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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 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 locations and property for the state to develop and operate shelters for homeless veterans. The grants will be awarded based on the submission of applications by the eligible counties, and the Adjutant General will develop the application process and criteria. The bill aims to improve access to homeless shelters for veterans in these southern New Jersey counties, where factors like geographic isolation and mobility issues have limited their access to resources.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee (on 01/09/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A1160 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A1500/1160_I1.HTM |
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