Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN F. MCKEON
District 27 (Essex)
Assemblyman ALBERT COUTINHO
District 29 (Essex and Union)
SYNOPSIS
Makes supplemental appropriation of $30,000,000 to UMDNJ for expansion and renovation of clinical facilities at New Jersey Dental School.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Supplement to "An Act making appropriations for the support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved June 29, 2009 (P.L.2009, c.68).
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.2009, c.68, there is appropriated out of the General Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:
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74 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 30 Educational, Cultural and Intellectual Development 36 Higher Educational Services 2420 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey GRANTS-IN-AID |
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82-2420 Institutional Support .......................................................... |
$30,000,000 |
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Total Grants-In-Aid Appropriation, |
$30,000,000 |
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey ...... |
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Special Purpose: |
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82 New Jersey Dental School Clinical Facilities |
($30,000,000) |
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2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill makes a supplemental appropriation of $30,000,000 from the General Fund to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to fund the expansion and renovation of clinical facilities at the New Jersey Dental School. The New Jersey Dental School provides critical oral health care to low-income underserved residents of the State and trains dental health professionals to provide care for these residents. For this underserved population, which includes geriatric, pediatric, medically-compromised, and developmentally disabled persons, UMDNJ is the State's major resource for essential oral health care. The school, however, is unable to meet the demand for services as the clinical facilities are too small, outdated, and unable to accommodate patient needs.
This appropriation will enable the New Jersey Dental School to expand programs to address the shortage of pediatric dentists and other oral health care professionals and to expand the services provided to individuals who are unable to seek care elsewhere.