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Introduced
03/05/2018
03/05/2018
In Committee
03/05/2018
03/05/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Introduced Session
2018-2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill would require the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to award grants 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 would establish the "Southern New Jersey Homeless Veterans Shelter Grant Program" within the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. The program would award grants to the southern-most 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 in those areas. The grants would be awarded based on a process and criteria developed by the Adjutant General, and the counties would need to submit applications describing the proposed shelter location and the property they would provide to the state for the shelter's development.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (5)
Bob Andrzejczak (D)*,
Kristin Corrado (R)*,
Robert Andrews (D),
Anthony Bucco (R),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee (on 03/05/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2153_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2153_I1.PDF |
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