New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

New Jersey Assembly Bill A4510 Compare Versions

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1	1	ASSEMBLY, No. 4510 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED JUNE 6, 2024
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3	3	ASSEMBLY, No. 4510
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7	7	221st LEGISLATURE
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11	11	INTRODUCED JUNE 6, 2024
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15	15	Sponsored by: Assemblywoman LUANNE M. PETERPAUL District 11 (Monmouth) SYNOPSIS Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced.
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19	19	Sponsored by:
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21	21	Assemblywoman LUANNE M. PETERPAUL
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33	33	SYNOPSIS
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35	35	Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.
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45	45	A Supplement to the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, P.L.2023, c.74. Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. 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 is appropriated from the General Fund the following amount for the purpose specified: 98 The Judiciary 10 Public safety and Criminal Justice 04 Criminal Courts 9725 Criminal Courts DIRECT STATE SERVICES 04-9725 Criminal Courts ....................................................... $500,000 Total Direct State Services appropriation, Criminal Courts ................................................... $500,000 Direct State Services: 04 Statewide Pretrial Services Program......... $500,000 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This bill supplements the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriation act to provide $500,000 in supplemental funding to the Judiciary's Statewide Pretrial Services Program. The Pretrial Services Program was established in New Jersey in 2017 pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act. A 2023 Report of the Reconvened Joint Committee on Criminal Justice made a recommendation to provide additional funding to enable the Judiciary to increase Pretrial Services Program staffing in order to ensure adequate oversight of the large number of defendants on pretrial release. During a March 7, 2024 Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, a similar concern about the lack of adequate resources for pretrial services was raised during oral and written testimonies. The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts reiterated the recommendation for increased funding and staffing for pretrial services. Furthermore, during oral testimonies, multiple county prosecutors also underscored the need for additional funding for pretrial services, particularly with regard to staff and equipment for electronic monitoring of defendants. The FY 2025 Governor's Budget recommends a $24.2 million for Statewide Pretrial Services Program, which is unchanged from the FY 2024 appropriation of the same amount.
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47	47	A Supplement to the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, P.L.2023, c.74.
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51	51	Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
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55	55	1. 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 is appropriated from the General Fund the following amount for the purpose specified:
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71	71	04-9725 Criminal Courts ....................................................... $500,000
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73	73	Total Direct State Services appropriation,
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75	75	Criminal Courts ................................................... $500,000
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79	79	04 Statewide Pretrial Services Program......... $500,000
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83	83	2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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93	93	This bill supplements the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriation act to provide $500,000 in supplemental funding to the Judiciary's Statewide Pretrial Services Program. The Pretrial Services Program was established in New Jersey in 2017 pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act.
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95	95	A 2023 Report of the Reconvened Joint Committee on Criminal Justice made a recommendation to provide additional funding to enable the Judiciary to increase Pretrial Services Program staffing in order to ensure adequate oversight of the large number of defendants on pretrial release. During a March 7, 2024 Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, a similar concern about the lack of adequate resources for pretrial services was raised during oral and written testimonies. The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts reiterated the recommendation for increased funding and staffing for pretrial services. Furthermore, during oral testimonies, multiple county prosecutors also underscored the need for additional funding for pretrial services, particularly with regard to staff and equipment for electronic monitoring of defendants.
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97	97	The FY 2025 Governor's Budget recommends a $24.2 million for Statewide Pretrial Services Program, which is unchanged from the FY 2024 appropriation of the same amount.