Bill Text: NJ A3612 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements. *
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-24 - Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee [A3612 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-A3612-Amended.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman JOANN DOWNEY
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman YVONNE LOPEZ
District 19 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen DeAngelo, Danielsen, Assemblywomen Tucker, Murphy and Assemblyman Verrelli
SYNOPSIS
Permits DMVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 20, 2019, with amendments.
An Act permitting the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to 1[raise funds] accept moneys1 for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements and supplementing chapter 13 of Title 38A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs shall be permitted to 1[raise money through contributions] accept moneys received by the department as gifts, grants, or donations1 from the public and private sectors for the purpose of public service announcements for the prevention of veteran suicide.
1[Revenues] Moneys1 received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited into a special nonlapsing fund maintained by the State Treasurer. Moneys credited to such account shall be appropriated 1[and]1 solely to fund public service announcements for the prevention of veteran suicide.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
