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Introduced
12/07/2020
12/07/2020
In Committee
12/07/2020
12/07/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill would require the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to award grants, subject to the availability of funds, to certain southern New Jersey counties to provide veterans with improved access to homeless shelters. Under the bill, Atlantic County, Cape May County, and Cumberland County may submit applications to the Adjutant General proposing locations for homeless veterans shelters and identifying property the county would provide to the State for the development of a shelter. New Jersey's southern counties are in particular need of shelters for homeless veterans. Because of mobility issues, homeless veterans' access to resources is often limited by geographic location. Various factors may have caused homeless veterans to locate within southern New Jersey counties. However, when conditions, such as extreme cold, require them to seek out temporary shelter, they find themselves isolated from shelters and other facilities that provide resources for veterans. This bill would result in the development of shelters in locations appropriate to meet this need.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the "Southern New Jersey Homeless Veterans Shelter Grant Program" in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. The program would award grants to the three southernmost counties of Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland to identify and provide locations and property for the state to develop and operate shelters for homeless veterans. The grants would be awarded based on applications submitted by the eligible counties, which must include a description of the proposed shelter location and the property the county would provide to the state. The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs would administer the grant program and develop the application process and criteria.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (7)
Daniel Benson (D)*,
Herbert Conaway (D)*,
Carol Murphy (D)*,
John Armato (D),
Eric Houghtaling (D),
Gordon Johnson (D),
Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D),
Last Action
Assembly Appropriations Hearing (12:30 2/24/2021 Registration Form) (on 02/24/2021)
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