Bill Text: NJ S2831 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county vocational school districts; appropriates $36,960,028.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-29 - Substituted by A4225 [S2831 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-S2831-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Provides project grants under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education at county vocational school districts; appropriates $36,960,028.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning project grants under the "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education expansion in the State's county vocational school districts and making an appropriation.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. There is appropriated from the "Securing Our Children's Future Fund," established pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2018, c.119, to the Department of Education the sum of $36,960,028 to provide grants for career and technical education expansion in the State's county vocational school districts. Project grants shall be approved in the amounts set forth in subsection b. of this section.
b. Project grants shall be awarded in the amounts as follows:
(1) $5,895,488 to the Burlington County Institute of Technology for a project at the district's campus in Medford, Burlington County;
(2) $10,416,657 to the Burlington County Institute of Technology for a project at the district's campus in Westampton, Burlington County;
(3) $14,450,859 to the Cape May County Technical High School District in Cape May County;
(4) $3,750,000 to the Hunterdon County Vocational School District in Hunterdon County;
(5) $197,024 to the Passaic County Vocational School District in Passaic County; and
(6) $2,250,000 to the Salem County Vocational Technical School District in Salem County.
2. The expenditure of sums appropriated by this act shall be subject to the provisions and conditions of the "Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act," P.L.2018, c.119.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill appropriates a total of $36,960,028 from the "Securing Our Children's Future Fund." Under the bill, project grants will be awarded for career and technical education expansion in the State's county vocational school districts.
