STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman JOANN DOWNEY
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Houghtaling, Conaway, Assemblywomen McKnight, Lampitt, Lopez, Pinkin, Quijano, Assemblymen Schaer, Chiaravalloti, Assemblywomen Speight, Carter, Assemblymen Mejia, Mazzeo, Assemblywomen Jimenez and Jasey
SYNOPSIS
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Human Services Committee with technical review.
An Act concerning students and the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and supplementing Title 44 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Higher Education, shall develop a plan to increase outreach efforts to students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the State concerning the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program established pursuant to the “Food and Nutrition Act of 2008,” Pub.L.110-246 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.). The outreach efforts shall include compiling, preparing, and disseminating information concerning the program’s eligibility requirements as they pertain to such students, as well as program benefits and application procedures.
b. The information shall be disseminated in a manner that aligns with the services and programs that potentially eligible students are likely to utilize or be enrolled in, including, but not limited to, financial aid, federal- or State-financed work study, campus childcare, employment and training programs that require enrollment in an institution of higher education as a component of the program, employment and training programs for low-income households operated by the State or a local government, and services or programs targeted to students with disabilities, students who are employed, and non-traditional students.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.