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NJ S4732

NJ S4732
Makes supplemental appropriation of $615,000 to DHS for grant to NJ 2-1-1 Partnership.


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Introduced
10/27/2025
In Committee
01/08/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill appropriates $615,000 to the Department of Human Services for the purpose of awarding a grant to the NJ 2-1-1 Partnership Operating Aid. In June 2000, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized the designation of 2-1-1 for human services information and referral programs on a nationwide basis. The FCC, in establishing the 2-1-1 designation, granted community groups the ability to establish the delivery of information and referral services using this universal access number on a state-by-state basis. In 2002, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) designated NJ 2-1-1 Partnership as the sole administrator of the 211 dialing code in New Jersey. Since then, NJ 2-1-1 Partnership has been providing the 2-1-1 service Statewide.

AI Summary

This bill makes a supplemental appropriation of $615,000 to the Department of Human Services (DHS) specifically for a grant to the NJ 2-1-1 Partnership Operating Aid. The bill provides funding for the 2-1-1 service, which is a universal access number established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2000 to provide human services information and referral programs. In New Jersey, the Board of Public Utilities designated NJ 2-1-1 Partnership as the sole administrator of the 211 dialing code in 2002, and the organization has since been providing statewide information and referral services. The appropriation will be added to the existing annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and will be allocated under the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services' Community Services budget. The bill specifies that it will take effect immediately upon enactment.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Substituted by A6129 (on 01/12/2026)

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