"New Jersey Intergenerational Poverty Reduction Act."

The New Jersey Intergenerational Poverty Reduction Act establishes a 25-member Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security, including legislative, judicial, and public representatives with lived experience of poverty. The Commission must develop a strategic plan within 18 months with specific goals: reducing deep poverty by 50% by 2026, eliminating child poverty by 2031, and ending all poverty by 2036. The Act also creates an Interagency Working Group to coordinate state agencies, requires a data tracking system to monitor poverty trends, and mandates annual reports to the Governor and Legislature on progress toward these goals. This legislation directly affects state agencies, low-income families, children in poverty, and community organizations working to address economic insecurity across New Jersey.