A 5327

ASSEMBLY,
No. 5327
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
� INTRODUCED JUNE 28, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� ELIANA
PINTOR MARIN
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK
District 37 (Bergen)
Senator� PAUL A. SARLO
District 36 (Bergen
and Passaic)
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
�Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Morales and Senator Mukherji
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 approved by
the Governor on June 30, 2026, with line item veto.
��
(Sponsorship Updated As Of:
6/30/2026)
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
1[$7,681,533,000] $7,666,482,0001
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
1[$2,500,000]
  $40,000,0001
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
1[$94,618,000]
  $132,118,0001
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
1[$4,251,952,000]
  $4,289,452,0001
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
1[$33,861,746,000] $33,899,246,0001
Total Resources, General Fund
1[$41,543,279,000]
  $41,565,728,0001
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
1[$67,033,607,000]
  $67,056,056,0001
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
1[$97,528,731,195] $97,551,180,1951
���� 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.
1[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.]1
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.
70 Government
Direction, Management, and Control
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
�
26 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
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.
35 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
�
54 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
20 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.
24 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 1[$246.73]
$245.301 per
visit, hospitals with an RMP ranking of 16 through 30 shall receive an
outpatient add-on equal to 1[$164.49]
$163.531 per
visit, hospitals with an RMP ranking of 31 through 45 shall receive an
outpatient add-on equal to 1[$109.66]
$109.021 per
visit, and hospitals ranked 46 and lower shall receive an outpatient add-on
equal to 1[$54.83]
$54.521 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)).
26 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.
37 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.
70 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
�
78 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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.
60
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.
62 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
�
82 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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 section 2 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-2), and shall not be
subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410
(C.52:14B-1 et seq.). Nothing herein shall be construed as applicable to the
Presidents of the State Colleges, Rutgers, The State University and the New
Jersey Institute of Technology.
No salary range
or rate of pay shall be increased or paid in any State department, agency, or
commission without the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting. Nothing herein shall be construed as applicable to unclassified
personnel of the Legislative Branch or unclassified personnel of the Judicial
Branch.�
Any amounts
appropriated for Salary Increases and Other Benefits shall be made available
for any person holding State office, position or employment whose compensation
is paid directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from State funds,
including any person holding office, position or employment under the Palisades
Interstate Park Commission.
The unexpended
balances at the end of the preceding fiscal year in the Salary Increases and
Other B