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Introduced
02/07/2022
02/07/2022
In Committee
02/07/2022
02/07/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024
01/08/2024
Introduced Session
2022-2023 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" within the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. The program will award grants to the three southernmost counties of Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland to identify and provide property for the state to develop and operate shelters for homeless veterans in these areas. The grants will be awarded based on a process and criteria developed by the Adjutant General, and the counties must submit applications proposing shelter locations and the property they will provide. This aims to address the need for more homeless veterans shelters in southern New Jersey, where homeless veterans often face geographic isolation from existing resources.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee (on 02/07/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A2274 |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2274_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2274_I1.PDF |
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