Bill Text: NJ A4960 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Makes supplemental appropriation of $75,000 to Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-10-21 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee [A4960 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2024-A4960-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 4960

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED OCTOBER 21, 2024

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  JOHN V. AZZARITI JR., M.D.

District 39 (Bergen)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Barlas

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Makes supplemental appropriation of $75,000 to Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

A Supplement to the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, P.L.2024, c.22.

 

     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.2024, c.22, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund the following amount for the purpose specified:

 

66 DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY

10 Public Safety and Criminal Justice

19 Central Planning, Direction and Management

1000 Office of the Attorney General

 

DIRECT STATE SERVICES

99-1000  Office of the Attorney General ................................ $75,000

                 Total Direct State Services Appropriation,                          

                   Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund . $75,000

Direct State Services:

         99    Special Purpose, Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund        ($75,000)

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill appropriates $75,000 to the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety to fund the Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund and effectuate the proposes set forth when the fund was established.

     The "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund" is a non-lapsing, dedicated fund in the General Fund, which is administered by the Attorney General.  All monies deposited in the fund is required to be used for the provision of services to victims of human trafficking, to promote awareness of human trafficking, and the development, maintenance, revision, and distribution of training course and other educational materials, and the operation of educational or training programs, in accordance with sections 11 and 19 of P.L. 2013, c. 51 (C.2C:34-1.2 and C.2C:13-12).