N.J. Stat. § 44:1-6 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-6
§ 44:1-6
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders may cause to be levied, assessed and collected from the municipalities of the county participating in the purpose such sums of money as shall be deemed necessary at first and annually thereafter to provide suitable land, buildings and improvements for the welfare-house and for the maintenance thereof, and for all other necessary expenditures therefor, and the expenses of the county welfare board and its agents as authorized and required in this chapter.
N.J. Stat. § 44:8-138 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-138
"Public assistance trust fund account"
Status: in_force

Every payment for State aid made pursuant to this act to a municipality shall be made to the treasurer of the municipality and shall be deposited by him in a "public assistance trust fund account" and shall be used only for payment on account of the cost of public assistance, exclusive of the cost of administration thereof, for the year for which such State aid is granted and any balance remaining in such "public assistance trust fund account" after all such payments have been made or provided for, shall be used for payment on account of the cost of public assistance in such municipality, exclusive of the cost of administration thereof, for the next succeeding year. L.1947, c. 156, p. 705, s. 32.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-115 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-115
Procedure where temporary relief required and settlement is elsewhere in state
Status: in_force

Where a poor person who requires temporary relief in a municipality in which he is a resident and inhabitant, has a settlement in some other county in this state, the overseer shall provide and render temporary relief pending removal.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-19 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-19
§ 44:4-19
Status: in_force

The expense under a contract for the support of the permanent poor of any county in the welfare-house of another county shall be a charge upon the county whose permanent poor are thus provided for. Such expense shall be provided for by appropriation and paid in the same manner as other county expenses.
N.J. Stat. § 44:3-2 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-2
§ 44:3-2
Status: in_force

No city shall acquire lands or erect buildings outside its limits for the purpose of caring for its poor, without the consent of the governing body of the municipality in which the lands are situated.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-59.1 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-59.1
"State WFNJ Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program" established.
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established in the Division of Family Development in the Department of Human Services the State WFNJ Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program. Under the pilot program, the division shall distribute to each menstruator participating in WFNJ who is 18 to 50 years of age a monthly State benefit of $14 to defray the costs of menstrual hygiene products. The director of the division shall establish a process to distribute the $14 monthly State benefit via the participant's existing WFNJ electronic benefits card on the same issuance date as the participant's standard WFNJ benefits. A participant shall be required to use any monthly State benefit issued pursuant to this section for menstrual hygiene products. The division shall educate participants that the purpose of the additional benefit is for the purchase of menstrual hygiene products. Any unspent funds from a participant's monthly State WFNJ Menstrual Hygiene Benefit shall be subject to WFNJ program benefit expungement and aging rules. b. As used in this section, "Menstrual hygiene products" means tampons, menstrual cups, or sanitary napkins used to collect or absorb menstrual fluids. "WFNJ" means the Work First New Jersey Program, established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.) in accordance with authorization received under Title IV of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193 (8 U.S.C. s.1601 et seq.), and includes both the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the General Assistance program. L.2024, c.27, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-36 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-36
Eligibility of parent for benefits
Status: in_force

3. A parent who is eligible for benefits who is married to a person who is not the parent of one or more of the eligible parent's children shall not be eligible for benefits if the household income exceeds the income eligibility standard. The eligible parent's natural children, however, shall be eligible for benefits according to a sliding income scale established by the commissioner, which does not take into account the income of the eligible parent's spouse, if the total annual household income does not exceed 150% of the poverty level. The spouse of the eligible parent and the spouse's natural child, if any, who is living with the family, who is not the eligible parent's natural child, shall not be eligible for benefits. L.1997,c.13,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-121 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-121
Contest; how made
Status: in_force

44:1-121. The contest shall be made by notice to the officer giving the original notice, of a time and place when the contesting director of welfare will apply to the Superior Court in the county in which the poor person may be and from which he is to be removed, and the court shall hear and determine the controversy. The hearing shall be not less than ten nor more than thirty days from the time of giving the original notice. Amended 1953,c.42,s.6; 1991,c.91,s.426.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-1.1
Reference to county welfare board to mean reference to county welfare agency
Status: in_force

Whenever in any law, rule, regulation or document not specifically repealed or otherwise affected by this act, reference is made to the county welfare board, the same shall mean and refer to the county welfare agency duly organized under the laws of this State. L.1977, c. 127, s. 6, eff. July 1, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 44:8-117 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-117
Organization of local assistance boards; director of welfare; employees
Status: in_force

Each local assistance board shall organize and select a chairman and a secretary, and shall appoint a director of welfare who shall be the first executive and administrative officer of the board. He shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of his appointment, and shall be paid such salary as may be fixed by such board subject to approval by the governing body. Nothing herein shall be construed to make the overseer of the poor of a municipality ineligible for appointment also as director of welfare by such local assistance board. In case of vacancy in the office of director of welfare, one temporary or acting director may be appointed to serve for not more than ninety days. Other employees, including assistants, clerks, investigators and nurses, in such number as may be necessary to properly administer public assistance, shall be appointed in the same manner as other employees of the municipality. No employee of any welfare department of a municipality whose compensation is paid from funds received or appropriated for public assistance or the administration thereof in any manner shall hold any office in any political party. L.1947, c. 156, p. 696, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-124 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-124
Bringing poor person into municipality or county unlawfully; misdemeanor
Status: in_force

A person who shall send, bring, remove or entice to remove, or cause to be sent, brought or enticed, a poor person into a municipality or county from any other municipality or county within this state without first having obtained the consent of the overseer of the municipality or the superintendent if there is no overseer appointed and qualified therein, or the county welfare board of the county, as the case may be, or from any other state into any municipality or county within this state without first having obtained the consent of the commissioner and furnishing suitable bond, and there leave or attempt to leave the person without first having obtained that consent, in order that the support or maintenance of the poor person upon the municipality or county may be avoided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the poor person shall not gain a legal settlement thereby and shall be returned from whence he came in the manner provided by law.
N.J. Stat. § 44:5-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-2.1
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect immediately. L.1949, c. 227, p. 716, s. 2. Amended by L.1950, c. 291, p. 989, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 44:5-18 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-18
Annual appropriations for purposes of section 44:5-17
Status: in_force

The governing body of a county having a population of 850,000 or more according to the latest federal decennial census may make for the purposes of R.S. 44:5-17 an annual appropriation of not more than $10,000.00 for each hospital, to pay for the support and maintenance of such persons therein, which sum shall be included in the annual tax levy and collected in the same manner and at the same time as the other county taxes; but that sum or so much thereof as may be unexpended at the end of the fiscal year in the county shall become a part of the sum authorized to be appropriated for the next fiscal year and be deducted from the amount authorized by R.S. 44:5-17 to be appropriated and collected for the succeeding year. Amended by L.1961, c. 63, p. 560, s. 3; L.1969, c. 188, s. 5, eff. Nov. 7, 1969; L.1971, c. 459, s. 3, eff. Feb. 29, 1972; L.1981, c. 462, s. 53.
N.J. Stat. § 44:7-45 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-45
Rules, regulations and administrative orders
Status: in_force

Under general policies established by the State Board of Control, the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies is authorized, directed and empowered to issue, or to cause to be issued by the appropriate departmental officers or agencies, all necessary rules and regulations and administrative orders, and to do or cause to be done all other acts and things necessary to secure for the State of New Jersey the maximum Federal financial participation that is available with respect to a program of assistance for the blind and otherwise to accomplish the purposes of this act, including specifically the following: (a) To assure that the program shall be in effect in all counties of the State and be mandatory upon them; (b) To assure that all individuals wishing to make application for assistance for the blind shall have opportunity to do so, and that assistance shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to or for all eligible individuals; (c) To provide that, in determining need for financial assistance and the amount of assistance to be granted, there shall be taken into consideration all other income and resources of the person seeking or receiving assistance, except that, in making such determination, there shall be disregarded the first $85.00 per month of earned income plus 1/2 of earned income in excess of $85.00 per month, of such person, and there shall further be disregarded, for a period not in excess of 12 months, such additional amounts of other income and resources in the case of an individual who has a plan for achieving self-support approved by the county welfare board, as may be necessary for the fulfillment of such plan; (d) To provide safeguards which restrict the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants and recipients to purposes directly connected with the administration of the program; (e) To assure that all persons to or for whom assistance is being paid under the provisions of this act shall not receive, during the same period, any other financial assistance from this State or any political subdivision thereof, with respect to any maintenance requirements or other items for which allowance is made in the assistance grant paid pursuant to this act; (f) To prescribe appropriate services which shall be made available by or utilized by the county welfare boards for the purpose of helping needy blind individuals to attain self-support or self-care, including particularly the services of the Commission for the Blind, and requiring every county welfare board to promptly report to such commission every individual coming to its attention who is known to be or is believed likely to become permanently blind, and to prescribe administrative and procedural methods assuring opportunity for the commission to review all such cases to make appropriate recommendations, and otherwise to participate in the planning and providing of special services for such cases; (g) To assure that payments of assistance will be denied or promptly terminated with respect to any person who publicly solicits alms by wearing, carrying or exhibiting signs denoting blindness, or carrying receptacles for the reception of alms, or doing same by proxy or by begging from house to house. L.1962, c. 197, s. 43.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-110 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-110
§ 44:1-110
Status: in_force

A person who has a settlement in a county but not in a municipality thereof shall be chargeable as to permanent relief to the entire county and be supported, maintained or relieved thereby, and the governing body of the county shall provide for the payment of the expense thereof as other county expenses are paid.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-86 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-86
Determination by director of relief to be granted
Status: in_force

44:1-86. The director of welfare in the municipality shall determine who are to be relieved by him, subject to an application by any person, on at least five days' notice, to the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part, by complaint, in writing, applying for a summary review and determination by the court of the action of the director as to the extent and amount of relief, if any, to be rendered. Amended 1953,c.42,s.4; 1991,c.91,s.424.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-8 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8
§ 44:4-8
Status: in_force

When a county by its board of chosen freeholders shall propose to establish a county welfare-house as provided in this chapter, and shall do so by resolution in the manner required in this chapter for the purpose, the sums of money deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be a charge upon the municipalities of the county to be levied, assessed and collected therefrom by the board of freeholders in the same manner as other county expenses are assessed and collected.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-96 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-96
Record of receipts and expenditures
Status: in_force

Overseers shall keep a record of all receipts and expenditures on their part or that of their subordinates.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-4 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-4
Establishment of welfare-house or provision for poor by contract
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county after the adoption of this chapter as provided in article 17 of this chapter (s. 44:4-129 et seq.) shall by resolution: a. Establish a county almshouse, to be known as a welfare-house, except where the board of freeholders of any county has provided for the care and maintenance of its permanent poor by contract with another county in the almshouse or welfare-house of such other county as provided in this chapter, or with a municipality of such county maintaining a municipal institution suitable and adequate for such county purpose, subject to the approval of the department of institutions and agencies as to the suitability and adequacy of such institution and cost of maintenance of the permanent poor to be provided therein; or b. Change the name, control and management of any existing county almshouse or municipal almshouse acquired by the board of freeholders for the care and maintenance of the permanent poor to be under the control and management of the county welfare board as provided in this chapter.
N.J. Stat. § 44:8-111.2 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-111.2
Registry information made available; provision for comparison checks
Status: in_force

2. a. The commissioner shall make the information in the centralized registry established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1994, c.147 (C.44:8-111.1) available to those states which are contiguous to New Jersey and shall seek to establish an arrangement for the reciprocal provision of similar information from these states to the Division of Family Development. b. The commissioner shall also provide for the use of the registry to conduct comparison checks of public assistance recipient records between entities administering public assistance within the State. L.1994,c.147,s.2; amended 1997, c.14, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-68 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-68
Action against program as tort claim
Status: in_force

14. The sole recourse of a person, other than a recipient or a sponsor, who is injured as a result of an act or omission of a recipient in connection with the recipient's community work experience or alternative work experience participation shall be to file an action against the program in a court of competent jurisdiction. The program shall have available all of the notice requirements and the defenses available to the State under the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq. except that the program shall not have available to it the defense that the recipient is not a public employee. L.1997,c.38,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 44:8-107 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-107
Short title, other references
Status: in_force

1. a. This act may be cited as the "Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance Act." b. Whenever the term "General Public Assistance Law" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the "Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance Act." c. Whenever the term "general public assistance" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to benefits provided to single adults and couples without dependent children through the Work First New Jersey program established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.). L.1947,c.156,s.1; amended 1997,c.37,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-65 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-65
§ 44:1-65
Status: in_force

When a district for the maintenance of the permanent poor is constituted as provided in this chapter, the respective counties and the municipalities therein, excepting those municipalities which as authorized in section 44:1-61 of this title have elected not to participate in the county purpose, shall no longer provide and maintain almshouses or welfare-houses for the relief and maintenance of the permanent poor, and the real and personal property which has been so used may be disposed of in like manner and for like purposes as is authorized in section 44:1-64 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-93 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-93
Regulations; consultation with Human Services
Status: in_force

8. a. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. b. The commissioner shall consult with the Commissioner of Human Services regarding the development, operation and administration of the program and ensuring compliance with 42 U.S.C. s.604(h) and 45 C.F.R. Part 263 (45 C.F.R. s.263.0 et seq.). L.2001,c.93,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-37 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-37
Functions and duties of director
Status: in_force

The director of welfare shall: a. Have general jurisdiction throughout the county of the settlement and relief of the poor and shall direct the administration thereof under the control and supervision of the county welfare board and subject to all lawful rules and regulations thereof; and b. Be the chief executive officer of the welfare-house subject to the control of the county welfare board, and shall have under such control the general superintendence of the welfare-house, of the grounds and buildings, and of the inmates thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-24.1 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-24.1
§ 44:1-24.1
Status: in_force

In case of a vacancy in the office of director of welfare the county welfare board may appoint a temporary or acting director of welfare for a term not exceeding six months, which temporary or acting director shall have like qualifications and powers as are provided for director of welfare.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-55 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-55
§ 44:4-55
Status: in_force

The person in charge of every institution for the poor shall keep a book, to be provided by the authority charged with the care of the institution, in which book he shall enter from time to time the name, date of the commitment, age, sex, color, description, physical and mental condition, education, habits, occupations, condition of ancestors and family relations, cause of dependence, birthplace and date of discharge, or of death and place of burial of every person coming into the care of the institution, and such other records as may be prescribed by the state board of health and the bureau of vital statistics, together with any other information or data about them as prescribed by the commissioner, and such book shall be open to the inspection of the public at all times.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-2 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-2
Construction in general
Status: in_force

The provisions contained in this chapter shall not be construed to be exclusive. A particular grant of power contained in this chapter shall be held to be in specification but not in limitation of general powers.
N.J. Stat. § 44:5-17 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-17
Provision by counties over 850,000 for maintenance of patients in hospitals
Status: in_force

The governing body of a county having a population of 850,000 or more according to the latest federal decennial census may make provision for the support of resident indigent patients, who cannot be maintained by private means, in a hospital or hospitals having 50 or more beds of which 20 or more are open to the public at all times. Provision for the maintenance and treatment of an individual patient in the hospital shall be made by the county upon the certification by the county physician of the name of the person and upon the approval of the county governing body; but the certification shall not be approved unless there is attached thereto a verified bill to the governing body for that maintenance and treatment, signed by the head officer and chief physician of the hospital and stating that the patient was in need of such maintenance and medical treatment for the time charged for and no longer. The amount to be paid shall not exceed the sum charged in the hospital in which the resident indigent is placed for patients occupying beds in wards open to the public. Amended by L.1961, c. 63, p. 560, s. 2; L.1969, c. 188, s. 4, eff. Nov. 7, 1969; L.1971, c. 459, s. 2, eff. Feb. 29, 1972; L.1981, c. 462, s. 52.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-13 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-13
Powers, duties of commissioner
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioners of Labor, Education, Community Affairs, and Commerce and Economic Development, and the Chancellor of Higher Education, shall: a. Adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act; except that no rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this act shall be more restrictive than any provision of federal law, regulations or waiver authority with respect to the employment or training of recipients of aid to families with dependent children; b. Take such actions as are required to ensure that services provided under the REACH program are integrated, to the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, with employment or training programs provided pursuant to chapter 15B of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, or with any other federal, State or private program which provides employment, training or vocational services, or a combination thereof; c. Request from the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services such waivers of federal regulations as are necessary to provide supportive services pursuant to subsection e. of section 7 of this act to facilitate the training or employment of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under the REACH program; d. Develop a schedule for the implementation of the REACH program Statewide which will ensure that every county is participating in the program no later than three years after the effective date of this act; e. Develop guidelines to ensure that a current recipient of aid to families with dependent children who resides in a county in which the REACH program is operational and who requests to participate in the REACH program before the program is fully implemented in that recipient's county of residence, receives an evaluation pursuant to section 7 of this act within a reasonable period of time; and f. Seek such grants of monies to fund the REACH program as are available from agencies of the United States Government or private foundations. L. 1987, c. 282, s. 5; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-128 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-128
§ 44:4-128
Status: in_force

Any unexpended balance of such municipal appropriation shall be carried over and made available for the relief of the temporary or outdoor poor within the municipality for the next ensuing year.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-73 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-73
Appointment
Status: in_force

An overseer of the poor shall be appointed by the governing body of every municipality excepting those municipalities which shall contract for the services of the overseer of an adjoining municipality as provided in sections 44:1-79 and 44:1-80 of this title, or which are situated in a county, other than a county of the first class, in which there is a welfare plan from which the municipality is not excepted and a welfare board and superintendent of welfare.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-59.3 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-59.3
Report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

3. No later than one month following the completion of the State WFNJ Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program and the State WFNJ Diaper Benefit Pilot Program established pursuant to this act, the Commissioner of Human Services shall prepare and submit to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature a report evaluating the effectiveness of the State WFNJ Menstrual Hygiene Benefit Pilot Program and the State WFNJ Diaper Benefit Pilot Program, which report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of participants who benefited from each pilot program and any recommendations for policy or legislative action to continue or improve the pilot programs. L.2024, c.27, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-96 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-96
Definitions relative to the "New Jersey SNAP Employment and Training Provider 50/50 Match Project Act."
Status: in_force

2. As used in P.L.2013, c.45 (C.44:10-95 et seq.): "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Eligible participant" means a SNAP recipient who qualifies for participation in NJ SNAP ETP. "New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Provider 50/50 Match Project" or "project" means the project established pursuant to P.L.2013, c.45 (C.44:10-95 et seq.). "NJ SNAP ETP" means the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Program that assists SNAP recipients with acquiring the skills, training, work, or experience necessary to obtain regular employment, as established under the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and as described in the most recent State Employment and Training Plan submitted to the Food and Nutrition Service in the United States Department of Agriculture. "Non-federal resources" means any of the following resources, provided that the resources are not from a federal source or used as a match for other federal funding purposes: (1) cash donations from private firms, charitable foundations, or non-profit organizations received by partnering providers; (2) local tax levy funds received by partnering providers; (3) certain eligible in-kind contributions received by partnering providers that are public entities, including property or services which support the provider's NJ SNAP ETP activities and which are contributed by non-federal public entities without charge to the partnering provider; or (4) any other non-federal resources that are currently allowed by the federal government. "Partnering provider" means a qualifying agency selected to participate in the project. "Project participant" means an eligible participant who elects to participate in the project established pursuant to P.L.2013, c.45 (C.44:10-95 et seq.). "Qualifying agency" means a local government, non-profit entity, institution of higher education, foundation, or other eligible community-based organization that qualifies for allowable federal SNAP ETP reimbursements pursuant to the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," Pub.L.110-246 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.) by providing allowable services that help SNAP recipients acquire the skills, training, work, or experience necessary to obtain regular employment. A qualifying agency may also include a consortium of organizations. "Service area" means the geographic area of the State in which a partnering provider provides NJ SNAP ETP services under the project established pursuant to P.L.2013, c.45 (C.44:10-95 et seq.). "SNAP" means the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established pursuant to the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," Pub.L.110-246 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.). "SNAP ETP" means the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Program administered by the Food and Nutrition Service in the United States Department of Agriculture and established pursuant to the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," Pub.L.110-246 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.) and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. "Work First New Jersey TANF benefits" means Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits provided under the Work First New Jersey program established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.) in accordance with the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193 (42 U.S.C. s.601 et seq.). L.2013, c.45, s.2; amended 2019, c.253, s.2; 2022, c.27, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 44:7-87 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-87
Duties of the commissioner
Status: in_force

3. The commissioner shall: a. Enter into agreements with the government to secure the administration of supplementary payments by the government for such time and upon such conditions as the commissioner may in his discretion deem appropriate. b. Promulgate, alter and amend such rules, regulations and directory orders as are necessary and proper: (1) To implement the terms of the agreement with the government for the administration by the government of supplementary payments; and (2) To secure social services for eligible persons, and for such other aged, blind or disabled persons as the commissioner may designate. c. Transfer State or welfare board funds, or both, currently appropriated for this State's participation in the federal categorical assistance programs of "Old Age Assistance," R.S.44:7-3 to R.S.44:7-37; "Assistance for the Blind," P.L.1962, c.197 (C.44:7-43 to 44:7-49) and "Permanent and Total Disability Assistance," P.L.1951, c.139 (C.44:7-38 to 44:7-42) and any funds which may in the future be appropriated for the payment of supplementary payments, to the government in such amounts and at such times as the commissioner shall deem appropriate in order to provide for supplementary payments to eligible persons in this State. d. Pay to the government such funds as are necessary to reimburse the government's expenses in collecting additional information needed for the State to make eligibility determinations for medical assistance under the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 to 30:4D-19). e. Require welfare boards to perform such eligibility determinations as the commissioner may deem necessary for the continuation of the New Jersey Medical Assistance Program under the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L.1968, c.413. The commissioner shall pay to the counties a reasonable amount to reimburse the welfare boards for their expenses in making such eligibility determinations. f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1990, c.66.) g. Take appropriate steps to secure maximum federal financial participation in providing assistance to eligible persons residing in residential health care facilities. h. Ensure that any eligible person residing in a rooming or boarding house or residential health care facility has reserved to him a monthly amount, from payments received under the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement or from any other income, as a personal needs allowance. The personal needs allowance may vary according to the type of facility in which an eligible person resides, but in no case shall be less than $25.00 per month. i. Ensure that any eligible person who receives medical assistance under subparagraph (4)(a) of subsection a. or under paragraph (11), (13) or (14) of subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-6) receives $10.00 per month, in addition to benefits received pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s. 1382(e)(1)(B). If the government cannot administer this $10.00 monthly increase, the commissioner shall administer this increase and shall ensure that this increase is not considered income for Supplemental Security Income program purposes. However, if the government increases the benefit level under 42 U.S.C. s. 1382(e)(1)(B), the commissioner shall allow the government to administer this increase and shall reduce its payment to an eligible recipient by an equal amount. j. Assess welfare boards at the beginning of each fiscal year in the same proportion that the counties currently participate in the federal categorical assistance programs, in order to obtain the amount of each county's share of supplementary payments for eligible persons in this State, based upon the number of eligible persons in the county. L.1973,c.256,s.3; amended 1979,c.496,s.34; 1985,c.286,s.2; 1990,c.66,s.12; 1991,c.466,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 44:7-40 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-40
Payments by State to each county welfare board
Status: in_force

The State shall pay to each county welfare board the full amount of any funds received by the State from the federal government as federal participation with respect to expenditures made by such county welfare board for assistance for the permanently and totally disabled, plus an additional amount of 75% of the balance of such expenditures after deducting the amount of such federal participation. During the period July 1 through December 31 of each year the State shall pay to each county an amount equal to the county share of the total expenditures for the period January 1 through December 31 of that year. The State shall also pay to each county welfare board the full amount of any funds received by the State from the federal government as federal participation with respect to the costs of administration of the program of assistance for the permanently and totally disabled by such county welfare board. L.1951,c.139,s.3; amended 1952,c.24,s.6; 1968,c.139,s.5; 1990,c.66,s.9; 1991,c.63,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-21 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-21
§ 44:1-21
Status: in_force

The county welfare board shall certify all bills and accounts, including salaries and wages, and transmit them to the board of chosen freeholders of the county, which shall provide for their payment in the same manner as other charges against the county, except as to municipalities therein which do not participate as provided in this chapter.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-14 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-14
§ 44:4-14
Status: in_force

After the establishment of a county welfare-house as provided in section 44:4-4 of this title, the permanent poor shall be maintained therein in lieu of almshouses, and almshouses maintained and supported in any such county or in municipalities in such county shall be abolished; except where a municipality of such county maintains an institution suitable and adequate for the care and maintenance of the permanent poor of the county, and upon the approval of the department of institutions and agencies as to suitability and adequacy and cost of maintenance of the permanent poor to be provided therein, the county shall thereupon enter into contract with such municipality for the care and maintenance of its permanent poor.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-11 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-11
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: "Aid to families with dependent children" means the program established pursuant to P.L. 1959, c. 86 (C. 44:10-1 et seq.); "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services; "Recipient of aid to families with dependent children" means a parent or relative with whom a dependent child is living who is receiving benefits under the program of aid to families with dependent children. L. 1987, c. 282, s. 3; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.
N.J. Stat. § 44:8-111 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-111
Commissioner's duties
Status: in_force

5. The commissioner shall: (a) Act as the agent of the State in effectuating the purposes of any reciprocal interstate agreements respecting the transportation of dependents; (b) Negotiate with the Federal Government as to any present or future programs affecting public relief or assistance for which no provision is made by other statutes of this State and administer such programs in co-operation with the Federal Government or any agency thereof; (c) Keep and maintain such records and accounts as may be necessary and proper for the administration of State aid; (d) Promulgate, alter and amend from time to time such rules, regulations and directory orders as may be necessary for the administration of State aid and for the carrying out of any provisions of law regulating the same and of the provisions of this act, which rules, regulations and orders shall be binding upon the various municipalities or counties; (e) Determine whether or not the various municipalities or counties are complying with all of the provisions of law, including the provisions of this act, regulating the administration of State aid which are binding upon them; (f) Formulate, promulgate and enforce standards for investigation, allowance and supervision of grants for public assistance and forms and procedures necessary to the proper administration and recording thereof; and (g) Exercise such other powers as may be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of State aid and the carrying out of all of the provisions of law, including the provisions of P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), regulating the same. L.1947,c.156,s.5; amended 1995,c.259,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 44:7-13 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-13
Burial of old-age assistance recipient
Status: in_force

If, on the death of a person receiving old-age assistance, it shall appear to the satisfaction of the county welfare agency after investigation that there are insufficient funds to pay his burial and funeral expenses, and that there are no relatives or other persons responsible to pay such expenses, or other persons willing to pay them, the county welfare agency may order the payment of such sum as may be necessary pursuant to P.L. 1985, c. 282 to such person as the county welfare agency may direct for the funeral expenses of the deceased aged needy person and an additional sum for the cost of a cemetery plot, the opening or closing of a grave, or other similar burial or interment expenses which sum shall be determined pursuant to P.L. 1985, c. 282, and shall be paid by the county welfare board directly to the cemetery expressly for such purposes. The next of kin or other interested parties may incur additional expenses to be paid by them, but the total cost of such expenses shall be established by regulation of the Department of Human Services pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) and in accordance with P.L. 1985, c. 282. Any sum so ordered to be paid for or on account of burial and funeral expenses shall be first paid, so far as possible, from any fund otherwise undistributed received by the county welfare agency from or for the account of the individual recipient, and may thereafter be paid, so far as necessary, from funds appropriated for old-age assistance payments. Any amounts so paid from funds appropriated for old-age assistance payments shall be deemed a part of the assistance granted to the individual recipient for the purpose of claims for reimbursement, and recovery under sections 44:7-14, 44:7-15 and 44:7-19, Revised Statutes, and shall be a proper charge for division of cost between the State and county as referred to in section 44:7-25 of this Title. Payment of burial and funeral expenses as provided above may be authorized with respect to any person who, while lawfully receiving old-age assistance is committed or admitted to any tax-supported institution other than a penal or correctional institution, and who dies while confined at such institution. The county welfare agency shall not be liable to pay costs of burial and funeral expenses for a deceased recipient of old-age assistance incurred pursuant to a contract or contracts entered into without the knowledge and consent of the board, but may, at its discretion, pay such costs, or a portion thereof, within the limitations of this section. Amended by L. 1938, c. 361, p. 908, s. 9, eff. July 1, 1938; L. 1949, c. 247, p. 793, s. 1; L. 1953, c. 213, p. 1616, s. 4; L. 1959, c. 128, p. 567, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1959; L. 1968, c. 212, s. 1, eff. July 19, 1968; L. 1979, c. 324, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1980; L. 1985, c. 282, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-43 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-43
§ 44:1-43
Status: in_force

In the event of the adoption by a majority of the legal voters qualified to vote on the proposition in each such county, or in such counties as shall so elect if the resolutions so provide, there shall be constituted and appointed at a joint meeting of the respective boards of chosen freeholders concerned therein a district welfare board of five persons, citizens of the district, two of whom shall be women, who with the directors of the respective boards of chosen freeholders shall constitute the managers of the district welfare-house. The members shall be elected, as nearly as may be, so as to make the quota in membership in the board equal in representation from the counties concerned. They shall hold office for five years, except that the first appointments shall be for one, two, three, four and five years, respectively, which terms as to duration shall be in the order of the appointments as made and indicated. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. The holding of any other office by a member shall not be construed to be the holding of an incompatible office.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-135 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-135
§ 44:4-135
Status: in_force

A canvass and return of the votes cast in the county upon the question of the adoption of this chapter shall be made by the board of canvassers in the same manner as for officers voted at such election and as for other questions submitted on referendum. If a majority of the votes cast for or against the chapter are found to favor its adoption it shall then, but not otherwise, be deemed adopted in the county. When so adopted in a county the board of chosen freeholders thereof shall provide by resolution for its operation on January second next following the referendum.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-68 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-68
§ 44:4-68
Status: in_force

Where temporary relief is required by a poor person in a county in which he is a resident and inhabitant, and it is ascertained that his place of settlement is outside of this state, the director of welfare shall provide relief and immediately make such application, with the aid of the county adjuster, as may be necessary and otherwise lawful for his removal. A record thereof shall be filed with the commissioner and his aid obtained for such purpose when necessary, which aid the commissioner shall give forthwith.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-74 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-74
Allocation of federal funding
Status: in_force

4. a. The commissioner shall allocate among the counties the federal funding available for administrative costs from the federal block grant funds for temporary assistance for needy families provided to New Jersey under Pub.L.104-193. The administrative costs incurred by the county agency with respect to recipients with dependent children shall be reimbursed by the State at the rate of 50% of total administrative costs, up to the maximum amount allocated for that county by the commissioner within the limits of available funds. The remaining administrative costs shall be funded by the county. The county's share of cash assistance benefits to recipients with dependent children shall be 5% of total cash assistance benefit costs, and the remaining 95% shall be funded by the State and federal governments. b. The State shall reimburse the county agency for 100% of cash assistance benefits paid to or on behalf of recipients who are single adults or couples without dependent children. c. The commissioner shall allocate among the counties the funding available for work activities as defined in section 3 of P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-57), and case management activities applicable to work activities, from State appropriations and federal block grant funds for temporary assistance for needy families provided to the State pursuant to Pub.L.104-193. Costs incurred by the counties for work activities and case management shall be reimbursed up to the maximum amount allocated for that county by the commissioner, and within the limits of available funds. L.1997,c.37,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-41 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-41
Report on Work First New Jersey program
Status: in_force

8. a. The commissioner, in cooperation with other affected agencies of State government, shall report biennially to the Governor and the Legislature on the Work First New Jersey program, and shall include in that report any recommendations for changes in the law or regulations governing the program that the commissioner deems necessary to further the goals of the program. The commissioner shall determine the manner and terms of the reporting in accordance with the requirements of federal law. b. The commissioner shall issue a public report on at least a quarterly basis concerning the number of recipients in the program, the number of recipients classified as exempt from time limits or deferred from work requirements, the number of recipients classified as to the degree of employability as defined by the commissioner, the number of recipients who have obtained employment, the number of recipients terminated from the program and the reasons for the terminations, the average wages and benefits earned by recipients, the types of employment obtained by recipients and whether the employment is in the public or private sector, the average length of stay in their jobs by recipients who reapply for benefits, and the number of former recipients who have re-entered the program after being terminated. c. To the extent not otherwise provided pursuant to subsection a. or b. of this section, the commissioner shall conduct such research as he deems appropriate to evaluate the outcomes for recipients, and the benefits, costs and other effects of the program, and shall submit any report resulting from that research to the Governor and the Legislature and otherwise make copies available to the public. In addition, the commissioner shall initiate a study of the Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps program as a means of offering employment to economically disadvantaged youth that provides constructive work experience and training to increase their ability to secure unsubsidized employment. The commissioner shall study the effectiveness of the Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps program and the possibility of establishing such a program in this State. The commissioner shall submit a written report of his findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by January 1, 1998. L.1997,c.13,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 44:7-17 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-17
§ 44:7-17
Status: in_force

An applicant for old age assistance shall make his application therefor to the county welfare board for the county in which the applicant resides. The person requesting assistance may apply in person or the application may be made by another in his behalf. The application shall be made in writing or reduced to writing, in manner and form prescribed by the state division. All statements in the application shall be verified under oath by the applicant.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-81.5 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-81.5
SNAP application call center established.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Department of Human Services shall establish a call center where department employees, or persons under contract with the department are available in real-time to assist individuals in: (1) navigating the SNAP application process; (2) checking on the status of an application; and (3) troubleshooting any issues with the application. b. The commissioner shall apply to the Food and Nutrition Service within the United States Department of Agriculture for any necessary waivers or approvals to implement the provisions of this section. c. As used in this section: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "SNAP" means the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established pursuant to the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," Pub.L.110-246 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.). L.2022, c.26, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-125 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-125
Appropriations by municipalities for temporary or outdoor poor
Status: in_force

The expenditures, exclusive of administrative expenses, for relief under the provisions of this chapter of the temporary or outdoor poor residing in the respective municipalities of the county shall be limited except as provided in section 44:4-127 of this title, to amounts appropriated therefor by the respective municipalities of the county and included in their budgets for each ensuing calendar or fiscal year; and the respective municipalities shall include in their budgets appropriations adequate in the judgment of their governing bodies for the purpose. Such appropriations shall be made available to the order of the county welfare board of the county wherein the municipalities are situated for the sole purpose of providing relief to the temporary or outdoor poor of the respective municipalities, and the county welfare board shall expend within the municipality so making the appropriation so much thereof as is necessary to provide for such relief.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-64 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-64
§ 44:4-64
Status: in_force

Where permanent relief is required by a poor person in any county in which he is a resident or an inhabitant, whose place of settlement is in another county than the one in which relief is sought, the director of welfare, under the direction of the county welfare board, shall temporarily relieve such poor person and proceed to remove him to the place of such settlement as directed in sections 44:4-74 to 44:4-78 of this title, and until such other place of settlement is ascertained the director of welfare, under the direction of the county welfare board, may place such poor person as other permanent poor having a settlement in such county are maintained and relieved.
N.J. Stat. § 44:7-49 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-49
Repeals
Status: in_force

Sections 30:6-3, 30:6-4, 30:6-5, 30:6-8, 30:6-9, 30:6-10 and 30:6-14 of the Revised Statutes are repealed. L.1962, c. 197, s. 47.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-68 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-68
§ 44:1-68
Status: in_force

In the management of almshouses or welfare-houses the inmates shall be classified according to age, condition of health and ability to perform manual labor. Some form of employment shall be provided for such of the inmates as are able to work. Inmates afflicted with any tubercular disease shall be separated from the other inmates and cared for in separate dwellings.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-147 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-147
Willful deserter as disorderly person; punishment
Status: in_force

A husband or father who willfully deserts or refuses or neglects to provide for and maintain his wife or children, or any of them, or a mother who willfully deserts or refuses or neglects to provide for and maintain her children, or any of them, or a child who willfully deserts or refuses or neglects to provide for and maintain his parents, or either of them, is a disorderly person, and upon being so adjudged shall be committed to the workhouse or county jail of the county or of that county composing a district in which the person resided at the time of the desertion or failure to provide for a period not exceeding 60 days in the discretion of the court; provided, however, that the judge of any such court may order and direct that the sentence of imprisonment be served periodically, instead of consecutively, during periods of time between Friday at 6 P.M. and Monday at 8 A.M. or at other times or on other days, whenever he in his discretion determines the existence of proper circumstances and that the ends of justice will be served thereby. For the purposes of this act the person so committed shall be given credit for each day or fraction of a day to the nearest hour actually served. Amended by L.1953, c. 42, p. 780, s. 15, eff. March 19, 1953; L.1969, c. 149, s. 1, eff. Aug. 4, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 44:8-145.2 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-145.2
Appointment of assistant county welfare director
Status: in_force

29. Each county welfare director may appoint a person to serve as assistant county welfare director for general public assistance or to another supervisory position to be responsible for the administration of general public assistance in that county. L.1995,c.259,s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-38 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-38
§ 44:4-38
Status: in_force

The functions and powers vested in overseers of the poor prior to April twenty-eighth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, and the duties required of and theretofore exercised by them, shall, wherever necessary to carry out the provisions of any and all laws relating thereto, be exercised by the director of welfare under the direction of the county welfare board.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-15 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-15
§ 44:1-15
Status: in_force

The county welfare board as the county bureau of relief shall have charge and supervision of the relief and settlement of the poor in its jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-27 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-27
§ 44:1-27
Status: in_force

The county welfare board shall fix the salaries of the superintendent of welfare and the other officers and employees within the limits of the appropriation made therefor by the board of chosen freeholders, and such salaries shall be compensation in full for all services rendered.
N.J. Stat. § 44:1-70 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-70
Denomination of supervisors of almshouses
Status: in_force

The keepers of all almshouses, except welfare-houses under the control of a welfare board in a county, shall be denominated "supervisors" instead of "keepers" or "wardens" .
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-1.2
Reference to program of assistance for dependent children to mean program of aid to families with dependent children
Status: in_force

Whenever in any law, rule, regulation or document not specifically repealed or otherwise affected by this act, reference is made to the program of assistance for dependent children, the same shall mean and refer to the program of aid to families with dependent children. L.1977, c. 127, s. 7, eff. July 1, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 44:4-89 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-89
Classification and care of inmates of welfare-houses
Status: in_force

In the management of welfare-houses the inmates shall be classified according to age, condition of health and ability to perform manual labor. Some form of employment shall be provided for such of the inmates as are able to work. Amended by L.1977, c. 63, s. 23, eff. April 15, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 44:6-5 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-5
Appropriations for dental clinics
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county wherein there is in use a permanently located dental clinic, or a trailer or mobile dental clinic may raise, appropriate and use annually such sum of money as it may deem advisable in the furtherance of or for the maintenance and equipment of such dental clinic or clinics in the county for the treatment of indigent persons of school age. L.1944, c. 224, p. 763, s. 1. Amended by L.1950, c. 137, p. 271, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 44:7-34 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-34
§ 44:7-34
Status: in_force

A person sixty-five years of age or more not receiving old age assistance under this chapter is not by reason of his age debarred from receiving public relief and care under the provisions of any other law, but no recipient of old age assistance, while receiving the same, shall receive any other assistance from the state or any political subdivision thereof except for medical and surgical care.
N.J. Stat. § 44:7-9 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-9
County welfare board; election of officers; director not to be member; officers and employees; civil service classification; permanent status
Status: in_force

The county welfare board shall annually elect from among its members a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer. The director of welfare, appointed as hereinafter provided, shall not be a member of the board. The county welfare board shall appoint such other officers, assistants and employees as may be necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter, subject to compliance with the personnel standards and regulations established and maintained by the Civil Service Commission or the State division or both as otherwise provided. It may also determine the compensation of the director and other employees within the limits of the sums made available for that purpose by the board of chosen freeholders and the State, as hereinafter provided. The director of welfare, officers, assistants and other employees shall be subject to such rules and regulations in the discharge of their duties as may be made by such county welfare board and the State division. All regular employees are hereby empowered to take and certify any and all affidavits and acknowledgments as are required on papers or documents executed in connection with the administration of this chapter or other public welfare functions and for this purpose shall be vested with all powers and authority now exercised by other persons authorized to take affidavits and acknowledgments. All employees of the county welfare board shall hold their office or employment during good behavior, and may be removed upon written charges and after a hearing, due notice of which shall be given therefor by the county welfare board, for misconduct, neglect, incompetency, or other just cause. All paid officers and employees of any county welfare board, except any attorney serving as legal counsel, which county welfare board operates under the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, shall be and the same hereby are classified in the competitive class of the classified service, and all such officers and employees of any county welfare board which does not operate under the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, shall be similarly classified under the personnel standards to be established and maintained by the State division. All such paid officers and employees, presently employed by any county welfare board, who have been so employed for a continuous period of at least one year prior to adoption of this act and, who have not previously entered the service of the county or of the county welfare board through competitive or qualifying examination, and who are not otherwise granted permanent status by the provisions of this section, shall be permitted to obtain permanent status in their present positions through qualifying examination. All such paid officers and employees who are not permanent employees in the competitive class or who have previously entered the service of the county or of the county welfare board through competitive or qualifying examination, shall be and the same hereby are granted permanent status in their present positions without further examination. All such paid officers and employees, presently employed by any county welfare board, who have heretofore been appointed or reappointed and qualified under section 44:7-6 of the Revised Statutes as adopted March sixteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, and who have held their respective offices and positions for a period equal to the minimum required probationary period for such offices or positions, shall be and the same hereby are granted permanent status in their present positions without further examination. Amended by L.1938, c. 361, p. 905, s. 5, eff. July 1, 1938; L.1940, c. 186, p. 555, s. 2; L.1942, c. 173, p. 535, s. 2, eff. May 9, 1942.
N.J. Stat. § 44:10-9 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-9
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "REACH Program Act." L. 1987, c. 282, s. 1; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.
N.J. Stat. § 44:7-81 — NJ Code / Title 44 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-81
Duties of commissioner of institutions and agencies
Status: in_force

Under general policies established by the State Board of Control, the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies is authorized, directed and empowered to issue, or to cause to be issued by the appropriate departmental officers or agencies, all necessary, rules and regulations and administrative orders, and to do or cause to be done all other acts and things necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act, including specifically the following: (a) To assure that the program shall be in effect in all counties of the State and be mandatory upon them; (b) To assure that all individuals wishing to make application for medical assistance for the aged shall have opportunity to do so, and that such assistance shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to or for all eligible individuals; (c) To provide that, in determining need for medical assistance for the aged and the amount of such assistance to be granted, there shall be taken into consideration all other income and resources of the aged individual, making due allowance for a minimum standard of living compatible with decency and health; provided, however, that assistance for in-patient and out-patient hospital services, as made available by this act, shall be granted to persons eligible therefor notwithstanding appropriations to hospitals made by any county or municipality pursuant to chapter 5 of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes; (d) To provide safeguards which restrict the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants and recipients to purposes directly connected with the administration of the program; (e) To assure that no enrollment fee, premium, or similar charge is imposed as a condition of eligibility; (f) To assure that all persons for whom medical assistance for the aged is being paid under the provisions of this act shall not receive, during or with respect to the same period, any other financial assistance from this State or any political subdivision thereof with respect to any maintenance requirements or other items for which allowance is made in the assistance grant paid pursuant to this act; (g) To prescribe appropriate services which shall be made available for the purposes of effecting, so far as possible, cure and rehabilitation; (h) To prescribe methods and procedures for repayment or recovery of assistance granted under this act; provided, however, that no lien may be imposed against the property of any individual prior to his death on account of assistance granted or to be granted under this act (except pursuant to the judgment of a court on account of assistance incorrectly paid on behalf of such individual), and that there shall be no adjustment or recovery (except, after the death of such individual and his surviving spouse, if any, from such individual's estate) of any assistance correctly paid on behalf of such individual under this act; (i) To provide for granting an opportunity for a fair hearing to any individual whose claim for medical assistance for the aged is denied or is not acted upon with reasonable promptness. L.1962, c. 222, s. 6. Amended by L.1969, c. 227 s. 6.