A5888

ASSEMBLY, No. 5888

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 9, 2021

 


 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman   WAYNE P. DEANGELO

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Assemblyman   JOHN ARMATO

District 2 (Atlantic)

Assemblywoman   ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

Assemblywoman   ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

        Provides project grants under    Securing Our Children   s Future Fund    for career and technical education at county colleges; appropriates $26,456,996.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

        As introduced.

   


An Act concerning project grants under the    Securing Our Children   s Future Fund    to provide career and technical education at county colleges 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 Secretary of Higher Education the sum of $25,956,996 to provide career and technical education grants to county colleges. 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)     $4,000,000 to Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing, Atlantic County;

        (2)     $1,937,711 to Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, Monmouth County;

        (3)     $4,000,000 to County College of Morris in Randolph, Morris County;

        (4)     $2,737,317 to Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, Hudson County;

        (5)     $4,000,000 to Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, Mercer County;

        (6)     $2,997,691 to Middlesex County College in Edison, Middlesex County;

        (7)     $2,104,752 to Ocean County College in Toms River, Ocean County;

        (8)     $2,650,500 to Union County College in Cranford, Union County; and

        (9)     $1,529,025 to Warren County Community College in West Washington, Warren County.

 

        2.  There is appropriated from the    Securing Our Children   s Future Fund    to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education the sum of $500,000 for the administrative costs of the agency in implementing the provisions of the    Securing Our Children   s Future Bond Act,    P.L.2018, c.119.

 

        3.  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.

 

        4.  This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

        This bill appropriates a total of $26,456,996 from the    Securing

Our Children   s Future Fund.     Under the bill, $25,956,996 is appropriated for career and technical education grants to the State   s county colleges.   The bill also appropriates $500,000 to the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education for the administration of the    Securing Our Children   s Future Bond Act.