This bill amends the "Regional Rehabilitation and Reentry Center Authority Act" to modify how assessments for budget purposes are determined for participating counties. It removes the authority's power to impose property tax assessments on residents and instead mandates that counties pay a direct assessment to the authority. The assessment will be based on the average daily population of inmates from each county, as certified by the authority's chief financial officer. This proportional share will be applied to the authority's total revenue needs and will specify portions for general operations and debt service.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that each county's proportional share assessment must be included in their annual budget, with the portion related to debt service qualifying as an eligible cap exception under existing law. The Division of Local Government Services will certify that the proportional share assessment is included as an appropriation in each county's budget, which is necessary for state approval of budget adoption. This change aims to streamline the funding process for regional rehabilitation and reentry services while ensuring accountability in budget management.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 40A:67-6, 40A:4-45.4