Assembly to Act on Legislative Package Addressing Food Insecurity, Including the “Working Families’ Anti-Hunger Act”
Assembly to Act on Legislative Package Addressing Food Insecurity, Including the “Working Families’ Anti-Hunger Act”
Also to be Considered— Legislation Establishing Electric School Bus Program; Supporting Children of Military Families; Creating Sickle Cell Trait Registry
(TRENTON) – The full Assembly will convene on Thursday, May 26 to consider a legislative package to bolster critical food safety nets and address food insecurity in New Jersey. Also on the agenda are bills to create an electric school bus program, support children of military families, and raise awareness for Sickle Cell Trait among other legislation.
The full board list can be found here and members of the public may view the live proceedings here.
The General Assembly will begin at 1:00 PM.
Thursday’s highlights include:
| A-1282
Stanley/ Haider/ Timberlake |
Requires DEP to develop and implement electric school bus program; provides for $15 million in first year and $15 million annually in subsequent two years to DEP, subject to availability, to provide grants.
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| A-3694
Moen |
Establishes “Purple Star Schools Program” in DOE to recognize schools which emphasize importance of assisting children of military families.
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| A-1988
Conaway/ Wimberly/ Mukherji
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Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.
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| A-2359
Tucker/ Moen/ Haider |
Provides for streamlining of SNAP application process and establishes SNAP application call center.
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| A-2360
Reynolds-Jackson/ Mukherji/ Speight |
Eliminates requirement that participation in NJ SNAP Employment and Training Program is mandatory for certain recipients.
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| A-2361
Jimenez/ Sumter/ Timberlake |
Requires DHS to maintain SNAP outreach plan and to conduct additional outreach programs.
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| A-2362
Freiman/ Mosquera/ Quijano |
Requires DHS to submit federal waiver request regarding time limits for certain SNAP recipients under certain circumstances.
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| A-2363
Stanley/ Mejia/ Lopez |
Concerns SNAP services provided at county boards of social services.
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| A-2364
Spearman/ Pintor Marin/ Atkins |
Makes FY 2022 supplemental appropriation of $813,000 to DOH to implement electronic benefits transfer system for Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.
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| A-2365
Danielsen/ Giblin/ Jaffer |
Requires school food vendors to engage in public education campaigns and develop promotional materials to educate parents and guardians of students about existing and expanding school meals program options.
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| A-2366
McKnight/ Carter/ Verrelli |
Requires DHS to issue monthly supplemental SNAP benefit of $15 to senior citizens and disabled enrollees.
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| A-2368
Coughlin/ Lampitt/ Jasey |
Requires schools to provide free school breakfasts and lunches to students from working class, middle-income families; designated as “Working Class Families’ Anti-Hunger Act.”
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| ACR-109
Murphy/ Park/ Calabrese |
Urges United States Congress to pass “Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021.”
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