
costs of administering this process, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
and available balances from the agency surcharge on vehicle rentals pursuant to
section 54 of P.L.2002, c.34 (C.App.A:9-78), not to exceed $13,305,000 for
State Police salaries related to Statewide security services, are appropriated
for those purposes and shall be deposited into a dedicated account, the
expenditure of which shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated to the Divisions of State
Police and Criminal Justice, there are appropriated to the respective State
departments and agencies such amounts as may be received or receivable from any
instrumentality, municipality, or public authority for direct and indirect
costs of all services furnished thereto, except as to such costs for which
funds have been included in appropriations otherwise made to the respective
State departments and agencies as the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting shall determine.
There
is appropriated, an amount up to $25,000, from the General Fund, to pay for
each award or each tip for information that prevents, frustrates, or favorably
resolves acts of international or domestic terrorism against New Jersey persons
or property, as well as tips related to the identification of illegal guns,
drugs and gangs.� Rewards may also be paid for information leading to the
arrest or conviction of terrorists and/or gang members attempting, committing,
conspiring to commit or aiding and abetting in the commission of such acts or
to the identification or location of an individual who holds a key leadership
position in a terrorist and/or gang organization, subject to the approval of
the Attorney General and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Gaming Enforcement, there
are appropriated from the Casino Control Fund such additional amounts as may be
required for gaming enforcement, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
06-1200
State Police Operations
$386,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Law
  Enforcement
$386,000
Grants-in-Aid:
06
Nuclear Emergency Response Program
($386,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the NJ Statewide
Body Worn Camera Program account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Nuclear Emergency Response Program
account is payable from receipts pursuant to the assessment of electrical
utility companies under "The Radiation Accident Response Act,"
P.L.1981, c.302 (C.26:2D-37 et seq.). The unexpended balance at the end of the
preceding fiscal year in the Nuclear Emergency Response Program account is
appropriated for the same purpose.
STATE
AID
06-1200
State Police Operations
$26,765,000
09-1020
Criminal Justice
$1,000,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$1,000,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, Law
  Enforcement
$27,765,000
(From General Fund:$26,765,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$1,000,000)
State Aid:
06
ARRIVE Together Pilot Program (P.L.2022,
  c.36)
($19,765,000)
06
Essex Crime Prevention
($7,000,000)
09
Safe and Secure Neighborhoods Program
  (PTRF)
($1,000,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for the ARRIVE Together Pilot Program (P.L.2022,
c.36), an amount not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for administrative
expenses of the Office of Alternative and Community Responses, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the ARRIVE Together Pilot Program (P.L.2022, c.36) shall not
be expended to pay salary or overtime expenses for law enforcement officers in
participating law enforcement agencies, and the unexpended balance at the end
of the preceding fiscal year is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
13
Special Law Enforcement Activities
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
03-1160
Division of Highway Traffic Safety
$1,265,000
17-1420
Election Law Enforcement
$7,125,000
20-1450
Review and Enforcement of Ethical
  Standards
$1,640,000
22-1410
Regulation of Racing Activities
$5,000,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Special Law Enforcement Activities
$15,030,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($7,262,000)
Materials and Supplies
($80,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,402,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($21,000)
Special Purpose:
03
Federal Highway Safety
($1,265,000)
22
Horse Racing Purse Subsidies
($5,000,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 14 of P.L.1992, c.188 (C.33:1-4.1) or any other law
or regulation to the contrary, an amount not to exceed $1,199,000 from receipts
from fees and penalties collected by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
shall be deposited in the General Fund as State revenue.
From
the receipts from uncashed pari-mutuel winning tickets and the regulation,
supervision, licensing, and enforcement of all New Jersey Racing Commission
activities and functions, such amounts as may be required are appropriated for
the purpose of offsetting the costs of the administration and operation of the
New Jersey Racing Commission, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from breakage monies and uncashed pari-mutuel winning tickets resulting from
off-track and account wagering and any reimbursement assessment against permit
holders or successors in interest to permit holders shall be distributed to the
New Jersey Racing Commission in accordance with the provisions of the
"Off-Track and Account Wagering Act," P.L.2001, c.199 (C.5:5-127 et
seq.), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
All
fees, fines, and penalties collected pursuant to P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et
al.) and section 11 of P.L.1991, c.244 (C.52:13C-23.1) are appropriated for the
purpose of offsetting additional operational costs of the New Jersey Election
Law Enforcement Commission, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year, not to exceed
$650,000, in the Services Other Than Personal account is appropriated for the
same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, amounts received
pursuant to P.L.1971, c.183 (C.52:13C-18 et seq.) are appropriated for the
purpose of offsetting additional operational costs of the New Jersey Election
Law Enforcement Commission, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the receipts from the regulation, supervision, and licensing of all State
Athletic Control Board activities and functions, an amount is appropriated for
the purpose of offsetting the costs of the administration and operation of the
State Athletic Control Board, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
18
Youth Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
34-1500
Youth Community Programs
$38,354,000
35-1505
Institutional Control and Supervision
$42,761,000
36-1505
Institutional Care and Treatment
$17,484,000
40-1500
Youth Parole and Transitional Services
$6,265,000
99-1500
Administration and Support Services
$22,235,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Youth Services
$127,099,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($99,267,000)
Materials and Supplies
($6,559,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($14,677,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($3,772,000)
Special Purpose:
34
Youth Aftercare Programs
($73,000)
34
Youth Justice Initiatives
($612,000)
99
Johnstone Facility Maintenance
($457,000)
99
Youth Justice - State Matching Funds
($132,000)
99
Custody and Civilian Staff Equipment and
  Supplies
($186,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($1,364,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Youth Community Programs, an amount not to
exceed $750,000 is appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund
for the cost of administering and operating the Heating/Ventilation/Air
Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVACR) Career Education Program for individuals
under the supervision of the Youth Justice Commission, upon the recommendation
of the Executive Director of the Youth Justice Commission and subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from the eyeglass program at the New Jersey Training School for Boys and any
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year are appropriated for
the operation of the program.
GRANTS-IN-AID
34-1500
Youth Community Programs
$20,799,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Youth
  Services
$20,799,000
Grants-in-Aid:
34
Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative
($1,900,000)
34
Alternatives to Juvenile Incarceration
  Programs
($1,624,000)
34
Crisis Intervention Program
($4,292,000)
34
State/Community Partnership Grants
($12,670,000)
34
Purchase of Services for Youth Offenders
($313,000)
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Juvenile Detention Alternative
Initiative, such amounts as may be required shall be transferred to various
Direct State Service operating accounts, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated in the various Grants-In-Aid accounts, the
Youth Justice Commission shall assure that Grants-In-Aid recipients demonstrate
cultural competency to serve clients within their respective communities and
offer training opportunities in cultural competence to staff of community-based
organizations the recipients may serve.
19
Central Planning, Direction and Management
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
13-1005
Homeland Security and Preparedness
$21,916,000
99-1000
Administration and Support Services
$42,879,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Central Planning, Direction and Management
$64,795,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($18,971,000)
Materials and Supplies
($74,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($4,454,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($22,000)
Special Purpose:
13
Office of Homeland Security and
  Preparedness
($7,899,000)
13
Cybersecurity and Data Protection
($14,017,000)
99
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
  Enhancements
($200,000)
99
Continuing Education for Health Care
  Professionals
($500,000)
99
Operation Helping Hand
($2,200,000)
99
Office of the Attorney General - Honors
  Program
($1,700,000)
99
Statewide Affirmative Firearms
  Enforcement Office
($450,000)
99
Paterson Police Department - State Costs
($8,200,000)
99
Mental Health Diversion Program
($3,750,000)
99
Office of Law Enforcement Professional
  Standards
($2,337,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($21,000)
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Office of the Attorney General - Honors
Program is appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Paterson Police Department
- State Costs, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be
necessary for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Mental Health Diversion
Program, an amount not to exceed $1,250,000 is appropriated upon the
recommendation of the Attorney General, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting. Of the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Mental Health Diversion Program, an amount not to exceed
$1,000,000 is appropriated to the Mental Health Advocacy program classification
within the Office of the Public Defender to pay the reasonable and necessary
operational expenses in support of the purposes provided for in P.L.2023, c.188
(C.2C:43-32 et al.), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting. The remaining amount appropriated for the Mental Health
Diversion Program shall be deposited into the "Mental Health Diversion
Program Support Fund" to implement P.L.2023, c.188 (C.2C:43-32 et al.),
and an amount not less than $750,000 shall be allocated for program operations
in the County of Essex, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Paterson
Police Department - State Costs account is appropriated for the same purpose,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
Attorney General shall provide the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly
Appropriations Committee, or the successor committees thereto, with written
reports on August 1 and February 1, of the use and disposition by State law
enforcement agencies, including the offices of the county prosecutors, of any
interest in property or money seized, or proceeds resulting from seized or
forfeited property, and any interest or income earned thereon, arising from any
State law enforcement agency involvement in a surveillance, investigation,
arrest or prosecution involving offenses under N.J.S.2C:35-1 et seq. and
N.J.S.2C:36-1 et seq. leading to such seizure or forfeiture. The reports shall specify
for the preceding period of the fiscal year the type, approximate value, and
disposition of the property seized and the amount of any proceeds received or
expended, whether obtained directly or as contributive share, including but not
limited to the use thereof for asset maintenance, forfeiture prosecution costs,
costs of extinguishing any perfected security interest in seized property and
the contributive share of property and proceeds of other participating local
law enforcement agencies.� The reports shall provide an itemized accounting of
all proceeds expended and shall specify with particularity the nature and
purpose of each such expenditure.
Penalties,
fines, and other fees collected pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-20 and deposited into
the State Forensic Laboratory Fund, together with the unexpended balance at the
end of the preceding fiscal year, are appropriated and may be transferred to
the Division of State Police to defray additional laboratory related
administration and operational expenses of the "Comprehensive Drug Reform
Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Office of
Homeland Security and Preparedness is appropriated, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Office of Homeland
Security and Preparedness, such additional amounts as may be required are
appropriated for the purposes of providing State matching funds for federal
grants related to homeland security and such amounts may be transferred to
other departments and State agencies for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from the agency surcharge on vehicle rentals pursuant to section 54 of
P.L.2002, c.34 (C.App.A:9-78), not to exceed $8,900,000, are appropriated for
the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and shall be deposited into a
dedicated account, the expenditure of which shall be subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
13-1005
Homeland Security and Preparedness
$11,350,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Central Planning, Direction and Management
$11,350,000
Grants-in-Aid:
13
New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant
  Program (P.L.2021, c.439)
($7,000,000)
13
Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood - Security
  Needs and Anti-terrorism
($2,000,000)
13
Community-Based Violence Intervention
  Program - Paterson Healing Collective
($175,000)
13
Hospital-Based Violence Intervention
  Program - Paterson Healing Collective
($175,000)
13
Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey
  - Statewide Community Security Initiative
($2,000,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the
Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act (P.L.2023, c.259)
account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the
Community-Based Violence Intervention account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the "New
Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program," P.L.2021, c.439 (C.App.A:9-87 et
seq.) is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the New Jersey Nonprofit
Security Grant Program (P.L.2021, c.439), there are appropriated such
additional amounts, not to exceed $3,000,000, to support grant payments in
accordance with P.L.2021, c.439 (C.App.A:9-87 et seq.), subject to the approval
of the Director of Division of Budget and Accounting.
STATE
AID
13-1005
Homeland Security and Preparedness
$200,000
Total State Aid Appropriation, Central
  Planning, Direction and Management
$200,000
State Aid:
13
Sea.Hear.Now Festival Security
($200,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law, regulation or Executive Order to the contrary, any
purchase by the State or by a State agency or local government unit of
equipment, goods or services related to homeland security and domestic
preparedness, that is paid for or reimbursed by State funds appropriated in
this fiscal year, to the Department of Law and Public Safety, for Homeland
Security and Preparedness under program classification, may be made through the
receipt of public bids or as an alternative to public bidding and subject to
the provisions of this paragraph, through direct purchase without advertising
for bids or rejecting bids already received but not awarded. Purchases made
without public bidding shall be from vendors that shall: (1) be holders of a
current State contract for the equipment, goods or services sought, or (2) be
participating in a federal procurement program established by a federal
department or agency, or (3) have been approved by the State Treasurer in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and
Preparedness. The equipment, goods or services purchased by a local government
unit receiving such State funds by subgrant, shall be referred to in the grant
agreement issued by the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and shall
be authorized by resolution of the governing body of the local government unit
entering into the grant agreement. Such resolution may, without subsequent
action of the local governing body, simultaneously accept the grant from the
State administrative agency, authorize the insertion of the revenue and
offsetting appropriation in the budget of the local government unit, and
authorize the contracting agent of the local government unit to procure the
equipment, goods or services. A copy of such resolution shall be filed with the
chief financial officer of the local government unit and the Division of Local
Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Sea.Hear.Now Festival Security,
$100,000 shall be allocated to the Monmouth County Prosecutor and $100,000
shall be allocated to the Asbury Park Police Department.
70
Government Direction, Management, and Control
74
General Government Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
12-1010
Legal Services
$133,430,000
Subtotal Direct State Services
  Appropriation, General Government Services
$133,430,000
Less:
Legal Services($108,200,000)
Total Deductions
($108,200,000)
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, General Government Services
$25,230,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($22,875,000)
Materials and Supplies
($89,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($462,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($134,000)
Special Purpose:
12
Legal Services
($108,200,000)
12
Child Welfare Unit
($1,670,000)
Less:
Total Deductions:
$108,200,000
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Legal Services and the
additional amount associated with employee fringe benefit costs, there are
appropriated such amounts as may be received or receivable from any State
agency, instrumentality or public authority for direct or indirect costs of
legal services furnished thereto and attributable to a change in or the
addition of a client agency agreement, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting is empowered to credit or
transfer to the General Fund from any other department, branch, or non-State
fund source, out of funds appropriated thereto, such funds as may be required
to cover the costs of legal services attributable to that other department,
branch, or non-State fund source as the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting shall determine. Receipts in any non-State fund are appropriated for
the purpose of such transfer.�
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, revenues derived from
penalties, cost recoveries, restitution or other recoveries to the State are
appropriated to offset unbudgeted, extraordinary costs of legal, investigative,
administrative, expert witnesses and other services, incurred by the Division
of Law related to litigation and acting on behalf of the State and State
agencies and the costs of settlements and judgments as determined by the
Division of Law.� Such amounts first shall be charged to any revenues derived
from recoveries collected by the State and are also appropriated from the
General Fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
80
Special Government Services
82
Protection of Citizens� Rights
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
14-1310
Consumer Affairs
$11,305,000
15-1314
Operation of State Professional Boards
$17,633,000
(From General Fund:$17,541,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$92,000)
16-1350
Protection of Civil Rights
$10,643,000
19-1440
Services to Victims of Crime
$15,310,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Protection of Citizens� Rights
$54,891,000
(From General Fund:$54,799,000)
(From Casino Revenue Fund:$92,000)
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($9,679,000)
Salaries and Wages (CRF)
($54,000)
Employee Benefits (CRF)
($38,000)
Materials and Supplies
($102,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($23,189,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($208,000)
Special Purpose:
14
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
($500,000)
14
Consumer Affairs Legalized Games of
  Chance
($1,200,000)
14
Securities Enforcement Fund
($893,000)
14
Consumer Affairs Weights and Measures
  Program
($2,612,000)
14
Consumer Affairs Charitable Registration
  Program
($556,000)
15
Personal Care Attendants - Background
  Checks
($500,000)
16
Anti-Discrimination Training
($50,000)
19
Victims of Crime Compensation Office
($13,372,000)
19
Violence Intervention and Victim
  Assistance
($1,938,000)
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Consumer Affairs, receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated, attributable to changes in fee structure
or fee increases, are appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
All
fees, penalties, and costs collected pursuant to P.L.1988, c.123 (C.56:12-29 et
seq.) are appropriated for the purpose of offsetting costs associated with the
handling and resolution of consumer automotive complaints.
Fees
and cost recoveries collected pursuant to P.L.1989, c.331 (C.34:8-43 et al.)
are appropriated in an amount not to exceed additional expenses associated with
mandated duties of the Division of Consumer Affairs, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Drug
Affordability Council (P.L.2023, c.106) account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Protecting
Against Forever Chemicals (P.L.2025, c.202) account is appropriated for the
same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts in excess of
the amount anticipated and the unexpended balances at the end of the preceding
fiscal year are appropriated to the Controlled Dangerous Substance Registration
Program for the purpose of offsetting the costs of the administration and
operation of the program, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from penalties and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal
year in the Consumer Fraud Education Fund program account pursuant to P.L.1999,
c.129 (C.56:8-14.2 et seq.) are appropriated for the purpose of offsetting the
cost of operating the program and for use by the Department of Law and Public
Safety to support departmental efforts related to critical training, equipment,
facility needs, background checks, investigations required by law, opioid
related expenses, and unanticipated costs related to enforcement needs, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from the assessment and recovery of costs,
fines, and penalties as well as other receipts received pursuant to the
Consumer Fraud Act, P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), are appropriated and may
be transferred for additional operational costs of the Division of Consumer
Affairs, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated pursuant to P.L.1954, c.7 (C.5:8-1 et seq.)
from the operations of the Division of Consumer Affairs Legalized Games of
Chance program and the unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal
year, are appropriated for the purpose of offsetting the operational costs of
the program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Securities Enforcement Fund account is
payable from receipts from fees and penalties deposited in the Securities
Enforcement Fund pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1985, c.405 (C.49:3-66.1).
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an
amount not less than that anticipated as General Fund revenue from receipts
from fees and penalties collected by the Securities Enforcement Fund shall be
transferred to the General Fund as State revenue by April 1.� The unexpended
balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year is appropriated to the
Securities Enforcement Fund program account to offset the cost of operating
this program and for use by the Department of Law and Public Safety to support
departmental efforts related to suicide and violence prevention, fire safety,
anti-gang activities, background checks and investigations required by law,
critical equipment or facility needs, and unanticipated public safety or
citizen protection needs, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated derived pursuant to R.S.51:1-1 et seq. from
the operations of the Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Weights and
Measures program and the unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal
year, are appropriated for the purposes of offsetting the operational costs of
the program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated pursuant to P.L.1994, c.16 (C.45:17A-18 et
seq.) from the operations of the Division of Consumer Affairs Charitable
Registration and Investigation program and the unexpended balances at the end
of the preceding fiscal year, are appropriated for the purpose of offsetting
the operational costs of the program, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for each of the several State professional
boards, advisory boards, and committees shall be payable from receipts of those
entities, and any receipts in excess of the amounts specifically provided to
each of the entities, and the unexpended balances at the end of the preceding
fiscal year are appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1983, c.412 (C.10:5-14.1a), or any law or
regulation to the contrary, any receipts from the assessment of fines, fees,
and penalties pursuant to P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.) are appropriated
to the Division on Civil Rights for operational costs, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from the provision of copies of transcripts and other materials related to
officially docketed cases are appropriated.
Receipts
from assessments under section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1) in excess of
the amount anticipated and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year are appropriated for payment of claims of victims of crime pursuant
to P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-1 et seq.) and for additional Victims of Crime
Compensation Office operational costs, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Victims of
Crime Compensation Office pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396
(C.2C:43-3.1) are appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Victims of Crime Compensation Office is
available for payment of awards applicable to claims filed in prior fiscal
years.
Receipts
from assessments pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1) and the
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Criminal
Disposition and Revenue Collection Fund program account are appropriated for
the purpose of offsetting the costs of the design, development, implementation
and operation of the Criminal Disposition and Revenue Collection Fund program,
payment of claims of victims of crime and for Victims of Crime Compensation
Office operational costs, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary and consistent with
P.L.2015, c.55, restitution payments collected by the Department of Corrections
owed to victims of crimes who have not been located by the Department and who
have not come forward to claim such payments for a period of two years from
when the Department attempts to locate them shall be transferred to the Victims
of Crime Compensation Office and are appropriated to satisfy claims pursuant to
the provisions of the "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1971,"
P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-1 et seq.).
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Violence
Intervention and Victim Assistance account, not to exceed $150,000, is
appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove is appropriated from the Casino Revenue Fund for the costs
associated with the operation of the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
GRANTS-IN-AID
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the
Cyber-Harassment Prevention Program (P.L.2025, c.303) account is appropriated
for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
Department
  of Law and Public Safety, Total State Appropriation
$1,010,407,000
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.46 (C.45:1-3.2) or any law or
regulation to the contrary, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, subject to the
approval of the Attorney General, is hereby appropriated from the unexpended
balances of the several State professional boards, advisory boards, and
committees located in the Department of Law and Public Safety which are not
otherwise required to be expended for the purposes of such professional boards,
advisory boards, and committees to pay for the costs and expenses of the
various divisions within the Department of Law and Public Safety as determined
by the Attorney General, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from the provision of copies, the processing of credit cards and other
materials related to compliance with section 6 of P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5),
are appropriated for the purpose of offsetting costs related to the public
access of government records.
All
registration fees, tuition fees, training fees, and all other fees received for
reimbursement for attendance at courses conducted by any division in the
Department of Law and Public Safety are appropriated for the purposes of
offsetting the operating expenses of the courses, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts in excess of
the amount anticipated through seizure, forfeiture, or abandonment pursuant to
any federal or State statutory or common law and proceeds of the sale of any
such confiscated property or goods, except for such funds as are dedicated
pursuant to N.J.S.2C:64-6, are appropriated for law enforcement purposes
designated by the Attorney General.
Summary of Department of Law and Public Safety
  Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$949,907,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$32,535,000
�
State Aid
$27,965,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$937,303,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$1,000,000
�
Casino Revenue
  Fund
$92,000
�
Casino Control
  Fund
$72,012,000
�
67 DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
10
Public Safety and Criminal Justice
14
Military Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
40-3620
New Jersey National Guard Support
  Services
$6,652,000
60-3605
Joint Training Center Management and
  Operations
$324,000
99-3600
Administration and Support Services
$4,470,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Military Services
$11,446,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($5,892,000)
Materials and Supplies
($334,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($763,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($887,000)
Special Purpose:
40
National Guard-State Active Duty
($50,000)
40
New Jersey National Guard ChalleNGe Youth
  Program
($265,000)
40
Joint Federal-State Operations and
  Maintenance Contracts (State Share)
($2,140,000)
99
Payment of Military Leave Benefits
($67,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($1,048,000)
Receipts
from the rental and use of armories and the unexpended balance at the end of
the preceding fiscal year in the receipt account are appropriated for the
operation and maintenance thereof, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the National
Guard-State Active Duty account is appropriated for the same purpose.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the National Guard-State
Active Duty account, there are appropriated such amounts as are determined to
be necessary by the Adjutant General to pay for the cost of unanticipated or
extraordinary National Guard deployments, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Joint
Federal-State Operations and Maintenance Contracts (State Share) account is
appropriated for the same purpose.
Receipts
from the sale of solar energy credits and the receipt of energy rebates and the
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the receipt
account are appropriated for the operation and maintenance of other energy
program projects.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2001, c.351 (C.52:13H-2.1) or any other law
or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for Payment
of Military Leave Benefits is subject to the following conditions: it shall be
the responsibility of the Department of Military Affairs to accept, review, and
approve applications by a county, municipal governing body, or board of
education for reimbursement of eligible costs incurred as a result of the
provisions of P.L.2001, c.351, and to reimburse such costs from the Payment of
Military Leave Benefits account.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, lease or licensing
payments received by the Department of Military Affairs in connection with the
property known as the �Colgate Clock� located on Block 14502, Lot 10 on the
Official Tax Map of Jersey City, New Jersey, shall be deposited in the General
Fund.
GRANTS-IN-AID
40-3620
New Jersey National Guard Support
  Services
$220,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Military Services
$220,000
Grants-in-Aid:
40
Civil Air Patrol - New Jersey Wing
($220,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the USS New
Jersey Commissioning Committee account is appropriated.
Department
  of Military Affairs, Total State Appropriation
$11,666,000
Summary of Department of Military Affairs Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$11,446,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$220,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$11,666,000
�
74 DEPARTMENT OF STATE
30
Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development
36
Higher Educational Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
80-2400
Statewide Planning and Coordination for
  Higher Education
$7,451,000
81-2400
Educational Opportunity Fund Programs
$511,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Higher Educational Services
$7,962,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($4,264,000)
Materials and Supplies
($9,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,027,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($12,000)
Special Purpose:
80
Student Success Incentive Funding
($2,500,000)
80
Higher Education Chief Financial Officers
  Training (P.L.2023, c.115)
($100,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($50,000)
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Statewide Planning and
Coordination for Higher Education, there is appropriated an amount not to
exceed $500,000 subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting, for the purpose of supporting the maintenance of the
Statewide longitudinal data system.
GRANTS-IN-AID
80-2400
Statewide Planning and Coordination for
  Higher Education
$72,714,000
81-2401
Educational Opportunity Fund Programs
$54,838,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Higher
  Educational Services
$127,552,000
Grants-in-Aid:
80
College Bound
($2,500,000)
80
College Readiness Now
($664,000)
80
Center on Gun Violence Research
($1,000,000)
80
Governor's School
($100,000)
80
Hunger-Free Campus Program
($1,200,000)
80
Fringe Support for Public Research
  Institutions of Higher Education
($60,000,000)
80
Some College, No Degree
($3,200,000)
80
County College-Based Adult Centers
($1,800,000)
80
Innovation Dual Enrollment Program
($250,000)
80
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate
  Training Initiative Incentive Grant Program (P.L.2025, c.269)
($1,000,000)
80
Social Media Research Center
($500,000)
80
Braven New Jersey
($500,000)
81
Opportunity Program Grants
($37,329,000)
81
Supplementary Education Program Grants
($17,509,000)
An
amount not to exceed five percent of the total hereinabove appropriated for
College Bound is available for transfer to Direct State Services for the
administrative expenses of this program, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Refunds
from prior years to the College Bound Program are appropriated to that account.
Refunds
from prior years to the Educational Opportunity Fund Programs accounts are
appropriated to those accounts.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Fringe Support for Public Research Institutions of Higher
Education is subject to the following conditions: (1) amounts shall be
allocated among and distributed to senior research institutions of higher
education based on a funding rationale determined by the Secretary of Higher
Education and subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting; (2) allocations to individual senior research institutions
shall be used to offset fringe benefit costs charged to federally, State, and
privately funded research programs using the composite fringe benefit rate for
the year ending June 30, 2027 established by the Division of Budget and
Accounting; and� (3) the senior research institutions must demonstrate to the
Secretary of Higher Education that they continue to negotiate with the federal
government to develop a lower, federally approved rate for the purpose of
enabling such institution to direct more grant funding towards eligible
research activities.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Center on Gun Violence
Research, an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, is appropriated to support
interdisciplinary research on the causes and consequences of, and solutions to,
gun-related violence.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Innovation Dual Enrollment Program is subject to the
following conditions: the Secretary of Higher Education shall develop a dual
enrollment competitive grant program, establish written eligibility criteria
for the selection of participating institutions of higher education and public
schools, and set program goals and requirements for the 2026-2027 school year.
Such eligibility criteria and other relevant information shall be publicly
available and published on the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education's
public website, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate
Training Initiative Incentive Grant Program shall be used to provide aviation
grants to public institutions of higher education which participate in the
federal Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative established
pursuant to section 631 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, pursuant to the
provisions of P.L.2025, c.269.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Social Media Research Center is subject
to the following condition: the Secretary of Higher Education shall select a
New Jersey institution of higher education through a competitive process to
study the relationship between digital technology and children�s mental health
and wellbeing pursuant to eligibility criteria for the selection determined by
the Secretary of Higher Education, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, any opportunity
program grant, stipend, or direct student support received through the
Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program pursuant to P.L.1968, c.142
(C.18A:71-28 et seq.) shall not be included as income, estimated financial
assistance, or other available aid when determining a student�s eligibility
for, or the amount of assistance awarded under, the Community College
Opportunity Grant (CCOG) program established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2021,
c.26 (C.18A:71B-112) or the Garden State Guarantee (GSG) program.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Statewide Planning and
Coordination for Higher Education, there is appropriated an amount not to
exceed $1,000,000 for institutions participating in the New Jersey Civic
Information Consortium to advance research and innovation in the field of media
and technology to benefit the State, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
2405
Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
At
any time prior to the issuance and sale of bonds or other obligations by the
Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, the State Treasurer is
authorized to transfer from any available monies in any fund of the Treasury of
the State to the credit of any fund of the authority such amounts as the State
Treasurer deems necessary.� Any amounts so transferred shall be returned to the
same fund of the Treasury of the State by the State Treasurer from the proceeds
of the sale of the first issue of authority bonds or other authority
obligations.
In
furtherance of the "Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
Law," N.J.S.18A:71A-1 et seq., in the event of a draw upon a debt service
reserve surety bond or any other debt service reserve cash equivalent
instrument or any insufficiency of such instruments to pay debt service on the
bonds issued by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, there are
appropriated to the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority such amounts
as are necessary to repay the issuer of such surety bond or such other cash
equivalent instrument for such draw or to satisfy such insufficiency, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
45-2405
Student Assistance Programs
$679,623,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Higher
  Education Student Assistance Authority
$679,623,000
Grants-in-Aid:
45
Tuition Aid Grants
($525,242,000)
45
Part-Time Tuition Aid Grants for County
  Colleges
($12,662,000)
45
Part-Time Tuition Aid Grant - EOF
  Students
($842,000)
45
Governor's Urban Scholarship Program
($250,000)
45
Community College Opportunity Grant
($24,540,000)
45
Garden State Guarantee
($84,412,000)
45
New Jersey STEM Loan Redemption Program
($100,000)
45
New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship
  Program
($75,000)
45
New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance
  Reward Scholarship (NJSTARS I & II)
($6,000,000)
45
Teachers Loan Redemption Program
($500,000)
45
Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan
  Redemption Program
($3,500,000)
45
Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program
($500,000)
45
Air Traffic Controller Loan Redemption
  Program
($1,000,000)
45
Summer Tuition Aid Grant
($20,000,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts provided
hereinabove for Tuition Aid Grants shall provide awards to all qualified
applicants at levels set by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.
Such amounts as may be necessary are appropriated from Tuition Aid Grants to
fund awards for undocumented students as set forth in P.L.2018, c.12
(C.18A:71B-2.1) or incarcerated individuals, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The unexpended balances
reappropriated to the Tuition Aid Grant account shall be available to fund
increases in the number of applicants qualifying for full-time Tuition Aid
Grant awards, to fund increases in award amounts, and to fund shifts in the
distribution of awards that result in an increase in program costs.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Tuition Aid Grants, there
are appropriated such amounts as are required to cover the costs of increases
in the number of applicants qualifying for full-time Tuition Aid Grant awards
or to fund shifts in the distribution of awards that result in an increase in
total program costs, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, participation in the
Tuition Aid Grant program hereinabove appropriated shall be limited to those
institutions that had previously participated in the Tuition Aid Grant program,
or had applied in writing to the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
to participate in the Tuition Aid Grant program prior to September 1, 2009 and
met all eligibility requirements prior to September 1, 2009.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Part-Time Tuition Aid Grants for County
Colleges shall be used to provide funds for tuition aid grants for eligible,
qualified part-time students enrolled at the county colleges established
pursuant to N.J.S.18A:64A-1 et seq.� The tuition aid grants shall be used to
pay the tuition at a county college established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:64A-1 et
seq.� Within the limits of available appropriations as determined by the Higher
Education Student Assistance Authority, part-time grant awards shall be
pro-rated against the full-time grant award for the applicable institutional
sector established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71B-21 as follows: an eligible student
enrolled with six to eight credits shall receive one-half of the value of a
full-time award and an eligible student enrolled with nine to eleven credits
shall receive three-quarters of a full-time award. Students shall apply first
for all other forms of federal student assistance grants and scholarships;
student eligibility for the Tuition Aid Grant program for part-time enrollment
at a county college shall in other respects be determined by the authority in
accordance with the criteria established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:71B-20, other
than the criterion for full-time enrollment.
The
unexpended balances reappropriated to the Part-Time Tuition Aid Grants for
County Colleges account shall be available to fund increases in the number of
applicants qualifying for Part-Time Tuition Aid Grants for County Colleges
awards, to fund increases in award amounts, and to fund shifts in the
distribution of awards that result in an increase in program costs.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Community College Opportunity Grants, the maximum
individual grant amount shall be awarded, as established by the Higher
Education Student Assistance Authority pursuant to subsection c. of section 4
of P.L.2021, c.26 (C.18A:71B-114), to qualified students with an annual
adjusted gross income, as such term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, c.26
(C.18A:71B-111). For previous grant recipients with annual adjusted gross
income as such term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, c.26 (C.18A:71B-111)
between $65,001 and $80,000, the maximum awards shall not exceed fifty percent
of the maximum individual grant amount for students with an annual adjusted
gross income between $0 and $65,000. For previous grant recipients with annual
adjusted gross income as such term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, c.26
(C.18A:71B-111) between $80,001 and $100,000, the maximum awards shall not
exceed thirty-three and one-third percent of the maximum individual grant
amount for students with an annual adjusted gross income between $0 and
$65,000.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Community College
Opportunity Grants (CCOG), there are appropriated such amounts as are required
to cover the costs of increases in the number of applicants qualifying for CCOG
awards or to fund shifts in the distribution of awards that result in an
increase in total program costs, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Garden State Guarantee awards is subject to the following
conditions: $84,412,000 is appropriated to the Higher Education Student
Assistance Authority to provide grants during the fall 2026 and spring 2027
semesters to eligible New Jersey resident undergraduate students in each
student�s third and/or fourth year of full-time enrollment at a New Jersey
senior public college or university, as full-time enrollment is defined
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:9-3.4 and as years three and four are defined by the
Higher Education Student Assistance Authority and published on the Authority�s
public website; provided that (1) the amount of the Garden State Guarantee
awards for qualified students with an annual adjusted gross income, as such
term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, c.26 (C.18A:71B-111), between $0 and
$65,000 shall ensure that each such student receives sufficient financial aid
from a combination of State, federal, institutional, and other grants or
scholarships to eliminate the student�s net cost of tuition and mandatory fees
in both the fall 2026 and spring 2027 semesters; and that (2) the amount of the
Garden State Guarantee awards for previous grant recipients with an annual
adjusted gross income between $65,001 and $80,000, as such term is defined in
section 1 of P.L.2021, c.26 (C.18A:71B-111), shall ensure that each such
student receives sufficient financial aid from a combination of State, federal,
institutional, and other grants or scholarships to pay a remaining net price of
no more than $3,750 in tuition and mandatory fees in either the fall 2026 or
spring 2027 semester; and that (3) the amount of the Garden State Guarantee
awards for previous grant recipients with an annual adjusted gross income
between $80,001 and $100,000, as such term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2021,
c.26 (C.18A:71B-111), shall ensure that each such student receives sufficient
financial aid from a combination of State, federal, institutional, and other
grants or scholarships to pay a remaining net price of no more than $5,000 in
tuition and mandatory fees in either the fall 2026 or spring 2027 semester; and
provided further that the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority shall
establish criteria governing student eligibility and other necessary program
elements for Fiscal Year 2027, which shall be published on the Authority�s
public website; and provided further that eligibility for each senior public
institution�s students to receive Garden State Guarantee awards shall be
contingent on the institution�s maintenance of efforts (as defined below),
whereby in academic years 2026-2027 the senior public institution�s awards
per-student for students enrolled in years three and four, with annual adjusted
gross incomes ranging from $0-$20,000, $20,001-$40,000, $40,001-$65,000,
$65,001-$80,000, and $80,001-$100,000, are each within at least five percent of
the per-student average amounts of institutional financial aid the institution
awarded during academic year 2020-2021 to students in corresponding years of
enrollment and annual adjusted gross income ranges (�maintenance of effort�).
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Garden State Guarantee
(GSG) there are appropriated such amounts as are required to cover the costs of
increases in the number of applicants qualifying for GSG awards or to fund
shifts in the distribution of awards that result in an increase in total
program costs, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from voluntary contributions by taxpayers on New Jersey gross income tax
returns for the New Jersey World Trade Center Scholarship Fund are appropriated
for the purpose of providing scholarships for eligible recipients as defined in
P.L.2001, c.442 (C.18A:71B-23.1 et seq.), subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
is appropriated $1,000,000 from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund for
the Pay It Forward Fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship
program is subject to the following condition: all NJ STARS II awards must be
used at institutions of higher education that offer degrees through the
baccalaureate level and which participate in the Tuition Aid Grant program
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:9-2.1.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the maximum tuition to
be used in determining the amount of a NJ STARS award to a student at a county
college shall be limited to the in-county tuition charged for students pursuing
a full-time course of study at that county college.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection b. of section 5 of P.L.2004, c.59 (C.18A:71B-85),
none of the funds hereinabove appropriated for the New Jersey Student Tuition
Assistance Reward Scholarship program shall be used to fund summer semester NJ
STARS scholarship awards.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.2012, c.8 (C.18A:71B-85.6 et al.) or any other law or
regulation to the contrary, the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the New
Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship program are subject to the
following condition: the maximum New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward
Scholarship awards for students first enrolling in the program for academic
year 2015-2016 and thereafter who attend a county college that has eliminated
general education fees and increased its tuition correspondingly will be
reduced by an amount to be calculated and approved by the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.� The amount of the reduction shall be the
three-year average percentage that fees comprised of total tuition and fees as
reported to the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) on the
institutional budget survey in the three immediate years prior to the
elimination of the general education fees.
In
order to permit and ensure the timely award of student financial aid grants,
amounts may be transferred among accounts in Student Assistance Programs,
including Survivor Tuition Benefits, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.� Notice of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting�s approval shall be provided to the Legislative Budget
and Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in Student
Assistance Programs are appropriated to such programs, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the Teachers Loan Redemption Program shall be
available for the redemption of a portion of eligible participants� qualifying
student loans. Qualifying student loans shall include government or commercial
loans used for the actual costs paid for tuition and reasonable education and
living expenses related to obtaining a degree. The Higher Education Student
Assistance Authority shall select program participants from among those
applicants who submit their applications within the deadlines established by
the Authority and meet the eligibility criteria established pursuant to section
2 of P.L.2021, c.384 (C.18A:71C-84), subject to available funds. If
appropriated funds are insufficient to provide loan redemptions to all of the
applicants who meet the eligibility criteria, the Authority shall accord
priority to applicants based on a district�s number of unfilled teacher
vacancies, an applicant�s student loan burden, and an applicant�s hiring date.
If appropriated funds are insufficient to provide loan redemptions to all of
the top-ranked qualified applicants based on the above-listed priorities, the
Authority shall select program participants by means of a lottery or other form
of random selection from among the highest priority applicants.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for the Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan Redemption
Program, no more than eight percent of the amount appropriated may be allocated
for the administrative costs of the program, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts provided
hereinabove in Student Assistance Programs shall be available for payment of
liabilities applicable to prior fiscal years.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Air Traffic Controller Loan Redemption
Program shall be available for the redemption of a portion of the qualifying
student loan amounts of an eligible air traffic controller who is selected by
the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to be a program participant
pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2025, c.269.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2023, c.34 (C.18A:71B-20a) or of any other
law or regulation to the contrary, within the limits of the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Summer Tuition Aid Grant, summer tuition aid grant awards
shall be pro-rated against the maximum amounts for which applicants, who are
eligible for summer tuition aid grants pursuant to subsection d. of
N.J.S.18A:71B-20, qualify pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2023,
c.34 (C.18A:71B-20a).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, $8,500,000 of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Tuition Aid Grants shall be used to
ensure that the maximum tuition aid grant award amount for applicants at Kean
University, as that term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2021, c.282
(C.18A:64O-3), qualifying for full-time tuition aid grant awards in the
2026-2027 academic year is no less than the maximum tuition aid grant award
amount for applicants at all other public research universities, as that term
is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-3), qualifying for
full-time tuition aid grant awards in the 2026-2027 academic year.
2410
Rutgers, The State University - New Brunswick
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2410
Institutional Support
$373,532,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Rutgers, The State University - New Brunswick
$373,532,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($47,849,000)
82
Rutgers, The State University - New
  Brunswick
($172,530,000)
82
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
($6,000,000)
82
School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
($141,533,000)
82
State Government Science and Engineering
  Fellowship Program, Eagleton Institute
($320,000)
82
New Jersey Center for Civic Education -
  Middle School and High School Civics Instruction
($300,000)
82
Events Attraction and Marketing
($5,000,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Rutgers - New Brunswick shall be 8,351.
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the fringe benefits for not more than 1,383 positions, funded by medical
services contracts between Rutgers and various State departments, are funded by
the State.
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Rutgers School of Biomedical and Health
Sciences shall be 223.
2415
Agricultural Experiment Station
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2415
Institutional Support
$22,431,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Agricultural Experiment Station
$22,431,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
  Station
($1,500,000)
82
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
  Station - Rutgers University
($20,931,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at the Agricultural Experiment Station
shall be 422.
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the fringe benefits for 120 positions, funded by the federal Hatch and
Smith/Lever programs, are funded by the State.
Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey is authorized to reallocate appropriations
from the General University to the Agricultural Experiment Station, as needed,
to assure that there are sufficient funds in the Agricultural Experiment
Station to meet federal requirements for the Hatch and Smith/Lever programs.
2416
Rutgers, The State University - Camden
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2416
Institutional Support
$24,623,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Rutgers, The State University - Camden
$24,623,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Clinical Legal Programs for the Poor -
  Rutgers Law School
($200,000)
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($7,938,000)
82
Rowan University - Rutgers Camden Board
  of Governors, Health Initiatives
($500,000)
82
Rutgers, The State University - Camden
($15,860,000)
82
Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public
  Affairs - South Jersey Research Response Program
($125,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Rutgers - Camden shall be 639.
2417
Rutgers, The State University - Newark
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2417
Institutional Support
$47,691,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Rutgers, The State University - Newark
$47,691,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Clinical Legal Programs for the Poor -
  Rutgers Law School
($200,000)
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($15,215,000)
82
Rutgers, The State University - Newark
($31,626,000)
82
New Jersey Nursing Emotional Well-Being
  Institute
($650,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Rutgers - Newark shall be 1,227.
2430
New Jersey Institute of Technology
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2430
Institutional Support
$55,461,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, New
  Jersey Institute of Technology
$55,461,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($15,876,000)
82
New Jersey Institute of Technology
($34,585,000)
82
Public Polytechnic Adjustment Aid
($5,000,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at the New Jersey Institute of Technology
shall be 1,313.
2440
Thomas Edison State University
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2440
Institutional Support
$13,940,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Thomas
  Edison State University
$13,940,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($8,379,000)
82
Thomas Edison State University
($4,561,000)
82
National Guard Tuition Waiver
  Reimbursement
($1,000,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Thomas Edison State University shall be
323.
2445
Rowan University
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2445
Institutional Support
$134,884,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Rowan
  University
$134,884,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($23,152,000)
82
Rowan University
($32,753,000)
82
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
($5,000,000)
82
Child Abuse Research Education and
  Service Institute
($1,850,000)
82
Cooper Medical School - Cooper University
  Hospital Support
($26,000,000)
82
School of Osteopathic Medicine
($37,929,000)
82
School of Veterinary Medicine
($6,200,000)
82
Virtua Health College of Medicine and
  Life Sciences
($2,000,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Rowan University shall be 2,050.
Of
the $37,929,000 appropriated for the Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine,
$2,700,000 is to be allocated to the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
2450
New Jersey City University
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2450
Institutional Support
$32,847,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, New
  Jersey City University
$32,847,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($9,261,000)
82
New Jersey City University
($23,586,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at New Jersey City University shall be
1,129.
2455
Kean University
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2455
Institutional Support
$57,565,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Kean
  University
$57,565,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($20,066,000)
82
Kean University
($37,499,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Kean University shall be 1,074.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, upon the merger
of New Jersey City University and Kean University, all amounts hereinabove
appropriated to, as well as State-funded positions at, New Jersey City
University are hereby transferred to Kean University, for the same� purposes.�
2460
William Paterson University of New Jersey
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2460
Institutional Support
$46,998,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  William Paterson University of New Jersey
$46,998,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($17,199,000)
82
William Paterson University of New Jersey
($29,649,000)
82
Institutional and Workforce
  Sustainability Plan
($150,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at William Paterson University of New
Jersey shall be 1,111.
2465
Montclair State University
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2465
Institutional Support
$88,335,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Montclair State University
$88,335,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($30,650,000)
82
Montclair State University
($55,480,000)
82
Bloomfield College of Montclair State
  University Outcomes-Based Allocation
($2,205,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Montclair State University shall be
1,416.
2470
The College of New Jersey
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2470
Institutional Support
$34,726,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, The
  College of New Jersey
$34,726,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($5,954,000)
82
The College of New Jersey
($28,522,000)
82
Office of Mentoring, Retention, and
  Success Programs
($250,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at The College of New Jersey shall be 909.
2475
Ramapo College of New Jersey
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2475
Institutional Support
$25,594,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Ramapo
  College of New Jersey
$25,594,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($5,513,000)
82
Ramapo College of New Jersey
($18,781,000)
82
Nursing Program Expansion
($1,300,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Property
Disposition Support account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Ramapo College of New Jersey shall be
623.
2480
Stockton University
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2480
Institutional Support
$41,892,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Stockton University
$41,892,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
Outcomes-Based Allocation
($11,246,000)
82
Stockton University
($28,340,000)
82
Stockton University Atlantic City Campus
($2,306,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at Stockton University shall be 1,069.
2485
University Hospital
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2485
Institutional Support
$57,745,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  University Hospital
$57,745,000
Grants-in-Aid:
82
University Hospital
($52,745,000)
82
City of Newark Emergency Medical Services
($5,000,000)
For
the purpose of implementing the appropriations act for the current fiscal year,
the number of State-funded positions at University Hospital shall be 2,200.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for University Hospital, an
amount not to exceed $42,255,000 is appropriated to support expenditures
related to the Clinical Service Agreement between University Hospital and
Rutgers, The State University, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
HIGHER
EDUCATION SERVICES
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, from the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Higher Educational Services-Institutional Support
in each of the senior public institutions of higher education, there are
allocated such amounts as are required to provide the reimbursement to cover
tuition costs of the National Guard members pursuant to subsection b. of
section 21 of P.L.1999, c.46 (C.18A:62-24).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, from the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Higher Educational Services-Institutional Support
in each of the senior public institutions of higher education, there are
allocated such amounts as may be required to fund lease or rental costs which
may be charged by such senior public institutions for any State department,
agency, authority or commission facilities located on the campus of any senior
public institution of higher education.
Public
colleges and universities are authorized to provide a voluntary employee
furlough program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, any funds appropriated
as Grants-In-Aid and payable to any senior public college or university which
requests approval from the Educational Facilities Authority and the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting may be pledged as a guarantee for payment
of principal and interest on any bonds issued by the Educational Facilities
Authority or by the college or university.� Such funds, if so pledged, shall be
made available by the State Treasurer upon receipt of written notification by
the Educational Facilities Authority or the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting that the college or university does not have sufficient funds
available for prompt payment of principal and interest on such bonds, and shall
be paid by the State Treasurer directly to the holders of such bonds at such
time and in such amounts as specified by the bond indenture, notwithstanding
that payment of such funds does not coincide with any date for payment
otherwise fixed by law.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no amount hereinabove
appropriated for any senior public institution of higher education shall be
paid until the institution remits its quarterly fringe benefit reimbursement
for positions in excess of the number of State-funded positions provided in
this act, by the deadline and in the manner required by the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the senior public institutions of higher education
shall be paid to each institution in equal monthly installments on the last
business day of each month.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Institutional Support of the various State
institutions of higher education are conditioned upon the following:� no sum
shall be expended for payment as a settlement, buyout, separation payment,
severance pay or any other form of monetary payment of any kind whatsoever in
connection with the termination of, or separation from, the employment prior to
the end of the term of an existing contract of any officer or employee of such
institution who receives annual compensation in excess of $250,000.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated for University Hospital and Cooper Medical
School - Cooper University Hospital Support, the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting may transfer such amounts as are determined to be
necessary to the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services to maximize
federal Medicaid funds.
Funds
appropriated to Rutgers University for purposes of medical education are
authorized to be used as necessary by the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting and the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services,
consistent with CMS guidelines, solely to maximize federal Medicaid payments to
faculty physicians and non-physician professionals who are affiliated with the
aforementioned respective medical schools.
Funds
appropriated to Rowan University for purposes of medical education at Cooper
Medical School of Rowan University and the Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine
are authorized to be used as necessary by the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting and the Division of Medical Assistance and Health
Services, consistent with CMS guidelines, solely to maximize federal Medicaid
payments to faculty physicians and non-physician professionals who are
affiliated with the aforementioned respective medical schools.
Of
the amounts hereinabove appropriated to Stockton University, amounts may be
transferred to the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services,
consistent with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines, solely
to maximize federal Medicaid payments to faculty physicians and non-physician
professionals who are affiliated with the AtlantiCare Health System, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the Outcomes-Based Allocation program in each of
the senior public institutions of higher education shall be allocated and
distributed to eligible senior public institutions based on a funding rationale
determined by the Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with the
presidents of senior public institutions. The funding shall be based upon the
following criteria along with any other requirements the Secretary determines
to be appropriate in order to advance equity and improve student outcomes,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting: (1) the total number of degrees awarded by the institution, (2) the
number of degrees awarded by the institution to individuals from
underrepresented ethnic and racial minority groups, (3) the number of students
at the institution with adjusted gross income, as such term is defined in
section 1 of P.L.2021, c.26 (C.18A:71B-111), between $0 and $65,000, (4)
degrees awarded to students with adjusted gross income between $0 and $65,000,
(5) degrees awarded to students who transferred to the institution, (6) degrees
awarded in the STEM and healthcare fields, and (7) doctoral degrees awarded;
provided further, however, that institutions receiving awards shall be required
to: (a) share program-level spending information to assist in the distribution
of future funding; and (b) participate in good faith discussions led by the Secretary
to improve future distribution of funding to institutions consistent with State
priorities, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting. Each four-year institution shall report to the Secretary of
Higher Education and the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, at an
individual student unit record level, the amount of federal, State, and
institutional financial aid granted to each undergraduate student in academic
year 2021-2022 and each subsequent academic semester according to the schedule
determined by the Secretary and subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Amounts
appropriated for Institutional Stabilization Aid to a New Jersey senior public
college or university while under the oversight of an appointed State Monitor
shall be conditioned upon the following provision: the governing body of the
senior public college or university shall adopt a resolution whereby the
governing body acknowledges the duties and responsibilities of the State
Monitor and aligns and revises the senior public college or university�s
governance, leadership, and administration in accordance with the duties and
responsibilities of the State Monitor as prescribed in P.L.2023, c.115.
Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, the amounts hereinabove appropriated for
universities may be transferred to the Division of Medical Assistance and
Health Services, consistent with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
guidelines, solely to maximize federal Medical Assistance reimbursement,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
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Cultural and Intellectual Development Services
2541
Division of State Library
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
51-2541
Library Services
$6,070,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of State Library
$6,070,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($4,715,000)
Materials and Supplies
($410,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($193,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($27,000)
Special Purpose:
51
Supplies and Extended Services
($725,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Direct State Services for the New Jersey State
Library, excluding amounts appropriated to Special Purpose accounts, shall be
paid in equal monthly installments, on the last business day of each month.
STATE
AID
51-2541
Library Services
$8,975,000
(From General Fund:$4,299,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$4,676,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, Division
  of State Library
$8,975,000
(From General Fund:$4,299,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$4,676,000)
State Aid:
51
Per Capita Library Aid (PTRF)
($4,676,000)
51
Library Network
($4,299,000)
37
Cultural and Intellectual Development Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
05-2530
Support of the Arts
$455,000
06-2535
Museum Services
$2,761,000
07-2540
Development of Historical Resources
$1,068,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Cultural and Intellectual Development Services
$4,284,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($3,264,000)
Materials and Supplies
($67,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($423,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($30,000)
Special Purpose:
07
New Jersey Historical Commission -
  Celebration of America
($500,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Pandemic
Revenue Loss (State Museum) account is appropriated for the same purpose,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the COVID-19
Frontline Healthcare Worker Memorial Commission account is appropriated for the
same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the New Jersey
Black Heritage Trail (P.L.2022, c.102) account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-2530
Support of the Arts
$36,000,000
07-2540
Development of Historical Resources
$5,745,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Cultural and Intellectual Development Services
$41,745,000
Grants-in-Aid:
05
Cultural Projects
($31,900,000)
05
Crossroads Theatre Company
($500,000)
05
Barrymore Film Center
($500,000)
05
New Jersey Symphony
($500,000)
05
WBGO 88.3 FM/Newark Public Radio -
  Capital Construction
($1,000,000)
05
Mile Square Theater
($125,000)
05
Newark Symphony Hall
($1,050,000)
05
Count Basie Center for the Arts
($250,000)
05
Montclair Film - Operations &
  Education and Workforce Development Programs
($100,000)
05
Two River Theater, Red Bank
($50,000)
05
Country Gate Players Theater Program -
  Operating Support
($25,000)
07
New Jersey Historical Commission - Agency
  Grants
($5,500,000)
07
New Jersey Council for the Humanities
($50,000)
07
New Jersey Air Victory Museum
($20,000)
07
Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park
($100,000)
07
Jersey Explorer Children�s Museum
($50,000)
07
Monmouth Museum
($25,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Cultural Projects, an amount not to
exceed five percent may be used for administrative purposes, including but not
limited to the assessment and oversight of cultural projects, including
administrative costs attendant to this function, in compliance with all
pertinent State and federal laws and regulations including the "Single
Audit Act of 1984," Pub.L.98-502 (31 U.S.C. s.7501 et seq.), subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Cultural Projects, the value of project
grants awarded within each county shall total not less than $50,000.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Cultural Projects, funds may be used
for the purpose of matching federal grants.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Cultural Projects, 25 percent shall be awarded to
cultural groups or artists based in the eight southernmost counties (Cape May,
Salem, Cumberland, Gloucester, Camden, Ocean, Atlantic, and Burlington);
provided, however, that the calculation of such 25 percent allocation shall not
include amounts allocated from the Cultural Projects account for administrative
purposes, and the first $1,000,000 of any grants that may be awarded to the New
Jersey Performing Arts Center or the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 4 of P.L.1999, c.131 (C.18A:73-22.4), of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for New Jersey Historical Commission - Agency Grants,
an amount not to exceed $300,000 is appropriated for administrative costs,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
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Government Direction, Management, and Control
74
General Government Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-2505
Office of the Secretary of State
$9,881,000
02-2510
Business Action Center
$23,848,000
08-2545
State Archives
$1,262,000
25-2525
Election Management and Coordination
$16,144,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, General Government Services
$51,135,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($10,827,000)
Materials and Supplies
($157,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,532,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($198,000)
Special Purpose:
01
Office of Volunteerism
($319,000)
01
Office of Programs
($963,000)
01
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative
  Commission
($240,000)
01
Cultural Trust
($202,000)
01
New Jersey Puerto Rico Commission
($150,000)
01
Business Marketing and Events Initiative
($2,000,000)
01
Complete Count Commission
($500,000)
02
Office of Economic Growth
($750,000)
02
New Jersey Small Business Development
  Centers
($800,000)
02
Travel and Tourism Advertising and
  Promotion
($17,600,000)
02
New Jersey Israel Commission
($280,000)
02
New Jersey - India Commission
($100,000)
25
Help America Vote Act
($4,517,000)
25
Early Voting Implementation
($10,000,000)
The
Secretary of State shall report semi-annually on the expenditure during the
preceding six months of State funds hereinabove appropriated for Travel and
Tourism Advertising and Promotion and private contributions to this program.
The first semi-annual report shall be completed not later than 30 days
following the end of the second quarter of the fiscal year, the second
semi-annual report shall be completed not later than 30 days following the end
of the fiscal year, and both reports shall be submitted to the State Treasurer,
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, and the Joint Budget
Oversight Committee.
Receipts
from the examination of voting machines by Election Management and Coordination
and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of those
receipts are appropriated for the costs of making such examinations.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Help America
Vote Act - State Match account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Business Marketing and Events Initiative shall be used to
pay for the costs of: developing, implementing, planning and marketing events within
the State; and developing and implementing a marketing program to highlight the
benefits of doing business in the State of New Jersey and to encourage national
and international business entities to relocate and expand in New Jersey,
including through assisting in the recruitment of successful business leaders
and entrepreneurs, pursuant to a competitively awarded contract between the
Department of State and a non-profit entity with expertise in economic
development, subject to the approval of the Director and the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
An
amount equal to 50 percent of the receipts from the per gallon tax imposed on
all sales of beer, cider, mead, and liquors during the preceding taxable year
pursuant to R.S.54:43-1, sold by limited brewery, restricted brewery, cidery
and meadery, and craft distillery licensees licensed pursuant to R.S.33:1-10,
and certified by the Director of the Division of Taxation, is appropriated to
the Brewery, Cidery, Meadery, and Distillery Industry Promotion Account in the
Department of State to support industry-related research, development, and
promotion activities positively impacting the operation and growth of New
Jersey's limited brewery, restricted brewery, cidery and meadery, and craft
distillery industries.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Early Voting Implementation may be used to support
expenditures related to the payment of costs of mail-in ballots by County
Boards of Elections, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Early Voting
Implementation, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be
required to fulfill the requirements of P.L.2021, c.40 (C.19:15A-1 et al.),
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting. Further, the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal
year is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Election Management and
Coordination, there are appropriated such additional amounts, not to exceed
$20,000,000, as the Director of the Division of Elections shall determine to be
necessary to reimburse local government units for the additional direct
expenditures necessary to report election results at the district level,
pursuant to P.L.2022, c.67 and P.L.2022, c.70, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
01-2505
Office of the Secretary of State
$4,985,000
02-2510
Business Action Center
$1,500,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  General Government Services
$6,485,000
Grants-in-Aid:
01
Office of Programs
($2,260,000)
01
Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and
  Development
($1,905,000)
01
Cultural Trust
($720,000)
01
Local News Organizations
($100,000)
02
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension
  Program, Inc.
($1,500,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Office of Programs, an amount not
to exceed 10 percent may be used for administrative purposes, including the
oversight of cultural projects, to ensure their compliance with all applicable
State and federal laws and regulations including the "Single Audit Act of
1984," Pub.L.98-502 (31 U.S.C. s.7501 et seq.), subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Electronic
Registration Information Center account is appropriated for the same purpose,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Center for Hispanic Policy,
Research and Development, an amount not to exceed five percent may be used for
administrative purposes, including the oversight of cultural projects, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Local News Organizations shall be allocated
equally to the following news organizations: TAP Into Nutley; The Jersey Bee;
Local Talk; Positive Community; and Essex News Daily.
STATE
AID
25-2525
Election Management and Coordination
$10,000,000
Total State Aid Appropriation, General
  Government Services
$10,000,000
State Aid:
25
Extended Polling Place Hours
($10,000,000)
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Extended Polling Place
Hours, there are appropriated such amounts as are required to provide required
reimbursements to county Boards of Election, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Election
Results Reporting (P.L.2023, c.131) account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Department
  of State, Total State Appropriation
$2,002,095,000
Pursuant
to the provisions of P.L.2003, c.114 (C.54:32D-1 et al.), the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the purpose of promoting cultural and tourism
activities in this State first shall be charged to revenues derived from the
hotel and motel occupancy fee.
Summary of Department of State Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$69,451,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$1,913,669,000
�
State Aid
$18,975,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$1,997,419,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$4,676,000
�
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10
Public Safety and Criminal Justice
11
Vehicular Safety
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-6400
Motor Vehicle Services
$66,215,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Vehicular Safety
$66,215,000
Direct State Services:
Special Purpose:
01
MVC Surcharge Bonds - Debt Service
($16,215,000)
01
MVC - Operations
($50,000,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for MVC Surcharge Bonds - Debt Service, there
are appropriated such additional amounts, as determined by the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting, as are required to pay debt service on the
bonds issued pursuant to P.L.2004, c.70 (C.34:1B-21.23 et al.), as amended.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the MVC Mobile
Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, monies received in the
"Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund" established pursuant to section
17 of P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-75) are appropriated to offset all reasonable and
necessary expenses of the Division of State Police, the New Jersey Motor
Vehicle Commission, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of
Environmental Protection in the performance of commercial vehicle safety and
emission inspections and other clean air purposes, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 105 of P.L.2003, c.13 (C.39:2A-36) or any law to the
contrary, $10,940,000 is appropriated from the revenues appropriated to the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for transfer to the Interdepartmental Property Rentals
account to reflect savings from implementation of management and procurement
efficiencies, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
The
amount appropriated to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is based on
proportional revenue collections for that fiscal year pursuant to the statutes
listed in subsection a. of section 105 of P.L.2003, c.13 (C.39:2A-36).� Of that
amount, $2,500,000 is appropriated for transfer to the Interdepartmental
Property Rentals and Household and Security accounts, $5,150,000 is
appropriated for transfer to the Department of Transportation, $5,800,000 is
appropriated for transfer to the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
within the Department of the Treasury, $612,000 is appropriated for transfer to
the Division of State Police, $800,000 is appropriated for transfer to the
Department of Environmental Protection, and $519,000 is appropriated for transfer
to the Department of the Treasury for Property Management and Construction -
Property Management Services.� In addition, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission shall pay the non-State hourly rate charged by the Office of
Administrative Law for hearing services, or an amount no less than $500,000,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
derived pursuant to the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service Helicopter
Response Act under subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.87 (C.39:3-8.2),
are appropriated to the Division of State Police and the Department of Health
to defray the operating costs of the program as authorized under P.L.1986,
c.106 (C.26:2K-35 et al.).� The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding
fiscal year is appropriated to the special capital maintenance reserve account
for capital replacement and major maintenance of helicopter equipment, and any
expenditures therefrom shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "Motor Vehicle Inspection Fund" established
pursuant to subsection j. of R.S.39:8-2, balances in the fund are available for
other clean air purposes, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated from the "Unsafe Driving Surcharges Fund"
established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2004, c.70 (C.34:1B-21.27), all
amounts on deposit in such fund as required under the contract between the
State Treasurer and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority entered into
pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2004, c.70 (C.34:1B-21.29).
There
are appropriated from the "Division of Motor Vehicles Surcharge Fund"
established pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1994, c.57 (C.34:1B-21.12), all
amounts on deposit in such fund as required under the contract between the
State Treasurer and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority entered into
pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2004, c.70 (C.34:1B-21.29).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 105 of P.L.2003, c.13 (C.39:2A-36) or any law to the
contrary, pursuant to P.L.2006, c.39 (C.39:3-8.3 et seq.), receipts that are
derived from the surcharge on luxury and fuel-inefficient vehicles shall be
deposited into the General Fund as State revenue.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 105 of P.L.2003, c.13 (C.39:2A-36) or any law to the
contrary, an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 from receipts from the increase
in motor vehicle fees imposed in 2009 shall be deposited into the General Fund
as State revenue, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 105 of P.L.2003, c.13 (C.39:2A-36) or any law to the
contrary, an amount not to exceed $33,500,000 is appropriated from the revenues
appropriated to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for deposit in the General
Fund to reflect continuing savings initiatives, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
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Transportation Programs
61
State and Local Highway Facilities
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
06-6100
Maintenance and Operations
$47,782,000
08-6120
Physical Plant and Support Services
$3,641,000
71-6200
Capital Program Management
$22,600,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, State and Local Highway Facilities
$74,023,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($22,669,000)
Materials and Supplies
($9,957,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,792,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($7,005,000)
Special Purpose:
06
NJHive Information Technology Support
($10,000,000)
71
Wildlife Corridor Action Plan
($100,000)
71
Staff Augmentation
($20,000,000)
71
Simple Fix Safety Program
($2,500,000)
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the accounts
hereinabove are appropriated for Maintenance and Operations, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Maintenance and Operations,
such additional amounts as may be required are appropriated for winter
operations, including snow removal costs, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the Department of Transportation from the General
Fund, $12,500,000 thereof shall be paid from funds received from the various
transportation-oriented authorities pursuant to contracts between the
authorities and the State as are determined to be eligible for such funding
pursuant to such contracts, as shall be determined by the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Maintenance and Operations, $10,200,000 for winter
operations, including snow removal costs, is appropriated from the receipts of
the New Tire Surcharge pursuant to P.L.2004, c.46 (C.54:32F-1 et al.).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 12 of P.L.1962, c.73 (C.12:7-34.47) or any law or
regulation to the contrary, of the amount hereinabove appropriated for
Maintenance and Operations, $1,900,000 is payable from the revenue from the fee
increase pursuant to the amendatory provisions of section 12 of P.L.2002, c.34
(C.12:7-34.47) deposited into the "Maritime Industry Fund."
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Maintenance and Operations,
there is appropriated $5,150,000 from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
for Maintenance and Fixed Charges, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from the Logo Sign Program fees and the
Tourist Oriented Directional Signs Program fees are appropriated for the
purpose of administering the programs, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from highway application and permit fees
pursuant to subsection (h) of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.301 (C.27:1A-5) are
appropriated for the purpose of administering the Access Permit Review program,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from Casualty Losses are appropriated for
transportation purposes, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.� The unexpended balance at the end of the
preceding fiscal year is appropriated for the same purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2013, c.86 (C.39:4-88.2) or any other law or
regulation to the contrary, amounts collected from the surcharge imposed on
each person found guilty of a violation of R.S.39:4-82 or R.S.39:4-88 in excess
of the amount determined by the Commissioner of Transportation to be necessary
to acquire, install, and maintain highway signs that notify motorists entering
New Jersey to comply with the provisions of R.S.39:4-82 and R.S.39:4-88 are
appropriated for graffiti and litter removal activities, including public
service campaigns for graffiti and litter removal, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.� The unexpended balance
at the end of the preceding fiscal year is appropriated for the same purpose.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Staff
Augmentation account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Simple Fix Safety Program shall be used to support State
and local projects to facilitate traffic and pedestrian safety projects
pursuant to a process administered by the Department of Transportation, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Revenue
from fees or other payments made for the placement of sponsorship
acknowledgment and advertising on signs, equipment, materials, and vehicles
used for a safety service patrol or emergency service patrol program pursuant
to section 5 of P.L.1966, c.301 (C.27:1A-5), are appropriated to the Department
of Transportation for transportation purposes, including contract incentives
for heavy duty towing contracts that support the clearance of traffic
incidents.� Use of the funds is subject to any federal requirements.� The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year is appropriated for
the same purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, amounts collected from
fees for sponsorship programs pursuant to P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:7-44.18 et al.)
are appropriated to the Department of Transportation for highway purposes, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting;
provided, however, that sponsorship acknowledgement and the use of such funds
shall be subject to applicable requirements promulgated by the Federal Highway
Administration.� The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year
is appropriated for the same purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
appropriated for Maintenance and Operations are conditioned as follows: the
Department of Transportation may consider projects for resurfacing of roadways
in developing the Annual Transportation Capital Program consistent with the
safety and state of good repair of its transportation infrastructure required
under section 22 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-22).
GRANTS-IN-AID
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the unexpended balance
at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Local Aid and Economic
Development Grants account is appropriated to provide funds for the Safe
Streets to Transit Program, Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities/Accommodations,
and Transit Village Program, as determined by the Commissioner of
Transportation, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
STATE
AID
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the unexpended balance
at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Pedestrian Safety Grants account
is appropriated to provide grants to local units for new, improved, or expanded
pedestrian safety programs pursuant to a competitive process administered by
the Department of Transportation, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the unexpended balance
at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Local Transportation Projects
Fund account is appropriated to provide grants to local units for
transportation projects and pedestrian safety programs pursuant to a process
administered by the Department of Transportation, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Township of
Lawrence (Mercer) - Long Acres Wall Barrier (PTRF) account is appropriated for
the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION
60-6200
Transportation Trust Fund Authority
$1,604,433,000
(From General Fund:$1,404,433,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$200,000,000)
Total Capital Construction Appropriation,
  State and Local Highway Facilities
$1,604,433,000
(From General Fund:$1,404,433,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$200,000,000)
Capital Projects:
60
Transportation Trust Fund - Subaccount
  for Debt Service for Prior Bonds
($770,408,000)
60
Transportation Trust Fund - Subaccount
  for Debt Service for Prior Bonds (PTRF)
($200,000,000)
60
Transportation Trust Fund - Subaccount
  for Debt Service for Transportation Program Bonds
($634,025,000)
Receipts
representing the State share from the rental or lease of property, and the
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts
are appropriated for maintenance or improvement of transportation property,
equipment, and facilities.
Revenues
dedicated for transportation purposes pursuant to Article VIII, Section II,
paragraph 4 of the State Constitution in excess of the amounts of such
dedicated revenue appropriated to the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for
Debt Service for Prior Bonds, Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Debt
Service for Transportation Program Bonds, for bond reserve requirements or for
other fiscal obligations of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
are hereby appropriated to the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Capital
Reserves.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Department of
Transportation is authorized to use monies in the Transportation Trust Fund
Subaccount for Capital Reserves for contracted federal projects until such time
as federal funds become available for those projects, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.� Subject to the
receipt of federal funds, the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Capital
Reserves may be reimbursed for all monies that were transferred to advance
federally funded projects, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, monies deposited into
the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Capital Reserves may be
transferred to the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Debt Service for
Prior Bonds and Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Debt Service for
Transportation Program Bonds to satisfy current year debt service, bond reserve
requirements, and other fiscal obligations of the New Jersey Transportation
Trust Fund Authority, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount
for Debt Service for Prior Bonds and the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount
for Debt Service for Transportation Program Bonds shall be provided from the
following revenues:� (i) $464,768,000 from motor fuels taxes, which are hereby
appropriated for such purposes pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph
4 of the State Constitution; (ii) $927,665,000 from the petroleum products
gross receipts tax, which is hereby appropriated for such purposes pursuant to
Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 4 of the State Constitution; and (iii)
$200,000,000 from the sales and use tax, which is hereby appropriated for such
purposes pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 4 of the State
Constitution.
In
addition, the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Transportation Trust Fund
Subaccount for Debt Service for Prior Bonds may also be provided from (i)
$12,000,000 of funds from the various transportation-oriented authorities
pursuant to contracts between such transportation-oriented authorities and the
State; and (ii) such additional amounts pursuant to P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-1
et al.) as may be necessary and are hereby appropriated to satisfy all current
fiscal year debt service, bond reserve requirements, and other fiscal
obligations of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority relating to
the Prior Bonds.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in the event that some
of the amounts hereinabove appropriated are not required to pay amounts due
under the State contract between the State Treasurer and the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the Prior Bonds as the result of the
receipt of federal subsidies for debt service on the Prior Bonds, or other
obligations issued by the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority in
connection with the Prior Bonds the amount hereinabove appropriated shall be
reduced by such corresponding amount.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in the event that some
of the amounts hereinabove appropriated are not required to pay amounts due
under the State contract between the State Treasurer and the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the Prior Bonds or the State contract
between the State Treasurer and the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund
Authority for the Transportation Program Bonds as the result of refundings,
restructurings, lowered interest rates, or any other action which reduces the
amounts required to make the payments under such State contracts, the amount
hereinabove appropriated for the Transportation Program Bonds or the Prior
Bonds shall be reduced by such corresponding amounts.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Department of
Transportation and the New Jersey Transit Corporation, upon approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, may use Special
Transportation Fund monies to support contracted Transportation Trust Fund
projects until such time as revenues and other funds of the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund Authority become available for those projects.�
Subject to the receipt of those revenues and other funds of the Authority, the
Special Transportation Fund shall be reimbursed for all the monies that were
used to advance Transportation Trust Fund projects.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, from amounts
hereinabove appropriated the Department of Transportation may expend necessary
amounts for improvements to streets and roads providing access to State
facilities within the capital city without local participation.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Department of
Transportation may transfer Transportation Trust Fund monies to contracted
federal projects until such time as federal funds become available for those
projects, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting and the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer.� Subject to the
receipt of federal funds, the Transportation Trust Fund may be reimbursed for
all the monies that were transferred to advance federally funded projects.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for its
capital projects from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund Authority are hereby subject to the following
condition:� if the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) determines that
the issuance of any permit to the DOT regarding any capital project is
conditioned upon the providing of new or enhanced public access with respect to
coastal zone management (public access project), the DOT may fund the cost of
such public access project from the monies hereinabove appropriated. In the
alternative, if the DEP and DOT determine that it is in the best interest of
the public access project for it to be undertaken by the DEP or another
governmental entity, the DOT may provide funding for such public access project
from the monies hereinabove appropriated to the DEP or such other governmental
entity pursuant to an agreement between the DOT and the DEP or other
governmental entity, as applicable.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-1 et seq.) or any law or regulation
to the contrary, there is appropriated the sum of $1,278,000,000 from the
revenues and other funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority,
and from the amounts on deposit in the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for
Capital Reserves, for capital purposes as follows:
Department
  of Transportation
Description
County
Amount
Acquisition of
  Right of Way
Various
$450,000
ADA Curb Ramp
  Implementation
Various
$22,500
Aeronautics and
  UAS Program
Various
$375,000
Airport
  Improvement Program
Various
$4,000,000
Betterments,
  Dams
Various
$225,000
Betterments,
  Roadway Preservation
Various
$13,500,000
Betterments,
  Safety
Various
$14,000,000
Bicycle &
  Pedestrian Facilities/Accommodations
Various
$1,000,000
Bridge and
  Structure Inspection, Miscellaneous
Various
$112,500
Bridge Emergency
  Repair
Various
$62,000,000
Bridge
  Inspection Program, Minor Bridges
Various
$6,600,000
Bridge
  Maintenance and Repair, Movable Bridges
Various
$18,750,000
Bridge
  Preventive Maintenance
Various
$28,250,000
Bridge
  Replacement, Future Projects
Various
$750,000
Bridge Scour
  Assessment
Various
$150,000
Congestion
  Relief, Intelligent Transportation System Improvements (Smart Move Program)
Various
$3,000,000
Construction
  Inspection
Various
$12,000,000
Construction
  Program IT System (TRNS.PORT)
Various
$4,050,000
Culvert
  Replacement Program
Various
$1,000,000
Design, Emerging
  Projects
Various
$12,750,000
Design,
  Geotechnical Engineering Tasks
Various
$375,000
Disadvantaged
  Business Enterprise Supportive Services Program
Various
$100,000
Drainage
  Rehabilitation and Maintenance, State
Various
$24,250,000
Duck Island
  Landfill, Site Remediation
Mercer
$100,000
Electrical
  Facilities
Various
$4,500,000
Electrical Load
  Center Replacement, Statewide
Various
$4,500,000
Emergency
  Management and Transportation Security Support
Various
$1,125,000
Environmental
  Investigations
Various
$5,625,000
Environmental
  Project Support
Various
$900,000
Equipment
  (Vehicles, Construction, Safety)
Various
$14,250,000
Equipment, Snow
  and Ice Removal
Various
$3,000,000
Information
  Technology Support
Various
$5,000,000
Interstate
  Service Facilities
Various
$562,500
Job Order
  Contracting Infrastructure Repairs, Statewide
Various
$15,000,000
Legal Costs for
  Right of Way Condemnation
Various
$2,075,000
Lincoln Tunnel
  Access Project (LTAP)
Hudson,
  Essex
$195,000,000
Local Aid,
  Infrastructure Fund
Various
$7,500,000
Local Aid, State
  Transportation Infrastructure Bank
Various
$20,500,000
Local Bridges,
  Future Needs
Various
$44,000,000
Local County
  Aid, DVRPC
Various
$33,160,480
Local County
  Aid, NJTPA
Various
$108,516,599
Local County
  Aid, SJTPO
Various
$23,322,921
Local Freight
  Impact Fund
Various
$28,000,000
Local Municipal
  Aid, DVRPC
Various
$29,747,486
Local Municipal
  Aid, NJTPA
Various
$111,596,109
Local Municipal
  Aid, SJTPO
Various
$13,656,405
Local Municipal
  Aid, Urban Aid
Various
$10,000,000
Maritime
  Transportation System
Various
$20,000,000
Minority and
  Women Workforce Training Set Aside
Various
$1,125,000
Mobility and
  Systems Engineering Program
Various
$2,250,000
Motor Vehicle
  Crash Record Processing
Various
$100,000
New Jersey Rail
  Freight Assistance Program
Various
$25,000,000
Orphan Bridge
  Repair and Reconstruction
Various
$1,750,000
Park and
  Ride/Transportation Demand Management Program
Various
$525,000
Physical Plant
Various
$20,000,000
Planning and
  Research
Various
$1,500,000
Program
  Implementation Costs, NJDOT
Various
$115,000,000
Project
  Development: Concept Development
Various
$6,000,000
Rail-Highway
  Grade Crossing Program, State
Various
$3,750,000
Regional Action
  Program
Various
$3,000,000
Resurfacing
  Program
Various
$68,085,000
Right of Way
  Full-Service Consultant Term Agreements
Various
$37,500
Route
  295/42/I-76, Direct Connection, Contract 3
Camden
$5,000,000
Safe Routes to
  School Program, Non-Infrastructure
Various
$1,600,000
Safe Streets to
  Transit Program
Various
$1,000,000
Safety Programs
Various
$1,250,000
Salt Storage
  Facilities - Statewide
Various
$2,250,000
Sign Structure
  Inspection Program
Various
$1,575,000
Signs Program,
  Statewide
Various
$3,000,000
Smart and
  Connect Corridors Program
Various
$5,250,000
Solid and
  Hazardous Waste Cleanup, Reduction and Disposal
Various
$1,500,000
South Inlet
  Transportation Improvement Project
Atlantic
$1,140,000
Staff
  Augmentation
Various
$750,000
State Police
  Enforcement and Safety Services
Various
$20,000,000
Title VI and
  Nondiscrimination Supporting Activities
Various
$75,000
Traffic
  Monitoring Systems
Various
$1,117,500
Traffic Signal
  Replacement
Various
$7,500,000
Transit Village
  Program
Various
$1,000,000
Transportation
  Research Technology
Various
$1,275,000
Unanticipated
  Design, Right of Way and Construction Expenses, State
Various
$63,367,500
Utility
  Reconnaissance and Relocation
Various
$1,880,000
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-1 et seq.) or any law or regulation
to the contrary, there is appropriated the sum of $782,000,000 from the
revenues and other funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority,
and from the amounts on deposit in the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for
Capital Reserves, for the specific projects identified as follows:
New Jersey
  Transit Corporation
Description
County
Amount
ADA-Platforms/Stations
Various
$14,500,000
Bridge and
  Tunnel Rehabilitation
Various
$41,930,000
Bus Acquisition
  Program
Various
$149,192,857
Bus Maintenance
  Facilities
Various
$3,000,000
Bus Passenger
  Facilities/Park and Ride
Various
$800,000
Bus Support
  Facilities and Equipment
Various
$9,300,000
Capital Program
  Implementation
Various
$40,000,000
Claims Support
Various
$100,000
Environmental
  Compliance
Various
$4,000,000
Ferry Program
Various
$6,490,244
High Speed Track
  Program
Various
$2,600,000
Immediate Action
  Program
Various
$54,100,000
Light Rail
  Infrastructure Improvements
Various
$18,275,000
Light Rail
  Infrastructure Systems and Maintenance
Various
$28,000,000
Light Rail
  Vehicle Rolling Stock
Various
$4,920,000
Locomotive
  Overhaul
Various
$2,500,000
Miscellaneous
Various
$500,000
NEC Improvements
Various
$26,493,000
Other Rail
  Station/Terminal Improvements
Various
$21,700,000
Physical Plant
Various
$9,279,860
Private Carrier
  Equipment Program
Various
$3,000,000
Rail Capital
  Maintenance
Various
$40,000,000
Rail Rolling
  Stock Procurement
Various
$126,904,751
Rail Support
  Facilities and Equipment
Various
$44,110,695
Safety
  Improvement Program
Various
$725,000
Section 5310
  Program
Various
$1,750,000
Section 5311
  Program
Various
$100,000
Security
  Improvements
Various
$2,470,000
Signals and
  Communications/Electric Traction Systems
Various
$15,000,000
Small/Special
  Services Program
Various
$1,473,001
Study and
  Development
Various
$11,709,000
Technology
  Improvements
Various
$30,636,000
Track Program
Various
$28,500,000
Transit
  Enhancements/Transportation Alternative Program (TAP)/Alternative Transit
  Improvements (ATI)
Various
$4,965,843
Transit Rail
  Initiatives
Various
$32,974,749
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated from the revenues and other monies of the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the Department of Transportation and
the New Jersey Transit Corporation, respectively, for salary and overhead costs
of employees of the Department of Transportation and the New Jersey Transit
Corporation, respectively, associated with the construction of capital projects
by the Department of Transportation and the New Jersey Transit Corporation,
respectively, shall not be subject to any limitation.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year of appropriations
from the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority are appropriated.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection d. of section 21 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-21) or
any law or regulation to the contrary, approval by the Joint Budget Oversight
Committee of transfers among appropriations by project shall not be required.�
Notice of a transfer approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting pursuant to that section shall be provided to the Legislative Budget
and Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated
to the Department of Transportation, such amounts as shall be approved by the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, from the revenues and other
funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority received in
connection with the issuance of the Authority's Grant Anticipation Revenue
Vehicles (GARVEE) Bonds for the capital projects listed.� Federal funds
received in conjunction with the capital projects funded through the issuance
of these GARVEE Bonds are appropriated to the Authority to pay debt service and
other costs related to the GARVEE Bonds.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts from the sale
or conveyance of any lands held by the Department of Transportation are
appropriated for the acquisition of land for highway projects or to refund the
Federal Highway Administration where required by federal law.� Receipts from
the sale of all fill material held by the Department of Transportation are
appropriated for demolition, acquisition of land, rehabilitation or improvement
of existing facilities, and construction of new facilities, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts from the Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey pursuant to a contract with the State for
transportation system improvements are appropriated to the Department of Transportation
for such improvements.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of
Transportation, upon approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting, may transfer New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority monies
to the Pulaski Skyway, Route 7/Wittpenn Bridge, and New Road projects which are
to be funded by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey pursuant to an
agreement between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the
Commissioner of Transportation dated July 29, 2011, until such time as funding
from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is paid to the State
pursuant to such agreement.� Subject to the receipt of those funds, the New
Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority shall be reimbursed for all monies
transferred to advance these projects.� In the event that all of such transfers
are not reimbursed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey pursuant to
the agreement, an amount equivalent to such unreimbursed monies are hereby appropriated
from the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority to such projects and
such amounts shall constitute line item appropriations approved by the
Legislature.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2006, c.3 (C.27:1B-22.2) or any law or
regulation to the contrary, in recognition of the extensive destruction and
damage to the State's roads, highways, bridges, and other critical
transportation infrastructure during recent years inflicted by a series of
federally declared disaster events, including but not limited to Hurricane
Irene and Super Storm Sandy, of the amount hereinabove appropriated from the
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, an amount not to exceed
$135,000,000 may be used for permitted maintenance, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the New Jersey Rail Freight Assistance
Program in fiscal year 2027 shall fund eligible project applications where the
sponsor received funding for a related phase or portion of rail construction in
any prior fiscal year before funding new projects that have not received prior
funding under the program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are appropriated
to the Department of Transportation for transportation capital projects such
amounts as shall be approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey Transportation
Trust Fund Authority received in connection with the issuance of the
Authority's Indirect Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles (Indirect GARVEE)
Bonds.� Federal funds received in conjunction with transportation capital
projects are appropriated to the Authority to pay debt service and other costs
related to the Indirect GARVEE Bonds.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the Local Aid, State Transportation
Infrastructure Bank, an amount not to exceed $1,600,000 is appropriated for the
payment of operating expenses of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for the
purpose of administering the New Jersey Transportation Infrastructure Financing
Program which provides loan assistance programs for local road projects,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
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Public Transportation
GRANTS-IN-AID
04-6050
Railroad and Bus Operations
$3,502,376,000
Subtotal Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Public Transportation
$3,502,376,000
Less:
Farebox Revenue($980,000,000)
Other Commercial Revenue($146,600,000)
Other Reimbursements($1,308,021,000)
Total Income Deductions
($2,434,621,000)
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Public
  Transportation
$1,067,755,000
Grants-in-Aid:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($2,048,517,000)
Materials and Supplies
($488,687,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($309,973,000)
Special Purpose:
04
Purchased Transportation
($332,295,000)
04
Insurance and Claims
($92,373,000)
04
Tolls, Taxes and Other Operating Expenses
($230,531,000)
Less:
Total Income Deductions:
$2,434,621,000
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for the New Jersey Transit Corporation, there
are appropriated such amounts as are received from the New Jersey Turnpike
Authority, pursuant to a contract between the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and
the State for such transportation purposes.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for the New Jersey Transit Corporation, there
is appropriated $140,089,000 from the Clean Energy Fund for utility costs, bus
electrification and other clean energy projects associated with New Jersey
Transit Corporation operations.
STATE
AID
04-6050
Railroad and Bus Operations
$57,914,000
(From General Fund:$1,000,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$56,914,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, Public
  Transportation
$57,914,000
(From General Fund:$1,000,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$56,914,000)
State Aid:
04
Transportation Assistance for Senior
  Citizens and Disabled Residents (PTRF)
($56,914,000)
04
County of Passaic - MOVE
($500,000)
04
County of Union � Via Transportation
  Micro Transit
($500,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.1983, c.578 (C.27:25-28) or
any other law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Transportation Assistance for Senior Citizens and Disabled
Residents is appropriated from the Property Tax Relief Fund, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Counties
which provide paratransit services for sheltered workshop clients may seek
reimbursement for such services pursuant to P.L.1987, c.455 (C.34:16-51 et
seq.).
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of
Transportation, upon approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting, may transfer funds made available from the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund Authority for public transportation projects under
the program headings "New Jersey Transit Corporation" to the
line-item under that same program heading entitled "Federal Transit
Administration Projects" for any federally funded public transportation
project shown in this act or any previous appropriation acts until such time as
federal funds become available for the projects.� Subject to the receipt of
federal funds, the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority shall be
reimbursed for all the monies that were transferred to advance Federal Transit
Administration projects.� Any transfer of funds which returns funds from the
line-item "Federal Transit Administration Projects" to the account of
origin shall be deemed approved.
From
the amounts appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the current fiscal year transportation
capital program, the Commissioner of Transportation may allocate $4,000,000 of
the amount listed for the Private Carrier Equipment Program to the New Jersey
Transit Corporation's Private Carrier Capital Improvement Program (PCCIP).� The
amount provided herein shall be allocated to the private motorbus carriers
consistent with the formula used to administer the PCCIP and shall be
restricted to those carriers that currently qualify for participation in the
PCCIP.� These funds may be used for the procurement of any goods or services
currently approved under New Jersey Transit Corporation's PCCIP, as well as:�
facility improvements, vehicle procurement, and capital maintenance that
comports with section 3 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-3).� Such maintenance and
equipment procurements shall apply to vehicles owned by the private motorbus
carriers and used in public transportation service, as well as to New Jersey
Transit Corporation-owned vehicles.� Private motorbus carriers receiving an
allocation of such funds shall be required to submit to the New Jersey Transit
Corporation a full accounting for all expenditures, demonstrating that the
funds were used to increase or maintain the current level of public
transportation service provided by the carrier or to improve revenue vehicle
maintenance.� Under no circumstances shall these funds be used to provide compensation
of any officer or owner of a private motorbus carrier.
64
Regulation and General Management
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
05-6070
Multimodal Services
$801,000
99-6000
Administration and Support Services
$920,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Regulation and General Management
$1,721,000
Direct State Services:
Materials and Supplies
($105,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($898,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($5,000)
Special Purpose:
05
Office of Maritime Resources
($248,000)
05
Airport Safety Administration
($465,000)
Receipts
in excess of the amount anticipated from outdoor advertising application and
permit fees are appropriated for the purpose of administering the Outdoor
Advertising Permit and Regulation Program, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from fees on placarded rail freight cars transporting hazardous materials in
this state are appropriated to defray the expenses of the Placarded Rail
Freight Car Transporting Hazardous Materials Program, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Airport
Safety Fund account together with any receipts in excess of the amount
anticipated are appropriated for the same purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Airport Safety Administration is payable out of the Airport
Safety Fund established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.264 (C.6:1-92).�
If receipts to that fund are less than anticipated, the appropriation shall be
reduced proportionately.
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-6070
Multimodal Services
$375,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Regulation and General Management
$375,000
Grants-in-Aid:
05
Atlantic County Economic Alliance -
  Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program
($375,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Airport
Safety Fund account together with any receipts in excess of the amount
anticipated are appropriated for the same purpose.
Department
  of Transportation, Total State Appropriation
$2,872,436,000
Summary of Department of Transportation Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$141,959,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$1,068,130,000
�
State Aid
$57,914,000
�
Capital
  Construction
$1,604,433,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$2,615,522,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$256,914,000
�
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30
Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development
36
Higher Educational Services
GRANTS-IN-AID
47-2155
Support to Independent Institutions
$6,363,000
49-2155
Miscellaneous Higher Education Programs
$92,710,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Higher
  Educational Services
$99,073,000
Grants-in-Aid:
47
Aid to Independent Colleges and
  Universities
($4,600,000)
47
Clinical Legal Programs for the Poor -
  Seton Hall University
($97,000)
49
Higher Education Capital Improvement
  Program - Debt Service
($40,463,000)
49
Equipment Leasing Fund - Debt Service
($11,679,000)
47
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Marion
  Turpan Innovation and Humanics Hub
($250,000)
47
Stevens Institute of Technology - Flood
  Monitoring Pilot Program
($200,000)
47
Monmouth University - Nursing Simulation
  Lab
($200,000)
47
Seton Hall - Legal Assistance for Tenants
($1,016,000)
49
Higher Education Facilities Trust Fund -
  Debt Service
($33,039,000)
49
Higher Education Technology Bond - Debt
  Service
($7,529,000)
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Aid to Independent Colleges and
Universities shall be allocated to eligible institutions in accordance with the
"Independent College and University Assistance Act," P.L.1979, c.132
(C.18A:72B-15 et seq.), provided that the number of full-time equivalent
students at the five State Colleges shall be 30,448 for fiscal year 2027.
Notwithstanding
the provision of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amount hereinabove appropriated for Aid to Independent Colleges and
Universities, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 subject
to requirements determined to be appropriate by the Secretary in accordance
with the "Independent College and University Assistance Act,"
P.L.1979, c.132 (C.18A:72B-15 et seq.), and subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
�
STATE
AID
48-2155
Aid to County Colleges
$280,765,000
(From General Fund:$33,900,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$246,865,000)
Subtotal State Aid Appropriation, Higher
  Educational Services
$280,765,000
(From General Fund:$33,900,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$246,865,000)
Less:
Supplemental Workforce Fund-Basic
  Skills($33,800,000)
Total Deductions
($33,800,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, Higher
  Educational Services
$246,965,000
(From General Fund:$100,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$246,865,000)
State Aid:
48
Operational Costs
($33,800,000)
48
Operational Costs (PTRF)
($135,473,000)
48
Debt Service for Chapter 12, P.L.1971,
  c.12 (N.J.S.18A:64A-22.1) (PTRF)
($40,823,000)
48
Alternate Benefit Program - Employer
  Contributions (PTRF)
($22,412,000)
48
Alternate Benefit Program -
  Non-contributory Insurance (PTRF)
($3,077,000)
48
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund -
  Non-contributory Insurance (PTRF)
($6,000)
48
Employer Contributions - Teachers'
  Pension and Annuity Fund (PTRF)
($90,000)
48
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund - Post
  Retirement Medical (PTRF)
($2,013,000)
48
Post Retirement Medical Other Than TPAF
  (PTRF)
($42,708,000)
48
Debt Service on Pension Obligation Bonds
  (PTRF)
($263,000)
48
Brookdale Community College - Mental
  Health Services
($100,000)
Less:
Total Deductions:
$33,800,000
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Operational Costs, there is
appropriated $33,800,000 from the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills
for remedial courses provided at county colleges and all other monies in the
Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills are appropriated in the
proportions set forth in section 1 of P.L.2001, c.152 (C.34:15D-21).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, from the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for county college Operational Costs, there are
allocated such amounts as are required to provide the reimbursement to cover
tuition costs of the National Guard members pursuant to subsection b. of
section 21 of P.L.1999, c.46 (C.18A:62-24).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of N.J.S.18A:64A-22 et seq. or any other law or regulation to
the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for Operational Costs shall
be allocated and distributed to the 18 county colleges predicated on the
funding distribution model for state Operational Costs based on factors
including enrollment and completion of students, in consideration of the
principles of the State Plan for Higher Education, with a priority given for
low-income populations, underrepresented populations, and adults. The funding
distribution model shall be recommended by the New Jersey Council of County
Colleges, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Such
amounts as may be necessary for the payment of interest or principal or both,
due from the issuance of any bonds authorized under the provisions of section 1
of P.L.1971, c.12 (C.18A:64A-22.1) are appropriated.
Such
additional amounts as may be required for Alternate Benefit Program - Employer
Contributions, Alternate Benefit Program - Non-contributory Insurance,
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund - Non-contributory Insurance, Teachers'
Pension and Annuity Fund - Post Retirement Medical, Post Retirement Medical
Other Than TPAF, Affordable Care Act Fees, and Employer Contributions - FICA
for County College Members of TPAF are appropriated, as the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting shall determine.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Debt Service on Pension
Obligation Bonds to make payments under the State Treasurer's contracts
authorized pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1997, c.114 (C.34:1B-7.50), there are
appropriated such other amounts as the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting shall determine are required to pay all amounts due from the State
pursuant to such contracts.
50
Economic Planning, Development, and Security
51
Economic Planning and Development
GRANTS-IN-AID
38-2043
Economic Development
$66,082,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Economic Planning and Development
$66,082,000
Grants-in-Aid:
38
Main Street Recovery Fund (P.L.2020,
  c.156)
($4,000,000)
38
New Jersey Commission on Science,
  Innovation & Technology
($3,000,000)
38
Small Business Bonding Readiness
  Assistance Fund, EDA
($500,000)
38
Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grants,
  EDA
($52,048,000)
38
Wealth Disparities Initiatives, EDA
($1,000,000)
38
New Jersey Motion Picture Commission
($1,000,000)
38
Events Attraction and Marketing, EDA
($1,000,000)
38
Brownfield Site Reimbursement Fund
($3,534,000)
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Economic Redevelopment
and Growth Grants, EDA, there are appropriated such amounts as may be necessary
to fund the Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program, pursuant to the
"New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c.90
(C.52:27D-489a et seq.), subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.� Due to the uncertain timing of grant
requests, the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the
Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grants, EDA account is appropriated for the
same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Funds
made available for the remediation of the discharges of hazardous substances
pursuant to the amendments effective July 1, 2015, to Article VIII, Section II,
paragraph 6 of the State Constitution, shall be appropriated to the Brownfield
Site Reimbursement Fund, established pursuant to section 38 of P.L.1997, c.278
(C.58:10B-30), in an amount to be determined by the Director of the Division of
Taxation, and subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting. If such amounts for the remediation of discharges of hazardous
substances are insufficient, there are appropriated such amounts as necessary
to the Brownfield Site Reimbursement Fund, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The unexpended balance at
the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Brownfield Site Reimbursement Fund
account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
52
Economic Regulation
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
54-2008
Utility Regulation
$5,989,000
55-2004
Regulation of Cable Television
$1,609,000
88-2058
Energy Assistance Programs
$1,865,000
97-2016
Regulatory Support Services
$4,387,000
99-2003
Administration and Support Services
$18,949,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Economic Regulation
$32,799,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($23,533,000)
Materials and Supplies
($218,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($7,240,000)
Special Purpose:
54
New Jersey Wave and Tidal Energy
  Feasibility Pilot Program
($500,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($802,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($506,000)
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the programs
administered by the Board of Public Utilities are appropriated for use by those
respective programs, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
All
revenue received in the CATV Universal Access Fund is appropriated for transfer
to the General Fund as State revenue.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection a. of section 12 of the �Electric
Discount and Energy Competition Act,� P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-60) or any other
law or regulation to the contrary, receipts from the Clean Energy Fund are
appropriated for the actual administrative salary and operating costs for the
Office of Clean Energy as requested by the President of the Board of Public
Utilities and approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the investment
earnings derived from the funds deposited into the Clean Energy Fund and
Universal Service Fund shall accrue to the funds and are appropriated to pay
the costs of the various programs of the Board of Public Utilities Clean Energy
Program and Universal Service Fund.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Energy Assistance Programs
classification may be transferred to the Lifeline Programs accounts in the
Department of Human Services to fund the costs associated with administering
the Lifeline Credits Program and Tenants' Assistance Rebate Program and shall
be applied in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding between the
President of the Board of Public Utilities and the Commissioner of Human
Services, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Receipts
from fees are appropriated for the administrative costs of the Board of Public
Utilities.
GRANTS-IN-AID
88-2058
Energy Assistance Programs
$53,085,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Economic Regulation
$53,085,000
Grants-in-Aid:
88
Payments for Lifeline Credits
($22,901,000)
88
Tenants' Assistance Rebate Program
($30,184,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Payments for Lifeline Credits and the Tenants'
Assistance Rebate Program are available for the payment of obligations
applicable to prior fiscal years.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1979, c.197 (C.48:2-29.15 et seq.), P.L.1981, c.210
(C.48:2-29.30 et seq.), or any law or regulation to the contrary, the benefits
of the Lifeline Credits Program and the Tenants' Assistance Rebate Program may
be distributed throughout the entire year from July through June, and are not
limited to an October to March heating season; therefore, applications for
Lifeline benefits and benefits from the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged
and Disabled program may be combined.
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations and ensure the
timely payment of Lifeline claims, amounts may be transferred from the various
items of appropriation within the Energy Assistance Programs classification,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Payments for Lifeline
Credits and the Tenants' Assistance Rebate Program, such amounts as may be
required for the payment of claims, credits, and rebates are appropriated,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Any
supplemental appropriation for the Payments for Lifeline Credits and the
Tenants' Assistance Rebate Program may be recovered from the Universal Service
Fund through transfer to the General Fund as State revenue, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for Payments for Lifeline Credits and the
Tenants' Assistance Rebate Program are available to the Department of Human
Services to fund the payments associated with the Lifeline Credits and Tenants'
Assistance programs and shall be applied in accordance with a Memorandum of
Understanding between the President of the Board of Public Utilities and the
Commissioner of Human Services, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
70
Government Direction, Management, and Control
72
Governmental Review and Oversight
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
03-2015
Employee Relations and Collective
  Negotiations
$1,084,000
07-2040
Office of Management and Budget
$16,109,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Governmental Review and Oversight
$17,193,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($15,054,000)
Materials and Supplies
($125,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,333,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($6,000)
Special Purpose:
07
Independent Audits
($675,000)
There
are appropriated, from receipts from the investment of State funds, such
amounts as may be necessary for interest costs, bank service charges, custodial
costs, mortgage servicing fees, and advertising bank balances under section 1
of P.L.1956, c.174 (C.52:18-16.1).
Such
amounts as may be necessary for administrative expenses incurred in processing
federal benefit payments are appropriated from such amounts as may be received
or are receivable for this purpose.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Office of Management
and Budget, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be necessary
for an independent audit of the State's general fixed asset account group,
management, performance, and operational audits, and the single audit.
2066
Office of the State Comptroller
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
08-2066
Office of the State Comptroller
$10,908,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Office of the State Comptroller
$10,908,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($8,875,000)
Materials and Supplies
($35,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,973,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($15,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($10,000)
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Office of the State
Comptroller, there are appropriated such additional amounts as determined by
the State Comptroller, not to exceed $500,000, for the purpose of providing
oversight and retaining qualified experts to implement the relevant provisions
of the �Gateway Development Commission Act,� P.L.2019, c.195 (C.32:36-1 et
seq.), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, all financial
recoveries obtained through the efforts of any entity authorized to undertake
the prevention and detection of Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse, are
appropriated to General Medical Services in the Division of Medical Assistance
and Health Services in the Department of Human Services.
73
Financial Administration
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
15-2080
Taxation Services and Administration
$151,540,000
17-2105
Administration of State Revenues and
  Enterprise Services
$46,622,000
19-2120
Management of State Investments
$11,046,000
25-2095
Administration of Casino Gambling
$9,313,000
(From Casino Control Fund:$9,313,000)
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Financial Administration
$218,521,000
(From General Fund:$209,208,000)
(From Casino Control Fund:$9,313,000)
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Chairperson and Commissioners (CCF)
($391,000)
Salaries and Wages
($156,658,000)
Salaries and Wages (CCF)
($3,986,000)
Employee Benefits (CCF)
($2,859,000)
Materials and Supplies
($3,333,000)
Materials and Supplies (CCF)
($84,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($41,470,000)
Services Other Than Personal (CCF)
($600,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($793,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges (CCF)
($1,153,000)
Special Purpose:
17
Wage Reporting/Temporary Disability
  Insurance
($800,000)
19
Secure Choice Savings Program (P.L.2019,
  c.56)
($4,046,000)
25
Administration of Casino Gambling (CCF)
($20,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($2,108,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
  (CCF)
($220,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 4 of the "Lead Hazard Control Assistance
Act," P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.4), such amounts as are necessary are
appropriated from the Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund for the Department of
the Treasury's administrative costs, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Taxation Services and
Administration, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be
required, as determined by the Director of the Division of Taxation and subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, for
the cost of purchasing unused tax credits pursuant to paragraph (4) of
subsection d. of section 77 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-345) and section 89 of
P.L.2020, c.156 (C.52:18A-263), and for the administrative costs of purchasing
such unused tax credits.
Upon
certification of the Director of the Division of Taxation, the State Treasurer
shall pay, upon warrants of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting, such claims for refund as may be necessary under the provisions of
Title 54 of the Revised Statutes, as amended and supplemented.
Receipts
from the sale of confiscated equipment, materials, and supplies under the
"Cigarette Tax Act," P.L.1948, c.65 (C.54:40A-1 et seq.) are
appropriated as may be necessary for confiscation, storage, disposal, and other
related expenses thereof.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are appropriated
from fees from the cost of collection imposed pursuant to section 8 of
P.L.1987, c.76 (C.54:49-12.1) such amounts as may be required for compliance
and enforcement activities associated with the collection process in accordance
with the Taxpayers' Bill of Rights under P.L.1992, c.175.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Taxation Services and
Administration, such additional amounts as may be necessary are appropriated to
fund costs of the collecting and processing of debts, taxes, and other fees and
charges owed to the State, including but not limited to the services of
auditors and attorneys and enhanced compliance programs, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall provide the Joint Budget
Oversight Committee with written reports on the detailed appropriation and
expenditure of amounts appropriated pursuant to this provision.
Such
amounts as are required for the acquisition of equipment, software and
necessary services essential to the modernization of processing tax returns,
tax payments, fees, and associated documents and transactions are appropriated
from tax collections, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight
Committee and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount necessary to provide administrative costs incurred by the Division of
Taxation and the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services to meet the
statutory requirements of the "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones
Act," P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.) is appropriated from the
Enterprise Zone Assistance Fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Pursuant
to the provisions of section 12 of P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-12) there are
appropriated such amounts as may be required to compensate the Department of
the Treasury for costs incurred in administering the "Tourism Improvement
and Development District Act," P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts from
agreements entered into by the Director of the Division of Taxation pursuant to
P.L.1992, c.172 (C.54:49-12.2 et seq.) are appropriated as may be necessary for
contingency fees stipulated in such agreements and any other related expenses
thereof.
Pursuant
to the provisions of section 54 of P.L.2002, c.34 (C.App.A:9-78) deposits made
to the New Jersey Domestic Security Account are appropriated for transfer to
the Department of Health to support medical emergency disaster preparedness for
bioterrorism, to the Department of Law and Public Safety for State Police
salaries related to Statewide security services and counter-terrorism programs,
and to the Department of Agriculture for the Agro-Terrorism program, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated, from revenues from escheated property under the various
escheat acts, such amounts as may be necessary to administer such acts and such
amounts as may be required for refunds.
There
are appropriated out of the State Lottery Fund such amounts as may be necessary
for costs required to implement the "State Lottery Law," P.L.1970,
c.13 (C.5:9-1 et seq.) and for payment for commissions, prizes, and expenses of
developing and implementing games pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1970, c.13
(C.5:9-7) incurred prior to the enactment and implementation of the
"Lottery Enterprise Contribution Act," P.L.2017, c.98 (C.5:9-22.5 et
al.).
There
are appropriated such amounts as are necessary to fund the hospitals' share of
monies collected pursuant to the hospital care payment act, P.L.2003, c.112
(C.17B:30-41 et seq.), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Division of Revenue and
Enterprise Services, there is appropriated to the Division of Revenue and
Enterprise Services $5,800,000 from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for
document processing charges.
Receipts
in excess of those anticipated from expedited service surcharges are
appropriated to meet the costs of the Division of Revenue and Enterprise
Services' commercial recording function, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting is hereby authorized to
transfer or credit such amounts as are necessary between the Department of
Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of the Treasury for the
administration of revenue collection and processing functions related to
Unemployment Insurance, Temporary Disability Insurance, Workers' Compensation,
Special Compensation Programs, the Health Care Subsidy Fund, Family Leave
Insurance, the Workforce Development Partnership program, and aligned programs.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Wage Reporting/Temporary Disability
Insurance program is payable out of the State Disability Benefits Fund, and in
addition to the amounts hereinabove, there are appropriated from the State
Disability Benefits Fund such additional amounts as may be required to
administer revenue collection and processing functions associated with the
Temporary Disability Insurance program, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no monies from the
receipts deposited into the New Jersey Public Records Preservation account in
the Department of the Treasury are appropriated for grants to counties and
municipalities.
Funds
necessary to defray the cost of collection to implement the provisions of
P.L.1994, c.64, as well as the cost of billing and collection of surcharges
levied on drivers in accordance with the New Jersey Automobile Insurance Reform
Act of 1982 - Merit Rating System Surcharge Program, P.L.1983, c.65
(C.17:29A-33 et al.) as amended, are appropriated from fees in lieu of actual
cost of collection receipts and from surcharges derived, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from New Jersey Public Records Preservation fees, not to exceed $2,000,000, are
appropriated for the operations of the microfilm or other storage systems in
the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services within the Department of the
Treasury, including the administration of the State�s records management and
records center operations, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated from revenue to be received from investment earnings of State
funds such amounts as may be necessary to administer the Management of State
Investments program, as determined by the Director of the Division of
Investment, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Secure Choice Savings Program
(P.L.2019, c.56), there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be
necessary to support the costs of implementing the Program as determined by the
Executive Director of the Secure Choice Program, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. The unexpended balance at
the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Secure Choice Savings Program
(P.L.2019, c.56) account is appropriated, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated, from receipts from service fees billed to authorities for the
handling of investment transactions, such amounts as may be necessary to
administer the Management of State Investments program.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the expenses of
administration for the various retirement systems and employee benefit programs
administered by the Division of Pensions and Benefits and the Division of
Investment shall be charged to the pension and health benefits funds
established by law to receive employer contributions or payments or to make
benefit payments under the programs, as the case may be. In addition to the
amounts hereinabove, there are appropriated such amounts as may be necessary
for administrative costs, which shall include bank service charges, investment
services, and other such costs as are related to the management of the pension
and health benefit programs, as the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting shall determine.
74
General Government Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
02-2069
Garden State Preservation Trust
$340,000
09-2050
Purchasing and Inventory Management
$10,861,000
10-2062
Public Broadcasting Services
$2,824,000
22-2145
Capital City Redevelopment Corporation
$750,000
26-2067
Property Management and Construction -
  Property Management Services
$25,317,000
37-2051
Risk Management
$6,436,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, General Government Services
$46,528,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($27,075,000)
Materials and Supplies
($770,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($7,004,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($8,382,000)
Special Purpose:
02
Garden State Preservation Trust
($340,000)
09
Chief Diversity Officer
($1,237,000)
09
Minority and/or Women Business Enterprise
($500,000)
10
Support of Public Broadcasting - NJTV
($375,000)
22
Capital City Redevelopment Loan and Grant
  Fund
($750,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($95,000)
Fees
collected pursuant to P.L.1975, c.127 (C.10:5-31 et seq.), are appropriated to
the Division of Purchase and Property for program costs, subject to allotment
by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated to the Division of Purchase and
Property, there is appropriated to the Division of Purchase and Property, an
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of the total rebates on procurement
card purchases for costs of the Division, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. In addition, of the
remaining 50 percent of the total rebates on procurement card purchases, the
top three participating State using agencies with the highest spending will
receive 50 percent of the rebates earned for their respective eligible
procurement card spending and the balance is appropriated to the Division of
Purchase and Property for costs of the Division, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Contractor
Study Implementation account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are
appropriated, from the receipts from third party subrogation and service fees
billed to authorities for the handling of insurance procurement and risk
management services, such amounts as may be necessary for the administrative
expenses of the Risk Management program.
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting is empowered to transfer or
credit to the Print Shop Revolving Fund any appropriation made to any
department for printing costs appropriated or allocated to such departments for
their share of costs to the Print Shop and the Office of Printing Control.
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting is empowered to transfer or
credit to the Property Management and Construction program classification, from
appropriations for construction and improvements an amount sufficient to pay
for the cost of architectural work, superintendence and other expert services
in connection with such work.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Property Management and
Construction, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be required
for the costs incurred in order to preserve and maintain the value and
condition of State real property that has been declared surplus and for costs
incurred in the selling of the real property, including appraisal, survey,
advertising, maintenance, security and other costs related to the preservation
and disposal, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, there are appropriated
from receipts from the pre-qualification service fees billed to contractors,
architects, engineers, and professionals sufficient amounts for expenses
related to the administration of pre-qualification activities undertaken by the
Division of Property Management and Construction.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Property Management and
Construction, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be required
for the costs of snow removal at State facilities or properties, as determined
by the Director of the Division of Property Management and Construction,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Property Management and
Construction - Property Management Services, there is appropriated to the
Property Management and Construction - Property Management Services account,
$519,000 from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for preventative
maintenance costs.
Receipts
from the leasing of State real property are appropriated for the maintenance of
State-owned property, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from the leasing of Department of Environmental Protection real properties are
appropriated for the costs incurred for maintenance, repairs, and utilities on
the properties.
There
are appropriated such additional amounts as may be necessary for the purchase
of expert witness services related to the State's defense against inverse
condemnation claims related to the Department of Environmental Protection's
Land Use Regulation program.
Receipts
from employee maintenance charges in excess of $300,000 are appropriated for
maintenance of employee housing and associated relocation costs; provided,
however, that an amount not to exceed $25,000 shall be available for management
of the program, the expenditure of which shall be subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated from receipts from lease proceeds billed to the occupants of
the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory, such amounts as may be required
to operate and maintain the facility.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for the Garden State Preservation Trust account is transferred
from the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund established pursuant
to section 19 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-19) and the Preserve New Jersey Funds
established pursuant to P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.), to the General
Fund and is appropriated to the Department of the Treasury for the Garden State
Preservation Trust�s administrative costs, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, administrative
expenses for the various retirement systems and employee benefit programs
administered by the Division of Pensions and Benefits or the Board of Trustees
of the Police and Firemen�s Retirement System of New Jersey are appropriated
from the pension and health benefits funds established by law to receive
employer contributions or payments or to make benefit payments under the
programs, as the case may be, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.� Administrative costs shall include bank
service charges, investment services, and any other such costs as are related
to the management of the pension and health benefit programs, as the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall determine.
2026
Office of Administrative Law
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
45-2026
Adjudication of Administrative Appeals
$9,085,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Office of Administrative Law
$9,085,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($9,073,000)
Materials and Supplies
($3,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($5,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($4,000)
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting is empowered to transfer or
credit to the Office of Administrative Law any appropriation made to any
department for administrative hearing costs which had been appropriated or
allocated to such department for its share of such costs.�
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Office of
Administrative Law, such amounts as may be received or receivable from any
department or non-State fund source for administrative hearing costs or
rule-making costs by the Office of Administrative Law and the unexpended
balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such amounts are
appropriated for the Office's administrative costs, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amounts appropriated to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, such
appropriation is conditioned upon paying the non-State hourly rate charged by
the Office of Administrative Law for hearing services, or an amount not less
than $500,000.
Receipts
from annual license fees, payable to the Office of Administrative Law, and the
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such receipts,
are appropriated for the Office's administrative costs.
2034
Office of Information Technology
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
40-2034
Office of Information Technology
$175,263,000
Subtotal Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Office of Information Technology
$175,263,000
Less:
OIT - Other Resources($77,250,000)
Total Deductions
($77,250,000)
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Office of Information Technology
$98,013,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($38,829,000)
Materials and Supplies
($207,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($43,635,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($31,000)
Special Purpose:
40
Office of Information Technology
($77,250,000)
40
NJCFS Modernization
($7,200,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($8,111,000)
Less:
Total Deductions:
$77,250,000
In
addition to the amount hereinabove attributable to OIT - Other Resources, there
are appropriated such amounts as may be received or receivable from any State
agency, instrumentality or public authority for increases or changes in Office
of Information Technology services, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
As
a condition to the appropriations made in this act, specifically with regard to
the allocation of employees performing information technology infrastructure
functions and the establishment of deputy chief technology officers and related
staff as authorized in P.L.2007, c.56 (C.52:18A-219 et al.), the Office of
Information Technology shall identify the specific Direct State Services
appropriations and positions that should be transferred between various
departments and the Office of Information Technology, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the NJCFS
Modernization account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Such
additional amounts as may be necessary to support the State 9-1-1 Emergency
Telecommunication System, as determined by the Chief Technology Officer, are
appropriated from the receipts of the 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response
Assessment, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
Receipts
from the 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Assessment made available for
Public Safety Answering Point Upgrades and Consolidation shall be used to
provide grants to units of local governments for equipment upgrades and
consolidation of Public Safety Answering Points, pursuant to a competitive
process, by the Chief Technology Officer, and in accordance with grant criteria
to be jointly developed by the Office of Emergency Telecommunication Services
within the Office of Information Technology and the Department of the Treasury,
subject to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated such amounts for Geographic Information System (GIS)
Integration as may be received from federal, county, or municipal governments
or agencies, and nonprofit organizations for orthoimagery and parcel data
mapping.
75
State Subsidies and Financial Aid
GRANTS-IN-AID
33-2077
Homestead Exemptions
$3,273,166,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$3,273,166,000)
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, State
  Subsidies and Financial Aid
$3,273,166,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$3,273,166,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
33
ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program (PTRF)
($2,185,814,000)
33
Senior and Disabled Citizens' Property
  Tax Freeze (PTRF)
($345,264,000)
33
Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program
  (P.L.2023, c.75 and P.L.2024, c.88) (PTRF)
($742,088,000)
In
order to permit flexibility in the handling of appropriations, amounts may be
transferred between the following accounts, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting: ANCHOR Property Tax Relief
Program, Senior and Disabled Citizens' Property Tax Freeze and Stay NJ Property
Tax Credit Program (P.L.2023, c.75 and P.L.2024, c.88).
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program
shall be available to provide property tax benefits to eligible homestead
owners and tenants on their principal residences, whether owned or rented,
pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1990, c.61 (C.54:4-8.59) as
amended by P.L.2004, c.40 and by P.L.2007, c.62, as may be amended from time to
time except that, notwithstanding the provisions of such laws to the contrary:
(i) homestead owner residents with (a) gross income in excess of $150,000 but
not in excess of $250,000 for tax year 2025 are eligible for a benefit in the
amount of property taxes paid, but not to exceed the amount of $1,000; (b)
gross income not in excess of $150,000 for tax year 2025 are eligible for a
benefit in the amount of property taxes paid, but not to exceed $1,500;
homestead owner residents with gross income in excess of $250,000 for tax year
2025 are excluded from the program; and (ii) residents whose homestead is a
unit of residential rental property with (a) gross income in excess of $150,000
for tax year 2025 are excluded from the program; and (b) gross income not in
excess of $150,000 for tax year 2025 are eligible for a benefit of $450; (iii)
and provided further that residents who are eligible for a benefit pursuant to
(ii) above and are 65 years of age or older at the close of tax year 2025 are
eligible for an additional benefit of $250. These benefits listed pursuant to
this paragraph will be based on the 2024 property tax amounts assessed or as
would have been assessed on the October 1, 2025 principal residence of eligible
applicants. The 2025 property tax benefit shall be paid as soon as possible,
but not later than May as a rebate to all eligible homestead owners and
residents whose homestead is a unit of residential rental property, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. If the
amount hereinabove appropriated for the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program is
not sufficient, there are appropriated from the Property Tax Relief Fund such
additional amounts as may be required to provide such property tax benefits,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
From
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program,
there are appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for the administration
of the program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
From
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program,
there are appropriated such amounts as may be required for payments of
homestead benefits that have been approved but not paid pursuant to the annual
appropriations act for the fiscal year the claimant applied for such homestead
benefit, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
From
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program,
there are appropriated from the Property Tax Relief Fund such amounts as may be
required for payments of property tax credits to homeowners and tenants
pursuant to the "Property Tax Deduction Act," P.L.1996, c.60
(C.54A:3A-15 et seq.).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1997, c.348 (C.54:4-8.67 et seq.), the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Senior and Disabled Citizens' Property Tax Freeze, and any
additional amounts which may be required for this purpose, is appropriated from
the Property Tax Relief Fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for Senior and Disabled Citizens' Property
Tax Freeze, there are appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for the
administration of the program, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.2023, c.75 and P.L.2024, c.88, or any other law or
regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Stay NJ
Property Tax Credit Program (P.L.2023, c.75 and P.L.2024, c.88) shall be
available to provide only the third quarter property tax benefit in calendar
year 2026 in accordance with P.L.2023, c.75, which benefit shall be provided to
an eligible claimant in equal installments in the third and fourth quarters of
calendar year 2026, and the first and second quarter property tax benefits in
calendar year 2027 to eligible claimants in accordance with the following:
eligible claimants with (a) income not in excess of $100,000 for tax year 2025
are eligible for a benefit, paid out each quarter for the first two quarters in
calendar year 2027, in the amount of 50 percent of the property taxes paid for
the eligible claimant�s principal residence; provided, however, based on the
annualized Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program benefit determined in accordance
with this provision, as adjusted pursuant to Section 3 of P.L.2024, c.88 for
amounts paid to the eligible claimant from the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief
Program and the Senior and Disabled Citizens� Property Tax Freeze, no amount
paid to an eligible claimant from the Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program shall
exceed $3,250 for the first two quarters in calendar year 2027; (b) income
greater than $100,000 but not in excess of $150,000 for tax year 2025 are
eligible for a benefit, paid out each quarter for the first two quarters in
calendar year 2027, in the amount of 50 percent of the property taxes paid for
the eligible claimant�s principal residence; provided, however, based on the
annualized Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program benefit determined in accordance
with this provision, as adjusted pursuant to Section 3 of P.L.2024, c.88 for
amounts paid to the eligible claimant from the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief
Program and the Senior and Disabled Citizens� Property Tax Freeze, no amount
paid to an eligible claimant from the Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program shall
exceed $2,500 for the first two quarters in calendar year 2027; (c)� income
greater than $150,000 but not in excess of $200,000 for tax year 2025 are
eligible for a benefit, paid out each quarter for the first two quarters in
calendar year 2027, in the amount of 50 percent of the property taxes paid for
the eligible claimant�s principal residence; provided, however, based on the
annualized Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program benefit determined in accordance
with this provision, as adjusted pursuant to Section 3 of P.L.2024, c.88 for
amounts paid to the eligible claimant from the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief
Program and the Senior and Disabled Citizens� Property Tax Freeze, no amount
paid to an eligible claimant from the Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program,
shall exceed $2,000 for the first two quarters in calendar year 2027; and (d)
eligible claimants with income in excess of $200,000 for tax year 2025 are
ineligible to receive first and second quarter property tax benefits in
calendar year 2027 under the Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program; and further
provided that the Stay NJ Property Tax Credit set forth above will be based on
the 2024 property tax amounts assessed or as would have been assessed on the
October 1, 2025 principal residence of eligible applicants for benefits paid
out in calendar year 2026 and will be based on the 2025 property tax amounts
assessed or as would have been assessed on the October 1, 2026 principal
residence of eligible applicants for benefits paid out in calendar year 2027.
If the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Stay NJ Property Tax Credit
Program is not sufficient, there are appropriated from the Property Tax Relief
Fund such additional amounts as may be required to provide such property tax
benefits, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program
(P.L.2023, c.75 and P.L.2024, c.88), there are appropriated such amounts as may
be necessary for the administration of the program, as determined by the
Director of the Division of Taxation, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Stay NJ
Property Tax Credit Program (P.L.2023, c.75 and P.L.2024, c.88) account is
appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection e. of section 17 of P.L.2023, c.75 (C.54:4-8.75n),
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Stay NJ Property Tax Credit Program
(P.L.2023, c.75 and P.L.2024, c.88) is appropriated for the purpose of providing
property tax benefits in accordance with subsection c. of section 16 of
P.L.2023, c.75 (C.54:4-8.75m).
STATE
AID
27-2085
Other Distributed Taxes
$2,500,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$2,500,000)
28-2078
County Boards of Taxation
$2,103,000
29-2078
Locally Provided Assistance
$46,962,000
(From General Fund:$41,628,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$5,334,000)
34-2077
Senior and Disabled Citizens' and
  Veterans' Property Tax Deductions
$34,100,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$34,100,000)
35-2078
Police and Firemen's Retirement System
$335,430,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$335,430,000)
42-2085
Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief
  Aid
$805,636,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$805,636,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, State
  Subsidies and Financial Aid
$1,226,731,000
(From General Fund:$43,731,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$1,183,000,000)
State Aid:
27
Aid to Counties in Lieu of Insurance
  Premiums Tax Payments (PTRF)
($2,500,000)
28
County Boards of Taxation
($2,103,000)
29
South Jersey Port Corporation Senior
  Bonds Debt Service Reserve Fund
($16,197,000)
29
South Jersey Port Corporation
  Subordinated Bonds Debt Service Reserve Fund
($19,531,000)
29
Periodic Cancer Screening Examinations
  (P.L.2022, c.109)
($1,500,000)
29
South Jersey Port Corporation Property
  Tax Reserve Fund (PTRF)
($5,334,000)
29
Highlands Protection Fund - Planning
  Grants
($2,182,000)
29
Highlands Protection Fund - Watershed
  Moratorium Offset Aid
($2,218,000)
34
Senior and Disabled Citizens' Property
  Tax Deductions (PTRF)
($5,600,000)
34
Veterans' Property Tax Deductions (PTRF)
($28,500,000)
35
Debt Service on Pension Obligation Bonds
  (PTRF)
($26,512,000)
35
Police and Firemen's Retirement System -
  Post Retirement Medical (PTRF)
($64,014,000)
35
Police and Firemen's Retirement System
  (PTRF)
($141,081,000)
35
Police and Firemen's Retirement System
  (P.L.1979, c.109) (PTRF)
($103,823,000)
42
Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief
  Aid (PTRF)
($805,636,000)
There
are appropriated such additional amounts as may be certified to the Governor by
the South Jersey Port Corporation as necessary to meet the requirements of the
South Jersey Port Corporation Debt Service Reserve Fund under section 14 of
P.L.1968, c.60 (C.12:11A-14) and the South Jersey Port Corporation Property Tax
Reserve Fund under section 20 of P.L.1968, c.60 (C.12:11A-20), subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Periodic Cancer Screening
Examinations (P.L.2022, c.109), there are appropriated such additional amounts
as may be required to implement the provisions of the law, and the unexpended
balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Highlands Protection Fund are payable
from the receipts of the portion of the realty transfer fee directed to be
credited to the Highlands Protection Fund and the unexpended balances at the
end of the preceding fiscal year in the Highlands Protection Fund accounts are
appropriated, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.� Further, the Department of the Treasury may transfer funds as
necessary between the Highlands Protection Fund - Planning Grants account
within the Department of the Treasury and the Administration and Operations of
the Highlands Council account within the Department of Environmental
Protection, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Solid Waste Management - County
Environmental Investment Aid is appropriated to subsidize county and county
authority debt service payments for environmental investments incurred and
other repayment obligations owed pursuant to the "Solid Waste Management
Act," P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) and the "Solid Waste Utility
Control Act," P.L.1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-1 et seq.) as determined by the
State Treasurer based upon the need for such financial assistance after taking
into account all financial resources available or attainable to pay such debt
service and such other repayment obligations. Such additional amounts as may be
necessary shall be appropriated subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting and shall be provided upon such terms and
conditions as the State Treasurer may determine. The unexpended balance at the
end of the preceding fiscal year is appropriated, subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "Corporation Business Tax Act (1945),"
P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.), the amount apportioned to the several
counties of the State shall not be distributed and shall be anticipated as
revenue for general State purposes.
Pursuant
to section 85 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-85), receipts derived from the 3%
Meadowlands regional hotel use assessment are appropriated for deposit into the
intermunicipal account established pursuant to section 53 of P.L.2015, c.19
(C.5:10A-53), and shall be used to pay Meadowlands adjustment payments to
municipalities in the Meadowlands district pursuant to the �Hackensack
Meadowlands Agency Consolidation Act,� P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et seq.),
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of the "Corporation Business Tax Act (1945),"
P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.), the amounts collected from banking
corporations pursuant to the "Corporation Business Tax Act (1945)"
shall not be distributed to the counties and municipalities and shall be
anticipated as revenue for general State purposes.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-1 et seq.) or any law or regulation
to the contrary, the amount payable to the several counties of the State shall
not be distributed and shall be anticipated as revenue in the General Fund for general
State purposes.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year from the taxes
collected pursuant to P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.) shall lapse.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Senior and Disabled
Citizens' Property Tax Deductions and Veterans' Property Tax Deductions, there
are appropriated from the Property Tax Relief Fund such additional amounts as
may be required for State reimbursement to municipalities for senior and
disabled citizens' and veterans' property tax deductions, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.� Further,
the Department of the Treasury, after notification to the Joint Budget
Oversight Committee, may transfer funds as necessary between the Senior and
Disabled Citizens' Property Tax Deductions account and the Veterans' Property
Tax Deductions account, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Debt Service on Pension
Obligation Bonds to make payments under the State Treasurer's contracts
authorized pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1997, c.114 (C.34:1B-7.50), there are
appropriated such additional amounts as the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting shall determine are required to pay all amounts due from the
State pursuant to such contracts.
Such
additional amounts as may be required for Police and Firemen's Retirement
System - Post Retirement Medical are appropriated, as the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting shall determine.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Aid to Counties in Lieu of Insurance Premiums Tax Payments
shall be paid to the same counties in the same amounts as would be provided in
fiscal year 2027 pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-1 et
seq.). If the amount hereinabove appropriated for Aid to Counties in Lieu of
Insurance Premiums Tax Payments is not sufficient, there are appropriated from
the Property Tax Relief Fund such additional amounts as may be required
pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-1 et seq.), subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1997,
c.167 (C.52:27D-439) or any other law or regulation to the contrary, the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid shall
be distributed on the following schedule: on or before August 1, 45% of the
total amount due; September 1, 30% of the total amount due; October 1, 15% of
the total amount due; November 1, 5% of the total amount due; December 1 for
municipalities operating under a calendar fiscal year, 5% of the total amount
due; and June 1 for municipalities operating under the State fiscal year, 5% of
the total amount due; provided, however, that notwithstanding the provisions of
any law or regulation to the contrary, the Director of Local Government
Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Community Affairs and the
State Treasurer, may direct the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting to provide such payments on an accelerated schedule if necessary to
ensure fiscal stability for a municipality.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the release of the
total annual amount due for the current fiscal year from Energy Tax Receipts
Aid to municipalities is subject to the following condition: the municipality
shall submit to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services a
report describing the municipality's compliance with the "Best Practices
Inventory" established by the Director of the Division of Local Government
Services and shall receive at least a minimum score on such inventory as
determined by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services;
provided, however, that the director may take into account the particular
circumstances of a municipality. In preparing the Best Practices Inventory, the
director shall identify best municipal practices in the areas of general
administration, fiscal management, and operational activities, as well as the
particular circumstances of a municipality, in determining the minimum score
acceptable for the release of the total annual amount due for the current
fiscal year.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid and an amount not
to exceed $649,285,000 from Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid is appropriated
and shall be allocated to municipalities in accordance with the provisions of
subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1997, c.167 (C.52:27D-439), provided further,
however, that from the amounts hereinabove appropriated, each municipality
shall also receive such additional amounts as provided in the previous fiscal
year from the Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid account. Each
municipality that receives an allocation from the amount so transferred from
the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid program shall have its
allocation from the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid program
reduced by the same amount.
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall reduce amounts provided
to any municipality from the amount hereinabove appropriated by the difference,
if any, between pension contribution savings, and the amount of Consolidated
Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid payable to such municipality.
76
Management and Administration
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
99-2000
Administration and Support Services
$63,072,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Management and Administration
$63,072,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($15,350,000)
Materials and Supplies
($80,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,307,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($21,000)
Special Purpose:
99
Federal Liaison Office, Washington, D.C.
($18,000)
99
Ombudsman for Individuals with
  Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families
($591,000)
99
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
($15,000,000)
99
Grants Management Office
($964,000)
99
New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health
  Innovation Authority Fund (P.L.2023, c.109)
($5,220,000)
99
New Jersey Innovation Authority
($23,496,000)
99
Public Finance Activities
($700,000)
99
New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health
  Innovation Authority - Doula and Midwife Services Public Awareness Campaign
($100,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($225,000)
There
are appropriated such additional amounts as may be required to pay for the
operating expenses of the Casino Revenue Fund Advisory Commission, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated such additional amounts as may be required to pay for the
reimbursement of funeral expenses pursuant to P.L.2013, c.177 (C.52:18A-218.1
et seq.), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the New Jersey
Innovation Authority account is appropriated for the same purpose, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be
necessary for the purposes of providing State matching funds for federal grants
related to the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, and
such amounts may be transferred to other departments and State agencies for the
same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Electric
Vehicle Infrastructure account is appropriated for expenditures related to the
conversion of the fleet to electric vehicles, including charging infrastructure
and electric vehicle related costs, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, $15,000,000 shall
be made available from the Clean Energy Fund, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the New Jersey
Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority Fund (P.L.2023, c.109) is
appropriated for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated from the investment earnings of general obligation bond
proceeds such amounts as may be necessary for the payment of debt service
administrative costs.
There
is appropriated from revenue estimated to be received as a fee in connection
with the issuance of debt an amount not to exceed $700,000 to provide funds for
public finance activities.
There
are appropriated from revenue to be received from investment earnings of State
funds, from fees in connection with the cost of debt issuance and from service
fees billed to State authorities, such amounts as may be required for public
finance activities. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal
year from such investment earnings and service fees is appropriated to the
Office of Public Finance.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1999, c.12 (C.54A:9-25.12 et seq.) or any other law or
regulation to the contrary, monies received in the �Drug Abuse Education Fund�
and the unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year of such
deposits are appropriated for collection or administration costs of the
Department of the Treasury, for transfer to various departments and agencies
that provide substance use disorder treatment and prevention programs to offset
the costs of such programs, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated from the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and
Marketplace Modernization Fund such amounts to fund the Cannabis Regulatory
Commission as determined by the Commission for costs required to implement the
�New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace
Modernization Act,� P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et al.) subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, any funds received by
the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank from any State agency to offset the trust's
annual operating expenses are appropriated for the same purpose.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:35-15 and section 5 of P.L.1993,
c.216 (C.54:43-1.3), or any law or regulation to the contrary, all monies
received in the �Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund� and any amounts
credited to the Governor�s Council on Substance Use Disorder collected pursuant
to the �Alcoholic Beverage Tax Law,� R.S.54:41-1 et seq., shall be deposited
into the General Fund as State revenue, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
99-2000
Administration and Support Services
$250,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Management and Administration
$250,000
Grants-in-Aid:
99
Old Barracks Museum
($250,000)
80
Special Government Services
82
Protection of Citizens� Rights
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
06-2024
Appellate Services to Indigents
$10,798,000
57-2021
Trial Services to Indigents
$94,911,000
58-2022
Mental Health Advocacy
$10,012,000
66-2021
Office of Law Guardian
$28,445,000
67-2021
Office of Parental Representation
$20,620,000
99-2025
Administration and Support Services
$7,082,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Protection of Citizens� Rights
$171,868,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($130,411,000)
Materials and Supplies
($1,220,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($34,345,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($1,742,000)
Special Purpose:
57
Parole Revocation Defense Unit
($1,225,000)
57
Holistic Defense Pilot
($750,000)
57
Youth Defense Unit
($200,000)
99
Expungement Unit Operations
($1,200,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($775,000)
Amounts
provided for legal and investigative services are available for payment of
obligations applicable to prior fiscal years.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the operation of the Office
of the Public Defender there are appropriated additional amounts as may be
required for Trial and Appellate services to indigents, the expenditure of
which shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Lawsuit
settlements and legal costs awarded by any court to the Office of the Public
Defender are appropriated for the expenses associated with the representation
of indigent clients.�
The
amount hereinabove appropriated to the Office of the Public Defender is
available for expenses associated with pool attorneys hired by the Office of
the Public Defender for the representation of indigent clients.
2048
State Legal Services Office
GRANTS-IN-AID
89-2048
Civil Legal Services for the Poor
$32,813,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, State
  Legal Services Office
$32,813,000
Grants-in-Aid:
89
Legal Services of New Jersey - Legal
  Assistance in Civil Matters
($32,813,000)
2096
Corrections Ombudsperson
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
51-2096
Corrections Ombudsperson
$3,004,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Corrections Ombudsperson
$3,004,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($2,863,000)
Materials and Supplies
($63,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($63,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($15,000)
2097
Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
81-2097
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
$5,186,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
$5,186,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($4,583,000)
Materials and Supplies
($32,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($521,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($50,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, receipts collected
from fines and penalties pursuant to subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1983,
c.43 (C.52:27G-7.1) and subsection b. of section 14 of P.L.1977, c.239
(C.52:27G-14) are appropriated to the Office of the State Long-Term Care
Ombudsman, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting.
2098
Division of Rate Counsel
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
53-2098
Rate Counsel
$8,020,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Division of Rate Counsel
$8,020,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($3,536,000)
Materials and Supplies
($30,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($4,065,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($385,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($4,000)
Receipts
of the Division of Rate Counsel in excess of those anticipated are appropriated
for the Division of Rate Counsel to defray the costs of the Division of Rate
Counsel function.
The
unexpended balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Division of
Rate Counsel accounts are appropriated for the same purpose.
Department
  of the Treasury, Total State Appropriation
$5,682,362,000
Summary of Department of the Treasury Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$684,197,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$3,524,469,000
�
State Aid
$1,473,696,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$970,018,000
�
Property Tax
  Relief Fund
$4,703,031,000
�
Casino Control
  Fund
$9,313,000
�
86 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
80
Special Government Services
83
Services to Veterans
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
50-8610
Veterans' Outreach and Assistance
$5,000,000
51-8620
Veterans' Haven
$7,668,000
70-8660
Burial Services
$2,669,000
99-8600
Administration and Support Services
$9,632,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Services to Veterans
$24,969,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($21,767,000)
Materials and Supplies
($624,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($1,407,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($328,000)
Special Purpose:
70
Indigent Veteran Burial Assistance
($5,000)
70
Honor Guard Support Services
($317,000)
70
Maintenance for Memorials
($521,000)
Funds
received for Veterans' Transitional Housing from the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs and the individual residents, and the unexpended balance at
the end of the preceding fiscal year, in the receipt account are appropriated
for the same purpose.
Funds
collected by and on behalf of the Korean Veterans' Memorial Fund are hereby
appropriated for the purposes of the fund.
Funds
received for plot interment allowances from the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs, burial fees collected, and the unexpended program balances at the end
of the preceding fiscal year are appropriated for perpetual care and
maintenance of burial plots and grounds at the Brigadier General William C.
Doyle Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in North Hanover Township, Burlington County,
New Jersey, Arlington Memorial Park in Kearny, New Jersey, and Fairmount
Cemetery and Crematory in Newark, New Jersey.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no State funds are
appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of
reforestation or "in lieu of" payments under P.L.1993, c.106
(C.13:1L-14.1 et seq.) in conjunction with the current or future operation,
maintenance and construction of the Brigadier General William C. Doyle
Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in North Hanover Township, Burlington County, New
Jersey, Arlington Memorial Park in Kearny, New Jersey, and Fairmount Cemetery
and Crematory in Newark, New Jersey.
GRANTS-IN-AID
50-8610
Veterans' Outreach and Assistance
$4,293,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Services to Veterans
$4,293,000
Grants-in-Aid:
50
Support Services for Returning Veterans
($399,000)
50
Veterans' Tuition Grants
($4,000)
50
Veterans' Transportation
($335,000)
50
Blind Veterans' Allowances
($57,000)
50
Paraplegic and Hemiplegic Veterans'
  Allowances
($298,000)
50
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
($1,300,000)
50
SOS Veterans Stakeholder Group
($500,000)
50
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation
($250,000)
50
Education and Health Centers of America -
  NJ Veteran Resource Program
($500,000)
50
360 Smarter Care - Resilience &
  Recovery Program
($650,000)
From
the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Support Services for Returning
Veterans, such amounts as may be required may be transferred to Veterans
Outreach and Assistance - Direct State Services, Veterans' Haven North and
South - Direct State Services and Veterans� Transportation Grants-In-Aid,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
8630
Menlo Park Veterans' Memorial Home
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
20-8630
Domiciliary & Treatment Services
$29,230,000
99-8630
Administration and Support Services
$8,440,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Menlo Park Veterans' Memorial Home
$37,670,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($28,506,000)
Materials and Supplies
($4,700,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($4,115,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($235,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($114,000)
GRANTS-IN-AID
20-8630
Domiciliary & Treatment Services
$500,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Menlo
  Park Veterans' Memorial Home
$500,000
Grants-in-Aid:
20
Prescription Drug Program
($500,000)
8640
Paramus Veterans' Memorial Home
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
20-8640
Domiciliary & Treatment Services
$29,470,000
99-8640
Administration and Support Services
$7,511,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Paramus Veterans' Memorial Home
$36,981,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($28,869,000)
Materials and Supplies
($4,089,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($3,822,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($162,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($39,000)
GRANTS-IN-AID
20-8640
Domiciliary & Treatment Services
$501,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Paramus Veterans' Memorial Home
$501,000
Grants-in-Aid:
20
Prescription Drug Program
($501,000)
8650
Vineland Veterans' Memorial Home
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
20-8650
Domiciliary & Treatment Services
$30,259,000
99-8650
Administration and Support Services
$8,632,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Vineland Veterans' Memorial Home
$38,891,000
Direct State Services:
Personal Services:
Salaries and Wages
($29,582,000)
Materials and Supplies
($4,215,000)
Services Other Than Personal
($4,696,000)
Maintenance and Fixed Charges
($274,000)
Additions, Improvements, and Equipment
($124,000)
Balances
on hand at the end of the preceding fiscal year for the benefit of residents in
the several veterans' homes and such funds as may be received, are appropriated
for the use of such residents.
Revenues
representing receipts to the General Fund from charges to residents' trust
accounts for maintenance costs are appropriated for use as personal needs
allowances for patients/residents who have no other source of funds for such
purposes; provided, however, that the allowance shall not exceed $50 per month
for any eligible resident of an institution and provided further, that the
total amount herein for such allowances shall not exceed $100,000, and that any
increase in the maximum monthly allowance shall be approved by the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
in excess of anticipated revenues derived from resident contributions and the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are appropriated for veterans' program
initiatives, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting of an itemized plan for the expenditure of these amounts, as
shall be submitted by the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
GRANTS-IN-AID
20-8650
Domiciliary & Treatment Services
$501,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Vineland Veterans' Memorial Home
$501,000
Grants-in-Aid:
20
Prescription Drug Program
($501,000)
Department
  of Veterans Affairs, Total State Appropriation
$144,306,000
Summary of Department of Veterans Affairs Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$138,511,000
�
Grants-in-Aid
$5,795,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$144,306,000
�
90 MISCELLANEOUS COMMISSIONS
40
Community Development and Environmental Management
43
Science and Technical Programs
9130
Interstate Environmental Commission
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
03-9130
Interstate Environmental Commission
$15,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Interstate Environmental Commission
$15,000
Direct State Services:
Special Purpose:
03
Expenses of the Commission
($15,000)
9140
Delaware River Basin Commission
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
02-9140
Delaware River Basin Commission
$893,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Delaware River Basin Commission
$893,000
Direct State Services:
Special Purpose:
02
Expenses of the Commission
($893,000)
70
Government Direction, Management, and Control
72
Governmental Review and Oversight
9148
Council on Local Mandates
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
92-9148
Council on Local Mandates
$86,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Council on Local Mandates
$86,000
Direct State Services:
Special Purpose:
92
Council on Local Mandates
($86,000)
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in this account is
appropriated.
Miscellaneous
  Commissions, Total State Appropriation
$994,000
Summary of Miscellaneous Commissions Appropriations
(For Display Purposes Only)
Appropriations by Category:
Direct State
  Services
$994,000
�
Appropriations by Fund:
General Fund
$994,000
�
94 INTERDEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS
70
Government Direction, Management, and Control
74
General Government Services
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
01-9400
Property Rentals
$320,605,000
02-9400
Insurance and Other Services
$282,204,000
06-9400
Utilities and Other Services
$75,328,000
Subtotal Direct State Services
  Appropriation, General Government Services
$678,137,000
Less:
Direct Rent Charges and Charges for
  Operational Efficiencies($105,609,000)
Total Deductions
($105,609,000)
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, General Government Services
$572,528,000
Direct State Services:
Property Rentals:
01
Existing and Anticipated Leases
($228,386,000)
01
Economic Development Authority
($48,408,000)
01
Other Debt Service Leases and Tax
  Payments
($38,811,000)
01
State Leasing and Space Utilization
  Committee Lease Expirations
($5,000,000)
Insurance and Other Services:
02
Tort Claims Liability Fund
  (N.J.S.59:12-1)
($113,438,000)
02
Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund
($132,993,000)
02
Property Insurance Premium Payments
($5,850,000)
02
Casualty Insurance Premium Payments
($716,000)
02
Special Insurance Policy Premium Payment
($944,000)
02
Medical Malpractice Self-Insurance Fund
  for Rutgers, Rowan, and University Hospital
($20,000,000)
02
Vehicle Claims Liability Fund
($7,138,000)
02
Self-Insurance Deductible Fund
($1,000,000)
02
Self-Insurance Fund - Foster Parents
($125,000)
Utilities and Other Services:
06
Utilities and Other Services
($56,700,000)
06
Public Health, Environmental and
  Agricultural Laboratory
($7,434,000)
06
Household and Security
($11,194,000)
Less:
Total Deductions:
$105,609,000
The
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting is empowered to allocate to
any State agency occupying space in any State-owned building equitable charges
for the rental of such space to include, but not be limited to, the costs of
operation and maintenance thereof, and the amounts so charged shall be credited
to the General Fund; and, to the extent that such charges exceed the amounts
appropriated for such purposes to any agency financed from any fund other than
the General Fund, the required additional appropriation shall be made out of
such other fund.
Receipts
from direct charges and charges to non-State fund sources are appropriated for
the rental of property, including the costs of operation and maintenance of
such properties.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, and except for leases
negotiated by the Division of Property Management and Construction and subject
to the approval or disapproval by the State Leasing and Space Utilization
Committee pursuant to P.L.1992, c.130 (C.52:18A-191.1 et al.), and except as
hereinafter provided, no lease for the rental of any office or building, except
for legislative district offices, shall be executed without the prior written
consent of the State Treasurer and the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting. Legislative district office leases may be executed by personnel in
the Office of Legislative Services so directed by the Executive Director,
provided the lease complies with the Joint Rules Governing Legislative District
Offices adopted by the presiding officers. Leases which do not comply with the
Joint Rules Governing Legislative District Offices may be executed by personnel
in the Office of Legislative Services, District Office Services so directed by
the Executive Director with the prior written consent of the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly.
To
the extent that amounts appropriated for property rental payments are
insufficient, there are appropriated such additional amounts, not to exceed
$3,000,000 as may be required to pay property rental obligations, subject to
the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
An
amount not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be appropriated for the costs of
security, maintenance, utilities and other operating expenses related to the
closure of State-owned buildings, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from the leasing of State surplus real property are appropriated for the
maintenance of State surplus real property, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the Division of
Property Management and Construction is empowered to renegotiate lease terms,
provided that such renegotiations result in cost savings to the State for the
current fiscal year and for the term of the lease. Any lease amendments made as
a result of these renegotiations are subject to the review and approval of the
State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee. Receipts from such
renegotiations are appropriated to the Property Rentals account to offset the
cost of leases, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
There
are appropriated such additional amounts as may be required to pay for office
renovations associated with the consolidation of office space, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 105 of P.L.2003, c.13 (C.39:2A-36) or any law or
regulation to the contrary, $10,940,000 is appropriated from the revenues
appropriated to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for transfer to the
Interdepartmental property rentals account to reflect savings from
implementation of management and procurement efficiencies, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated are available for payment of obligations applicable to
prior fiscal years.
There
are appropriated such additional amounts as may be required to pay debt service
costs for the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital Project, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Master Lease
Program Fund is appropriated for the same purpose.
In
order to permit flexibility, amounts may be transferred between various items
of appropriation within the Insurance and Other Services program
classification, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting. Notice thereof shall be provided to the Legislative
Budget and Finance Officer on the effective date of the approved transfer.
There
are appropriated such additional amounts as may be required to pay tort claims
under N.J.S.59:12-1, as recommended by the Attorney General and as the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall determine.
The
amount appropriated to the Tort Claims Liability Fund is available for the
payment of claims of a tortious nature, for the indemnification of pool
attorneys engaged by the Public Defender for the defense of indigents, for the
indemnification of designated pathologists engaged by the State Medical
Examiner, for direct costs of legal, administrative and medical services
related to the investigation, mitigation and litigation of tort claims under
N.J.S.59:12-1, for the refunding of fees, court costs and restitution paid by
persons charged with, adjudicated delinquent, or convicted of various crimes or
offenses whose charges or convictions are later dismissed for various reasons,
including on the basis of evidence found to not have been appropriately collected,
tested or analyzed and for the direct costs of administering such refunds, all
as recommended by the Attorney General and as the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting shall determine.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, claims paid from the
Tort Claims Liability Fund on behalf of entities funded, in whole or in part,
from non-State funds, may be reimbursed from such non-State fund sources as
determined by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
To
the extent that amounts appropriated to pay Workers' Compensation claims under
R.S.34:15-1 et seq., are insufficient, there are appropriated such additional
amounts as may be required to pay Workers' Compensation claims, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance
Fund under R.S.34:15-1 et seq. is available for the payment of direct costs of
legal, investigative, administrative and medical services related to the
investigation, mitigation, litigation and administration of claims against the
fund, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, benefits provided to
community work experience participants shall be borne by the Work First New
Jersey program funded through the Department of Human Services and any costs
related to administration, mitigation, litigation and investigation of claims
will be reimbursed to the Division of Risk Management within the Department of
the Treasury by the Work First New Jersey program funded through the Department
of Human Services, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Provided
that expenditures during the current fiscal year on Workers' Compensation
claims attributable to the Departments of Human Services, Transportation,
Corrections, and Law and Public Safety are less than the respective amounts
expended by those departments for claims attributable to the preceding fiscal
year, all or a portion of that savings is appropriated to those departments or
the Division of Risk Management within the Department of the Treasury for the
purpose of improving worker safety and reducing workers' compensation costs,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
To
the extent that amounts appropriated to pay auto insurance claims are
insufficient, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be required
to pay auto insurance claims, subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Vehicle Claims Liability Fund is
available for the payment of direct costs of legal, investigative and medical
services related to the investigation, mitigation and litigation of claims
against the fund.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the
Self-Insurance Deductible Fund is appropriated for the same purposes.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Self-Insurance Fund - Foster Parents is
available for the payment of direct costs of legal, investigative and medical
services related to the investigation, mitigation and litigation of claims
against the fund.
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for fuel and utility costs, amounts may be
transferred to or from State departments to meet fuel and utility needs,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting; and, in addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for fuel
and utility costs and for the Public Health, Environmental and Agricultural
Laboratory fuel and utility costs, there are appropriated such additional
amounts as may be required to pay fuel and utility costs, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Receipts
from fees charged for public parking at the Bangs Avenue Parking Garage in
Asbury Park, and the unexpended balance from the preceding fiscal year, are
appropriated for the costs incurred for maintenance and operation of the
garage, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Household and Security
account, there is appropriated to the Household and Security account $2,500,000
from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for utility, security and building
maintenance costs.
In
accordance with the "Recycling Enhancement Act," P.L.2007, c.311
(C.13:1E-96.2 et al.), an amount not to exceed $358,000 is appropriated from
the State Recycling Fund - Recycling Administration account to the Department
of the Treasury for administrative costs attributable to the State recycling
program, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the State Leasing
and Space Utilization Strategic Plan account is appropriated for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
09-9460
Aid to Independent Authorities
$103,212,000
(From General Fund:$89,006,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$14,206,000)
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  General Government Services
$103,212,000
(From General Fund:$89,006,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:$14,206,000)
Grants-in-Aid:
09
Liberty Science Center
($10,122,000)
09
Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic
  Recovery, EDA (PTRF)
($14,206,000)
09
Biomedical Research Bonds, EDA
($3,480,000)
09
EDA State Lease Revenue Bonds (Wind Port
  Project)
($23,829,000)
09
New Jersey Building Authority - Operating
  Aid
($1,575,000)
09
New Jersey Sports and Exposition
  Authority - Operations
($38,000,000)
09
New Jersey Sports and Exposition
  Authority - International Events, Improvements and Attraction
($10,000,000)
09
New Jersey Performing Arts Center -
  Operating Aid
($2,000,000)
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the New Jersey Sports and
Exposition Authority, there are appropriated such additional amounts as are
necessary to satisfy debt service obligations and to maintain the core
operating functions of the Authority, subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Liberty Science Center is allocated for
debt service obligations and for the operations of the Liberty Science Center,
the amount of such operation support to be determined by the State Treasurer on
such terms and conditions as the State Treasurer requires pursuant to an
agreement between the State Treasurer and the Liberty Science Center, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.� In
addition, there are appropriated such additional amounts as may be necessary to
satisfy debt service obligations subject to the approval of the Director of the
Division of Budget and Accounting.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for the New Jersey Economic
Development Authority (�EDA�) State Lease Revenue Bonds (Wind Port Project),
there are appropriated such additional amounts as the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting shall determine are required to pay all basic rent,
ground lease rent and additional rent payable by the State to the EDA pursuant
to the lease between the EDA and the State relating to the Wind Port Project,
as applicable. The unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year
in the EDA State Lease Revenue Bonds (Wind Port Project) account is
appropriated to pay all basic rent, ground lease rent and additional rent
payable by the State to EDA relating to the lease between the EDA and the State
relating to the Wind Port Project.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of R.S.46:30B-74 and R.S.46:30B-75, or any other rule,
regulation, or guideline to the contrary, and in addition to the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority,
there is appropriated from the Unclaimed Personal Property Trust Fund such
amount as shall be determined by the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting to be available and necessary for Sports Complex property
demolition, clean-up, and roadway improvement costs associated with the
Grandstand demolition project.
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated for debt service payments attributable to the
Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery, EDA program may be paid by the
New Jersey Economic Development Authority from resources available from
unexpended balances, and in such instances the amounts appropriated for the
Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery, EDA program shall be reduced by
the same amount. There are appropriated such additional amounts as may be
necessary to pay debt service and other costs for the Municipal Rehabilitation
and Economic Recovery, EDA program, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION
08-9450
Capital Projects - Statewide
$143,027,000
Total Capital Construction Appropriation,
  General Government Services
$143,027,000
Capital Projects:
Statewide Capital Projects:
08
Capital Improvements, Contingency
($12,000,000)
08
Life Safety, Emergency and IT Projects -
  Statewide
($31,000,000)
08
Capital Security Projects
($2,000,000)
Open Space Preservation Program:
08
Garden State Preservation Trust Fund
  Account
($98,027,000)
In
addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2004, c.71, donations for the
9/11 Memorial Design Costs from public and private sources, including those
collected from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, for the purposes
of planning, designing, maintaining and constructing a memorial to the victims
of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center in
New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and United Airlines Flight 93
in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, shall be deposited by the State Treasurer
into a dedicated account established for this purpose and are appropriated for
the purposes set forth under P.L.2004, c.71 and there are appropriated or
transferred such amounts as are necessary for the 9/11 Memorial project,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in order to permit
flexibility in the handling of appropriations, amounts may be transferred among
the following accounts: Statewide Fire, Life Safety and Renovations Projects;
Capital Improvements, Contingency; Capital Improvements, Statewide; Life
Safety, Emergency and IT Projects - Statewide; Capital Security Projects; Roof
Repairs - Statewide; Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Projects -
Statewide; Fuel Distribution Systems/Underground Storage Tank Replacements -
Statewide; Hazardous Materials Removal Projects-Statewide; Statewide Security
Projects; Energy Efficiency Projects; and individual project line items within
various departments, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, any monies received
from the sale of real property that are deposited into the State-owned Real
Property Fund pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2007, c.108 (C.52:31-1.3b) are
appropriated for Capital Projects that increase energy efficiency, improve work
place safety or for information technology systems or other capital investments
that will generate an operating budget savings, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, an amount not to
exceed $5,000,000 from monies received from the sale of real property that are
deposited into the State-owned Real Property Fund pursuant to section 1 of
P.L.2007, c.108 (C.52:31-1.3b) is appropriated for Statewide Roofing Repairs
and Replacements.
Revenue
generated from the sale of Solar Renewable Energy Certificates and Emission
Reduction Credits is appropriated to fund energy-related savings initiatives as
determined by the State Treasurer, subject to the approval of the Director of
the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Garden State Preservation Trust Fund
Account is subject to the provisions of the "Garden State Preservation
Trust Act," P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.) and the constitutional
amendment on open space (Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 7).
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Garden State
Preservation Trust Fund Account, interest earned and accumulated commencing
with the start of this fiscal year is appropriated.
9410
Employee Benefits
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
03-9410
Employee Benefits
$5,169,364,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Employee Benefits
$5,169,364,000
Direct State Services:
Special Purpose:
03
Public Employees' Retirement System
($1,590,762,000)
03
Public Employees' Retirement System -
  Post Retirement Medical
($529,804,000)
03
Public Employees' Retirement System -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($42,555,000)
03
Police and Firemen's Retirement System
($405,695,000)
03
Police and Firemen's Retirement System -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($12,401,000)
03
Police and Firemen's Retirement System
  (P.L.1979, c.109)
($6,285,000)
03
Alternate Benefit Program - Employer
  Contributions
($1,306,000)
03
Alternate Benefit Program -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($267,000)
03
Defined Contribution Retirement Program
($1,683,000)
03
Defined Contribution Retirement Program -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($630,000)
03
State Police Retirement System
($250,742,000)
03
State Police Retirement System -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($3,604,000)
03
Judicial Retirement System
($71,244,000)
03
Judicial Retirement System -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($1,376,000)
03
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund
($4,965,000)
03
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund - Post
  Retirement Medical - State
($3,540,000)
03
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($49,000)
03
Veterans Act Pensions
($33,000)
03
Debt Service on Pension Obligation Bonds
($199,887,000)
03
Volunteer Emergency Survivor Benefit
($299,000)
03
State Employees' Health Benefits
($945,479,000)
03
Other Pension Systems - Post Retirement
  Medical
($251,506,000)
03
State Employees' Prescription Drug
  Program
($332,589,000)
03
State Employees' Dental Program - Shared
  Cost
($21,745,000)
03
State Employees' Vision Care Program
($381,000)
03
Social Security Tax - State
($471,979,000)
03
Temporary Disability Insurance Liability
($15,982,000)
03
Unemployment Insurance Liability
($2,576,000)
Such
additional amounts as may be required for Public Employees' Retirement System -
Post Retirement Medical, Public Employees' Retirement System - Non-contributory
Insurance, Police and Firemen's Retirement System - Non-contributory Insurance,
Alternate Benefit Program - Employer Contributions, Alternate Benefit Program -
Non-contributory Insurance, Defined Contribution Retirement Program, Defined
Contribution Retirement Program - Non-contributory Insurance, Teachers' Pension
and Annuity Fund - Post Retirement Medical - State, Teachers' Pension and
Annuity Fund - Non-contributory Insurance, State Police Retirement System -
Non-contributory Insurance, Judicial Retirement System - Non-contributory
Insurance, Volunteer Emergency Survivor Benefit, State Employees' Health
Benefits, Other Pension Systems - Post Retirement Medical, State Employees'
Prescription Drug Program, State Employees' Dental Program - Shared Cost, State
Employees' Vision Care Program, Affordable Care Act Fees, Social Security Tax -
State, Temporary Disability Insurance Liability, and Unemployment Insurance
Liability are appropriated, as the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting shall determine.
No
amounts hereinabove appropriated shall be used to provide additional health
insurance coverage to a State or local elected official when that official
receives health insurance coverage as a result of holding other public office
or employment.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Debt Service on Pension
Obligation Bonds to make payments under the State Treasurer's contracts
authorized pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1997, c.114 (C.34:1B-7.50), there are
appropriated such additional amounts as the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting shall determine are required to pay all amounts due from the
State pursuant to such contracts.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Debt Service
on Pension Obligation Bonds account is appropriated for the same purpose.
Such
additional amounts as may be required for State Employees' Health Benefits may
be transferred from the various departmental operating appropriations to this
account, as the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall
determine.
Such
additional amounts as may be required for Social Security Tax - State may be
transferred from the various departmental operating appropriations to this
account, as the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall
determine.
In
addition to the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Social Security Tax -
State there are appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for the same
purpose, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, fees due to the third
party administrator for the Section 125 Tax Savings Program established in 1996
pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1996, c.8 (C.52:14-15.1a) and the Section 132(f) Commuter
Transportation Benefit Program established in 2003 pursuant to section 1 of
P.L.2001, c.162 (C.52:14-15.1b) shall be paid from amounts hereinabove
appropriated for the Social Security Tax - State account, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, fees due to the third
party administrator for the Unemployment Compensation Management and Cost
Control Program, which was established pursuant to N.J.A.C.17:1-9.6, shall be
paid from amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Unemployment Insurance
Liability account, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
any law or regulation to the contrary, the appropriations for the Employee
Benefits program classification shall be subject to the following condition: on
or prior to September 1, 2026, the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee
votes on plan design changes that can be implemented beginning in plan year
2027 under the current contracts providing hospital, surgical, obstetrical,
prescription drug, and other covered health care services and benefits covering
employees and their dependents with the goal of achieving no less than
$75,000,000 of savings in the first six months of plan year 2027 applicable to
the health benefits fund established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1961, c.49
(C.52:14-17.30), that are new, recurring, and verifiable by the actuary engaged
by the State Health Benefits Program.
Notwithstanding
any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the amounts hereinabove
appropriated for the Employee Benefits program classification, there are
appropriated such additional amounts as the State Treasurer determines are
necessary to reimburse amounts previously transferred from the health benefits
fund established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.30) to the
health benefits funds established pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of P.L.1964,
c.125 (C.52:14-17.41 and 52:14-17.42) as authorized by section 2 of P.L.2024,
c.86 (C.52:14-17.42a), subject to the following condition: on or prior to
September 1, 2026, the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee approves
plan design changes that can be implemented beginning in plan year 2027 under
the current contracts providing hospital, surgical, obstetrical, prescription
drug, and other covered health care services and benefits covering employees
and their dependents that will result in no less than $150,000,000 of savings
applicable to the health benefits funds established pursuant to sections 10 and
11 of P.L.1964, c.125 (C.52:14-17.41 and C.52:14-17.42), that are new,
recurring, and verifiable by the actuary engaged by the State Health Benefits
Plan.
GRANTS-IN-AID
03-9410
Employee Benefits
$1,649,575,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
  Employee Benefits
$1,649,575,000
Grants-in-Aid:
03
Public Employees' Retirement System
($209,036,000)
03
Public Employees' Retirement System -
  Post Retirement Medical
($83,213,000)
03
Public Employees' Retirement System -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($8,567,000)
03
Police and Firemen's Retirement System
($32,600,000)
03
Police and Firemen's Retirement System -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($577,000)
03
Alternate Benefit Program - Employer
  Contributions
($244,957,000)
03
Alternate Benefit Program -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($34,388,000)
03
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund
($975,000)
03
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund - Post
  Retirement Medical - State
($3,742,000)
03
Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund -
  Non-contributory Insurance
($6,000)
03
Debt Service on Pension Obligation Bonds
($11,532,000)
03
State Employees' Health Benefits
($525,158,000)
03
Other Pension Systems - Post Retirement
  Medical
($66,497,000)
03
State Employees' Prescription Drug
  Program
($167,409,000)
03
State Employees' Dental Program - Shared
  Cost
($15,482,000)
03
Social Security Tax - State
($232,399,000)
03
Temporary Disability Insurance Liability
($10,737,000)
03
Unemployment Insurance Liability
($2,300,000)
Such
additional amounts as may be required for Public Employees' Retirement System -
Post Retirement Medical, Public Employees' Retirement System - Non-contributory
Insurance, Police and Firemen's Retirement System - Non-contributory Insurance,
Alternate Benefit Program - Employer Contributions,� Alternate Benefit Program
- Non-contributory Insurance, Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund - Post
Retirement Medical - State, Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund -
Non-contributory Insurance, State Employees' Health Benefits, Other Pension
Systems - Post Retirement Medical, State Employees' Prescription Drug Program,
State Employees' Dental Program - Shared Cost, Affordable Care Act Fees, Social
Security Tax - State, Temporary Disability Insurance Liability, and Unemployment
Insurance Liability are appropriated, as the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting shall determine.
No
amounts hereinabove appropriated shall be used to provide additional health
insurance coverage to a State or local elected official when that official
receives health insurance coverage as a result of holding other public office
or employment.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Debt Service
on Pension Obligation Bonds account is appropriated for the same purpose.
In
addition to the amount hereinabove appropriated for Debt Service on Pension
Obligation Bonds to make payments under the State Treasurer's contracts
authorized pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1997, c.114 (C.34:1B-7.50), there are
appropriated such additional amounts as the Director of the Division of Budget
and Accounting shall determine are required to pay all amounts due from the
State pursuant to such contracts.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, fees due to the third
party administrator for the Section 125 Tax Savings Program established in 1996
pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1996, c.8 (C.52:14-15.1a) and the Section 132(f) Commuter
Transportation Benefit Program established in 2003 pursuant to section 1 of
P.L.2001, c.162 (C.52:14-15.1b) shall be paid from amounts hereinabove
appropriated for the Social Security Tax - State account, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, fees due to the third
party administrator for the Unemployment Compensation Management and Cost
Control Program, which was established pursuant to N.J.A.C.17:1-9.6, shall be
paid from amounts hereinabove appropriated for the Unemployment Insurance
Liability account, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
Notwithstanding
any law or regulation to the contrary, the appropriations for the Employee
Benefits program classification shall be subject to the following condition: on
or prior to September 1, 2026, the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee
votes on plan design changes that can be implemented beginning in plan year
2027 under the current contracts providing hospital, surgical, obstetrical,
prescription drug, and other covered health care services and benefits covering
employees and their dependents with the goal of achieving no less than
$75,000,000 of savings in the first six months of plan year 2027 applicable to
the health benefits fund established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1961, c.49
(C.52:14-17.30), that are new, recurring, and verifiable by the actuary engaged
by the State Health Benefits Program.
Notwithstanding
any law or regulation to the contrary, in addition to the amounts hereinabove
appropriated for the Employee Benefits program classification, there are
appropriated such additional amounts as the State Treasurer determines are
necessary to reimburse amounts previously transferred from the health benefits
fund established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.30) to the
health benefits funds established pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of P.L.1964,
c.125 (C.52:14-17.41 and 52:14-17.42) as authorized by section 2 of P.L.2024,
c.86 (C.52:14-17.42a), subject to the following condition: on or prior to
September 1, 2026, the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee approves
plan design changes that can be implemented beginning in plan year 2027 under
the current contracts providing hospital, surgical, obstetrical, prescription
drug, and other covered health care services and benefits covering employees
and their dependents that will result in no less than $150,000,000 of savings
applicable to the health benefits funds established pursuant to sections 10 and
11 of P.L.1964, c.125 (C.52:14-17.41 and C.52:14-17.42), that are new,
recurring, and verifiable by the actuary engaged by the State Health Benefits
Plan.
9420
Other Interdepartmental Accounts
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
04-9420
Other Interdepartmental Accounts
$25,025,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Other Interdepartmental Accounts
$25,025,000
Direct State Services:
Special Purpose:
04
Governor's Contingency Fund
($375,000)
04
Contingency Funds
($625,000)
04
Banking Services
($3,100,000)
04
Debt Issuance - Special Purpose
($600,000)
04
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief
  Fund - Employer Contributions
($225,000)
04
Interest on Interfund Borrowing
($100,000)
04
Replacement Vehicles
($20,000,000)
Unless
otherwise indicated, funds hereinabove appropriated may be allotted by the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting to the various departments
and agencies.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Governor's
Contingency Fund is appropriated for the same purpose.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the Governor's Contingency Fund is
appropriated for allotment to the various departments or agencies, to meet any
condition of emergency or necessity.
There
are appropriated to the Emergency Services Fund such amounts as are required to
meet the costs of any emergency occasioned by aggression, civil disturbance,
sabotage, or disaster as recommended by the Governor's Advisory Council for
Emergency Services and approved by the Governor, and subject to the approval of
the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. In the event that the
Governor's Advisory Council for Emergency Services is unable to convene due to
any such emergency described above, there shall be appropriated to the
Emergency Services Fund such amounts as are required to meet the costs of any
such emergency described above, and payments from the Fund shall be made by the
State Treasurer upon approval of the Governor and the Director of the Division
of Budget and Accounting.
Such
amounts as may be necessary for payment of expenses incurred by issuing
officials appointed under the several bond acts of the State are appropriated
for the purposes and from the sources defined in those acts.
The
unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Language
Access Funding for State Agencies account is appropriated for the same purpose.
The
amount hereinabove appropriated for Replacement Vehicles may be transferred to
State departments and agencies for the purchase of replacement vehicles,
including upfit costs, by the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
GRANTS-IN-AID
04-9420
Other Interdepartmental Accounts
$25,000,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Other
  Interdepartmental Accounts
$25,000,000
Grants-in-Aid:
04
Health Care Affordability and
  Accessibility Fund
($25,000,000)
9430
Salary Increases and Other Benefits
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
05-9430
Salary Increases and Other Benefits
$231,900,000
Total Direct State Services
  Appropriation, Salary Increases and Other Benefits
$231,900,000
Direct State Services:
Special Purpose:
05
Executive Branch
($180,000,000)
05
Judicial Branch
($40,900,000)
05
Unused Accumulated Sick Leave Payments
($11,000,000)
The
amounts hereinabove appropriated to the various State departments, agencies or
commissions for the cost of salaries, wages, or other benefits shall be
allotted as the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall
determine.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of R.S.34:15-49 and section 1 of P.L.1981, c.353 (C.34:15-49.1)
or any law or regulation to the contrary, the State Treasurer, the Chairperson
of the Civil Service Commission, and the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting shall establish directives governing salary ranges and rates of pay,
including salary increases. The implementation of such directives shall be made
effective at the first full pay period of the fiscal year as determined by such
directives, with timely notification of such directives to the Joint Budget
Oversight Committee or its successor. Such directives shall not be considered
an "administrative rule" or "rule" within the meaning of
section 2 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-2), but shall be considered exempt under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of the definition of "administrative rule" or
"rule" of secti