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1	1	ASSEMBLY, No. 4230 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED MAY 2, 2024
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11	11	INTRODUCED MAY 2, 2024
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15	15	Sponsored by: Assemblyman ALEX SAUICKIE District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean) Assemblyman PAUL KANITRA District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblymen McGuckin and Azzariti Jr. SYNOPSIS Amends appropriations act to provide funding for restoration of State school aid reductions for certain school districts; shifts $64,920,000 from certain appropriations for purposes of restoring aid; provides supplemental appropriation of $145,215,047. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced.
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19	19	Sponsored by:
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21	21	Assemblyman ALEX SAUICKIE
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23	23	District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
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25	25	Assemblyman PAUL KANITRA
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43	43	SYNOPSIS
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45	45	Amends appropriations act to provide funding for restoration of State school aid reductions for certain school districts; shifts $64,920,000 from certain appropriations for purposes of restoring aid; provides supplemental appropriation of $145,215,047.
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55	55	An Act To Amend And Supplement the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, P.L.2023, c.74. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. The following items in section 1 of P.L.2023, c.74, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, are amended as follows: 22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 50 Economic Planning, Development, and Security 55 Social Services Programs GRANTS-IN-AID 05-8050 Community Resources.......... [$154,741,000] $154,421,000 Total Grants-in-Aid appropriation, Social Services Programs .. [154,741,000] $154,421,000 Grants-in-Aid: [05 Bergenfield Dominoes Club - Operating Costs ..... (50,000) 05 New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse Officials Association ............................................ (20,000) 05 Deal Sephardic Youth Center Inc. - Playground Expansion ...................................... (250,000)] STATE AID 05-8050 Community Resources.............. [$16,000,000] $11,000,000 Total State Aid appropriation, Social Services Programs .... [$16,000,000] $11,000,000 (From Property Tax Relief Fund ....... [$16,000,000] $11,000,000) State Aid: [05 Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Center (PTRF)................................. (5,000,000)] 70 Government Direction, Management, and Control 75 State Subsidies and Financial Aid STATE AID 04-8030 Local Government Services [$1,140,332,000] $1,122,832,000 Total State Aid appropriation, State Subsidies and Financial Aid [$1,140,332,000] $1,122,832,000 (From General Fund ..................................... $17,589,000) (From Property Tax Relief Fund ....... [$1,122,743,000] $1,105,243,000) State Aid: [04 Camden County - Property Acquisition (PTRF)......................... ($5,000,000) 04 Township of Edision - Municipal Broadband Services (PTRF) (2,000,000) 04 Township of North Brunswick - Municipal Complex (PTRF) (1,500,000) 04 County of Essex - Administration Building (PTRF) .................... (5,000,000) 04 Township of Woodbridge - Public Marina Improvements (PTRF) (4,000,000)] 74 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 30 Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development 37 Cultural and Intellectual Development Services GRANTS-IN-AID 05-2530 Support of the Arts.................... [$45,325,000] $45,225,000 Total Grants-in-Aid appropriation, Cultural and Intellectual Development Services .............. [$45,325,000] $45,225,000 Grants-in-Aid: [05 Cheer Dynamics All Stars............................ ($100,000)] Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.2021, c.133, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the following unexpended balance of the following appropriation made in section 1 of P.L.2022, c.49 is deappropriated: 05 Grants-in-Aid Jersey City - Arts Museum Projects $18,000,000 Total Deappropriation ......... $18,000,000 82 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 50 Economic Planning, Development, and Security 51 Economic Planning and Development GRANTS-IN-AID 38-2043 Economic Development....... [$323,682,000] $299,682,000 Total Grants-in-Aid appropriation, Economic Planning and Development .............................. [$323,682,000] $299,682,000 Grants-in-Aid: [38 Jersey City Redevelopment Agency - Art Museum Project.................................. ($24,000,000)] 2. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2023, c.74, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, there are appropriated from the Property Tax Relief Fund and the General Fund the following amounts for the purposes specified: 34 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 30 Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development 31 Direct Educational Services and Assistance STATE AID 03-5120 Miscellaneous Grants-in-Aid........................... $210,135,047 Total State Aid appropriation, Direct Educational Services and Assistance $210,135,047 (From Property Tax Relief Fund ... $22,500,000) State Aid: 03 Supplemental Stabilization Aid (PTRF).......................................... ($22,500,000) 03 Supplemental Stabilization Aid.......... (187,635,047) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Supplemental Stabilization Aid shall be subject to the following conditions: a school district that received an allotment of Supplemental Stabilization Aid pursuant to P.L.2023, c.32 shall, in addition to the amount proposed in the State aid notice for the 2024-2025 school year distributed to school districts in March 2024, receive such aid in the same amount allotted to the district under P.L.2023, c.32; and a school district for which the State aid differential, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67), is positive in the 2024-2025 school year and that is subject to a State school aid reduction pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67 et al.) shall receive an amount of State school aid, in addition to the amount proposed in the State aid notice for the 2024-2025 school year distributed to school districts in March 2024, equal to the difference between the amount of aid received in the 2023-2024 school year and the amount of aid proposed for the 2024-2025 school year, except that Supplemental Stabilization Aid shall not be allocated to a county vocational school district that, according to the amounts proposed in the State aid notices for the 2024-2025 school year distributed to school districts in March 2024, is proposed to receive vocational expansion stabilization aid pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-69). 3. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This bill amends the FY 2024 appropriations act to provide funding for the restoration of State school aid reductions for certain school districts. The bill ensures that: 1) school districts that previously received an allotment of Supplemental Stabilization Aid under P.L.2023, c.32 receive such aid in the same amount allocated to the district under that law; and 2) that a school district proposed to experience a State school aid reduction in the 2024-2025 school year receive an additional amount of State school aid equal to the difference between the amount of aid received in the 2023-2024 school year and the amount of aid proposed for the 2024-2025 school year. The total funds that would be appropriated under the bill to effectuate these purposes is $210,135,047. The bill would shift a total of approximately $64.9 million in funds from current FY 2024 appropriations, as well as certain unexpended balances from appropriations made in prior fiscal years, to provide for a portion of the total funding needed to effectuate the purposes of the bill. In order to provide for the remaining need, the bill appropriates an additional $145.2 million from the General Fund for the bill's purposes.
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57	57	An Act To Amend And Supplement the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, P.L.2023, c.74.
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61	61	Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
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63	63	1. The following items in section 1 of P.L.2023, c.74, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, are amended as follows:
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67	67	22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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69	69	50 Economic Planning, Development, and Security
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71	71	55 Social Services Programs
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73	73	GRANTS-IN-AID
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75	75	05-8050 Community Resources.......... [$154,741,000] $154,421,000
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77	77	Total Grants-in-Aid appropriation,
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79	79	Social Services Programs .. [154,741,000] $154,421,000
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81	81	Grants-in-Aid:
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83	83	[05 Bergenfield Dominoes Club - Operating Costs ..... (50,000)
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85	85	05 New Jersey Interscholastic Lacrosse
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87	87	Officials Association ............................................ (20,000)
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89	89	05 Deal Sephardic Youth Center Inc. -
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91	91	Playground Expansion ...................................... (250,000)]
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97	97	05-8050 Community Resources.............. [$16,000,000] $11,000,000
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99	99	Total State Aid appropriation,
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101	101	Social Services Programs .... [$16,000,000] $11,000,000
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103	103	(From Property Tax Relief Fund ....... [$16,000,000] $11,000,000)
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109	109	Blossom Center (PTRF)................................. (5,000,000)]
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113	113	70 Government Direction, Management, and Control
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115	115	75 State Subsidies and Financial Aid
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119	119	04-8030 Local Government Services [$1,140,332,000] $1,122,832,000
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123	123	State Subsidies and Financial Aid [$1,140,332,000] $1,122,832,000
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125	125	(From General Fund ..................................... $17,589,000)
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127	127	(From Property Tax Relief Fund ....... [$1,122,743,000] $1,105,243,000)
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133	133	Property Acquisition (PTRF)......................... ($5,000,000)
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135	135	04 Township of Edision - Municipal Broadband Services (PTRF) (2,000,000)
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137	137	04 Township of North Brunswick - Municipal Complex (PTRF) (1,500,000)
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139	139	04 County of Essex -
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141	141	Administration Building (PTRF) .................... (5,000,000)
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143	143	04 Township of Woodbridge - Public Marina Improvements (PTRF) (4,000,000)]
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149	149	30 Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development
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151	151	37 Cultural and Intellectual Development Services
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155	155	05-2530 Support of the Arts.................... [$45,325,000] $45,225,000
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159	159	Cultural and Intellectual Development Services .............. [$45,325,000]
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165	165	[05 Cheer Dynamics All Stars............................ ($100,000)]
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169	169	Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.2021, c.133, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the following unexpended balance of the following appropriation made in section 1 of P.L.2022, c.49 is deappropriated:
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173	173	05 Grants-in-Aid Jersey City - Arts Museum Projects $18,000,000
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202	202	82 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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204	204	50 Economic Planning, Development, and Security
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208	208	GRANTS-IN-AID
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210	210	38-2043 Economic Development....... [$323,682,000] $299,682,000
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214	214	Economic Planning and Development .............................. [$323,682,000]
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218	218	Grants-in-Aid:
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222	222	Art Museum Project.................................. ($24,000,000)]
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226	226	2. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2023, c.74, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, there are appropriated from the Property Tax Relief Fund and the General Fund the following amounts for the purposes specified:
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228	228	34 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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236	236	03-5120 Miscellaneous Grants-in-Aid........................... $210,135,047
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240	240	Direct Educational Services and Assistance $210,135,047
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242	242	(From Property Tax Relief Fund ... $22,500,000)
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248	248	Aid (PTRF).......................................... ($22,500,000)
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250	250	03 Supplemental Stabilization Aid.......... (187,635,047)
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254	254	Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the amounts hereinabove appropriated for Supplemental Stabilization Aid shall be subject to the following conditions: a school district that received an allotment of Supplemental Stabilization Aid pursuant to P.L.2023, c.32 shall, in addition to the amount proposed in the State aid notice for the 2024-2025 school year distributed to school districts in March 2024, receive such aid in the same amount allotted to the district under P.L.2023, c.32; and a school district for which the State aid differential, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67), is positive in the 2024-2025 school year and that is subject to a State school aid reduction pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-67 et al.) shall receive an amount of State school aid, in addition to the amount proposed in the State aid notice for the 2024-2025 school year distributed to school districts in March 2024, equal to the difference between the amount of aid received in the 2023-2024 school year and the amount of aid proposed for the 2024-2025 school year, except that Supplemental Stabilization Aid shall not be allocated to a county vocational school district that, according to the amounts proposed in the State aid notices for the 2024-2025 school year distributed to school districts in March 2024, is proposed to receive vocational expansion stabilization aid pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2018, c.67 (C.18A:7F-69).
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258	258	3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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268	268	This bill amends the FY 2024 appropriations act to provide funding for the restoration of State school aid reductions for certain school districts.
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270	270	The bill ensures that: 1) school districts that previously received an allotment of Supplemental Stabilization Aid under P.L.2023, c.32 receive such aid in the same amount allocated to the district under that law; and 2) that a school district proposed to experience a State school aid reduction in the 2024-2025 school year receive an additional amount of State school aid equal to the difference between the amount of aid received in the 2023-2024 school year and the amount of aid proposed for the 2024-2025 school year. The total funds that would be appropriated under the bill to effectuate these purposes is $210,135,047.
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272	272	The bill would shift a total of approximately $64.9 million in funds from current FY 2024 appropriations, as well as certain unexpended balances from appropriations made in prior fiscal years, to provide for a portion of the total funding needed to effectuate the purposes of the bill. In order to provide for the remaining need, the bill appropriates an additional $145.2 million from the General Fund for the bill's purposes.