Establishes New Jersey Veteran Services Grant Program in DMVA; makes appropriation.
S 1065 establishes a New Jersey Veteran Services Grant Program within the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) to directly assist veterans in applying for state and federal benefits and to train veterans service officers. Qualified nonprofit veterans' organizations (like 501(c)(3) groups) can apply for competitive grants to fund either training for service officers, direct veteran assistance, or both. The bill appropriates $2 million from the General Fund to cover these grants, requiring organizations to submit detailed plans outlining their proposed training or assistance. Recipients must report on how funds were used, and the DMVA must annually report the program's effectiveness to the Governor and Legislature.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action May 16, 2024
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3
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Committee
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May 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Beach
DDemocratic
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen Amato
RRepublican
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