Establishes New Jersey Imagination Library Project in DOE; appropriates $2 million.

This bill establishes the New Jersey Imagination Library Project within the state's Department of Education, providing free monthly age-appropriate books to children under five years old residing in New Jersey. It appropriates $2 million from the General Fund to create a dedicated "New Jersey Imagination Library Fund," which will support the program through partnerships with national or state-based early literacy organizations (like Dolly Parton's existing Imagination Library). The program requires partner organizations to contribute at least 50% of the program costs, while the Department of Education oversees enrollment, partnerships with school districts, and public awareness campaigns. The initiative directly affects eligible children and families by delivering books at no cost, aiming to foster early childhood literacy statewide.