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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-125 - Deductions from public assistance

44:8-125. Deductions from public assistance
19. The fact that an applicant for public assistance or any of his dependents shall be receiving, or entitled to receive, income from other sources or compensation for part-time or casual services shall not make such person ineligible to receive public assistance if such income or compensation is insufficient to support him and his dependents properly but the amount of such income or compensation shall be taken into consideration in determining the amount of his public assistance by deducting from the amount of public assistance which he otherwise would be entitled to receive, the amount of such income or compensation; except that any money received because of a settlement agreement or judgment in a lawsuit brought against a manufacturer or distributor of "Agent Orange" for damages resulting from exposure to "Agent Orange" shall not reduce the amount of public assistance received by the applicant and shall not be subject to a lien or be available for repayment to the State, county or municipality for public assistance received by the applicant.
L.1947,c.156,s.19; amended 1986,c.65; 1995,c.259,s.24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-127 - Revocation of order for continued assistance

44:8-127. Revocation of order for continued assistance
The director of welfare may in his discretion summarily revoke any order for continued assistance whenever it shall appear that the person is no longer needy with the meaning of this act or will be otherwise adequately provided for.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 699, s. 21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-128 - Determination annually of "preceding year's ratables" and public assistance loads of municipalities

44:8-128. Determination annually of "preceding year's ratables" and public assistance loads of municipalities
In each year, the commissioner shall ascertain and determine as to each municipality in the State:
(a) The sum total of the net valuation taxable, and the value of the second-class railroad property, therein, as exhibited in the abstract of ratables of the several counties for the preceding year as made out by the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance and filed in the office of the State Comptroller, which sum total shall be known as the municipalities "preceding year's ratables" ;
(b) The cost of public assistance, exclusive of the cost of administration thereof, for the preceding year therein, which shall be known as the municipalities "preceding year's public assistance load" ;
(c) The cost of public assistance, exclusive of the cost of administration thereof, for the current year therein, which shall be known as the municipalities "current year's public assistance load" ;
(d) The number of mills on each dollar of the "preceding year's ratables" which would have to be levied in each municipality to raise an amount equal to the "preceding year's public assistance load" which millage shall be known as the municipalities "preceding year's public assistance millage."
In determining any municipality's "preceding year's public assistance load" and "current year's public assistance load," the commissioner may include therein the cost to the municipality of public assistance paid or payable by the welfare board of the county.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 699, s. 22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-129 - Determining amount of State aid

44:8-129. Determining amount of State aid
23. In each year the commissioner shall determine the amount of State aid which each municipality or county, as appropriate, shall receive in such year, and the same shall be distributed by the commissioner among the various municipalities and counties making application therefor to the commissioner before July 1 of such year, except those in which public assistance shall be administered by the commissioner for all or any part of such year, by the payment to each municipality or county of 100% of its "current year's public assistance load."
L.1947,c.156,s.23; amended 1968,c.139,s.3; 1990,c.66,s.6; 1995,c.259,s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-130 - Advance payments to municipality before determination of "current year's public assistance load"

44:8-130. Advance payments to municipality before determination of "current year's public assistance load"
The commissioner may make payments, from time to time, under the above stated formula to any such municipality in advance of the determination of such municipality's "current year's public assistance load" on the basis of estimates made by him of such municipality's "current year's public assistance load" making such adjustments in later payments to each such municipality as may be required when such municipality's actual "current year's public assistance load" is determined.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 701, s. 24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-131 - Deductions from amount of State aid payable to municipalities

44:8-131. Deductions from amount of State aid payable to municipalities
The commissioner shall deduct from the amount of the State aid payable to any municipality in any one year an amount equal to the amount by which the State aid paid to the municipality exceeded the cost of public assistance to the municipality, exclusive of the cost of administration thereof, or the total amount of State aid payable to such municipality, for any preceding year and if the amount of State aid payable to any such municipality in any year does not equal the amount of such excess the director shall withhold any State aid due the municipality for the succeeding and for subsequent years if necessary until the amount of State aid withheld from the municipality equals the total amount of such excess.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 701, s. 25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-132 - Counties furnishing hospitalization in maternity hospitals

44:8-132. Counties furnishing hospitalization in maternity hospitals
State aid shall also be payable to any county furnishing hospitalization in a county maternity hospital to nonpaying patients, who are bona fide public assistance cases, on the basis of the per diem rate currently fixed by the department for maternity hospitalization for mother or child, as the case may be, by multiplying the number of patient days of such hospitalization at said rate by the "public assistance percentage" of the several municipalities in which such patients respectively resided at the time of such hospitalization for the current year, which State aid shall be payable from time to time upon the filing with the commissioner by the president or chief executive officer of such county maternity hospital of statements under oath, in such form as shall be required by the commissioner, setting forth the hospitalization so rendered to each nonpaying patient, that each such patient is a bona fide public assistance case and any additional information which may be required by the commissioner, and shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county by the commissioner, as other payments of State aid are made, out of the Municipal Aid Fund or other funds appropriated from the State treasury for such purposes.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 702, s. 26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-133 - Commissioner to administer public assistance in municipality when

44:8-133. Commissioner to administer public assistance in municipality when
The commissioner shall administer public assistance in any year,
(a) In any municipality, in which the "preceding year's public assistance millage" for such year is more than 7.0 mills, which shall make application in writing to him, on or before the first day of March of such year, to have him take over the administration of public assistance in such municipality for such year, and
(b) In any municipality in which public assistance was being administered by him during the preceding year, which does not elect to administer its own public assistance by giving notice to that effect to the commissioner as provided in this act; and, in either case, public assistance shall be administered in such municipality as hereinafter provided.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 702, s. 27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-134 - Duties of municipality when public assistance is administered by commissioner

44:8-134. Duties of municipality when public assistance is administered by commissioner
In any municipality in which public assistance shall be administered by the commissioner during any year,
(a) All books, records, supplies, equipment or other property in the possession or custody of any board, body or official of such municipality, relating to the administration and payment of public assistance, shall be delivered forthwith to the commissioner;
(b) The municipality shall make, or shall have made, an appropriation for the cost of administration of public assistance in such municipality for such year in an amount not less than the amount appropriated by it for the cost of administration of public assistance for the preceding year and shall make, or shall have made, an appropriation for public assistance, exclusive of the cost of administration thereof, for such year in an amount not less than 1.0 mills of its "preceding year's ratables" ;
(c) All obligations incurred by the municipality for the cost of administration of public assistance in such year prior to the taking over the administration of public assistance therein by the commissioner, if any, and all obligations incurred for the cost of administration of public assistance in said municipality thereafter during such year shall be paid, from time to time, by the municipality out of its appropriation for the administration of public assistance for such year according to the orders of the commissioner and not otherwise, so far as such appropriation will permit, and any remainder of such obligations shall be paid, from time to time, by the commissioner as such municipality's State aid for said year, according to orders drawn by him, out of the Municipal Aid Fund or other funds appropriated from the State treasury for such purposes, as other payments of State aid are made;
(d) All obligations incurred for public assistance in such municipality for such year, prior to the taking over of the administration thereof by the commissioner, if any, and all obligations incurred for public assistance in such municipality thereafter during such year shall be paid, from time to time, by the municipality on the orders of the commissioner and not otherwise, out of its appropriation for public assistance for such year, so far as such appropriation will permit; and then, out of any balance for State aid, if any, remaining in its "public assistance trust fund account" applicable to the cost of public assistance in such municipality for such year, so far as such balance will permit, and any remainder of such obligations shall be paid, from time to time, by the commissioner, as such municipality's State aid for said year, according to orders drawn by him, out of the Municipal Aid Fund or other funds appropriated from the State treasury for such purposes, as other payments of State aid are made.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 703, s. 28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-135 - Election of municipality to administer its own public assistance in following year

44:8-135. Election of municipality to administer its own public assistance in following year
If any municipality, in which public assistance is being administered by the commissioner in any year, shall give notice in writing to the commissioner, before the first day of January of the next year, of its election to administer its own public assistance in such next year, such municipality shall thereafter, beginning with said first day of January, administer its own public assistance and be entitled to receive State aid in accordance with the formula set forth in section twenty-three of this act, but such municipality may in any succeeding year make application to the commissioner, as provided in this act, to administer its public assistance.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 704, s. 29.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-136 - Election of municipality to administer its own public assistance during current year

44:8-136. Election of municipality to administer its own public assistance during current year
Any municipality, in which the commissioner is administering public assistance pursuant to the provisions of this act in any year, may elect to administer its own public assistance in such year by giving notice in writing of such election to the commissioner on or before the first day of March of such year and thereafter the limitations imposed upon such municipality under section twenty-eight of this act shall cease and such municipality shall administer its own public assistance and shall be entitled to receive State aid for such year in accordance with the formula set forth in section twenty-three of this act, less such sums, if any, as have already been paid, and such obligations, if any, as have already been incurred and as shall be payable, by the commissioner, for the cost of administration of public assistance and for public assistance in such municipality for such year, out of the Municipal Aid Fund or other funds appropriated from the State treasury for such purposes.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 704, s. 30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-137 - Municipality or county to pay cost of administration

44:8-137. Municipality or county to pay cost of administration
31. The cost of administration of public assistance within any municipality or county, as appropriate, shall be paid by that municipality or county, as appropriate, and no part thereof shall be paid by the State except as provided in section 28 of P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-134).
L.1947,c.156,s.31; amended 1995,c.259,s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-138 - "Public assistance trust fund account"

44:8-138. "Public assistance trust fund account"
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-139 - Transfer of current budget appropriation for public assistance

44:8-139. Transfer of current budget appropriation for public assistance
No municipality receiving State aid for relief for any year shall, during said year, make any transfer of its current budget appropriation for public assistance for said year to any other current budget appropriation.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 705, s. 33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-140 - False statements by applicants

44:8-140. False statements by applicants
Any person applying for public assistance under the provisions of this act who shall make any false statement and by reason thereof receives benefits under the provisions of this act in excess of those to which he is or was actually entitled, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 705, s. 34.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-140.1 - Civil, criminal penalties for fraudulent receipt of benefits or payments for general public assistance

44:8-140.1 Civil, criminal penalties for fraudulent receipt of benefits or payments for general public assistance
1. A person who willfully obtains benefits to which he is not entitled and a provider who willfully receives payments to which he is not entitled under the "Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance Act," P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), shall be subject to the applicable civil and criminal penalties contained in the "New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.).
L.1999,c.309,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-142 - Officers and board members failing to comply

44:8-142. Officers and board members failing to comply
If any municipal officer, board or body shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this act, such officer, and members of such board or body shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 705, s. 36.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-143 - Repeal

44:8-143. Repeal
The following acts together with all amendments thereof and supplements thereto are repealed:
An act to provide for the protection, welfare of and financial assistance to certain needy persons in the State of New Jersey, providing for the administration thereof, and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof, approved June eighteenth, one thousand nine hundred and forty (P.L.1940, c. 130);
An act concerning the disbursement of certain State moneys and making an appropriation for the administration thereof, passed June twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and forty (P.L.1940, c. 151);
An act to abolish the State Financial Assistance Commission, to provide for the completion of said commission's affairs by the State Municipal Aid Administration, and to repeal chapter eight of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes, approved July eighth, one thousand nine hundred and forty (P.L.1940, c. 183);
An act concerning the administration of relief, approved March twenty-eighth, one thousand nine hundred and forty-one (P.L.1941, c. 28);
An act to provide for the physical rehabilitation by the State Municipal Aid Administration of certain persons heretofore or hereafter rejected for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, for physical disability, under the Federal Selective Training and Service Acts and transferring and appropriating the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) from the sums heretofore transferred and appropriated to the State Municipal Aid Administration, to provide for the payment of the cost thereof, approved October third, one thousand nine hundred and forty-two (P.L.1942, c. 306), but the repeal thereof shall not revive any acts or parts of acts repealed thereby.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 706, s. 37.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-144 - Laws saved from repeal or modification

44:8-144. Laws saved from repeal or modification
This act shall not be construed to repeal, alter or modify the provisions of chapter one of Title 44, or chapter four of Title 44, of the Revised Statutes except to the extent herein otherwise expressly provided nor to repeal, alter, amend or modify the provisions of chapter seven of Title 44, or chapter five of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes or of "An act concerning the legal settlement of certain needy persons, providing for the administration of public assistance in certain cases and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof and repealing sections ten to fifteen, both inclusive, and sections twenty-one to twenty-four, both inclusive, of "An act to provide for the protection, welfare of and financial assistance to certain needy persons in the State of New Jersey, providing for the administration thereof, and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof,' approved June eighteenth, one thousand nine hundred and forty (P.L.1940, c. 130)," approved August fourth, one thousand nine hundred and forty-one (P.L.1941, c. 357).
L.1947, c. 156, p. 707, s. 38.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-145 - Revision of prior laws, construction as; existing positions not affected

44:8-145. Revision of prior laws, construction as; existing positions not affected
This act shall be construed as a revision of prior laws and its provisions not inconsistent with those of prior laws shall be construed as a continuation of such laws and neither the enactment of this act, nor the repeal of the acts herein repealed, shall abolish, or in any manner affect, any office, position or employment, or any board, commission or public body existing at the time of the enactment of this act, or the tenure, term or salary of any holder or member thereof.
L.1947, c. 156, p. 707, s. 39.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-145.1 - Transfer from municipal to county welfare agency

44:8-145.1. Transfer from municipal to county welfare agency
28. a. A municipality may, by mutual agreement with the county in which it is located, provide for the transfer from its municipal welfare agency to the county welfare agency of the financial and operational responsibility for the administration of general public assistance provided pursuant to P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.) to residents of that municipality. In that event, the municipal welfare agency shall be abolished and all its functions, powers and duties transferred to the county welfare agency no later than the 60th day after the effective date of the transfer.
L.1995,c.259,s.28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-145.2 - Appointment of assistant county welfare director

44:8-145.2. Appointment of assistant county welfare director
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-145.3 - Allocation of functions, powers, and duties

44:8-145.3. Allocation of functions, powers, and duties
30. The county welfare director of each county is authorized to allocate the functions, powers and duties of each municipal welfare agency in the county transferred pursuant to P.L.1995, c.259 (C.40A:4-6.1 et al.) among the existing offices in the county welfare agency.
L.1995,c.259,s.30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-145.4 - Employees transferred, remuneration, service intact; provision of services to municipal agency permitted

44:8-145.4. Employees transferred, remuneration, service intact; provision of services to municipal agency permitted
31. a. A person who is a full-time employee of a municipal welfare agency, or who works on a full-time basis for municipal welfare agencies in two or more municipalities, on the effective date of P.L.1995, c.259 (C.40A:4-6.1 et al.) who is transferred to the county welfare agency of the county in which the municipality is located pursuant to section 28 of P.L.1995, c.259 (C.44:8-145.1), shall suffer no reduction in remuneration or the length of service credited to that employee.
b. A county and municipality may arrange, subject to mutual agreement, for one or more former municipal welfare agency employees who are employed by the county welfare agency to continue to provide services from a municipal building.
L.1995,c.259,s.31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-145.5 - Rules, regulations

44:8-145.5. Rules, regulations
32. The Commissioner of Human Services, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of section 16 through section 32 of P.L.1995, c.259 (C.44:8-111 through C.44:8-145.5).
L.1995,c.259,s.32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8-159 - Rebates for pharmaceutical products; requirements.

44:8-159 Rebates for pharmaceutical products; requirements.
14. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall contract with manufacturers of pharmaceutical products to provide rebates for pharmaceutical products covered under the Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance program (WFNJ-GA), established pursuant to P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.) on the same basis as is required under the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" program established pursuant to P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.) and "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program" established pursuant to P.L.2001, c.96 (C.30:4D-43 et seq.) and in section 1927(a) through (c) of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s.1396r-8(a)-(c).
b. The contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of P.L.2005, c.156 (C.30:4J-8 et al.).
(1) A manufacturer who is participating in the WFNJ-GA program on the date of enactment of P.L.2005, c.156 shall enter into a contract, as a condition of continued participation in the program.
(2) A manufacturer who was not participating in the WFNJ-GA program on the date of enactment of P.L.2005, c.156 may enter into a contract with the commissioner and become a participating manufacturer.
(3) A manufacturer who participates in the WFNJ-GA program pursuant to this section shall provide to the commissioner such information as the commissioner may request to carry out the purposes of this section.
L.2005,c.156,s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:8A-48 - Repeal; sections superseded

44:8A-48. Repeal; sections superseded
Sections ten to fifteen, inclusive, and sections twenty-one to twenty-four, inclusive, of chapter one hundred thirty of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty are hereby expressly repealed. Sections 44:1-102 to 44:1-127, inclusive, and sections 44:4-57 to 44:4-81, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes are hereby superseded insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
L.1941, c. 357, p. 942, s. 48.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-1.1 - Reference to county welfare board to mean reference to county welfare agency

44:10-1.1. Reference to county welfare board to mean reference to county welfare agency
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-1.2 - Reference to program of assistance for dependent children to mean program of aid to families with dependent children

44:10-1.2. Reference to program of assistance for dependent children to mean program of aid to families with dependent children
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-5.6 - Payment cycles

44:10-5.6. Payment cycles
5. The Department of Human Services shall cycle the issuance of benefits over multiple dates throughout the month in a manner that best serves AFDC and food stamp recipients within the framework of the electronic benefit distribution system in each county. Such cycling shall begin in Camden, Hudson and Essex counties on July 1, 1992.
L.1991,c.478,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-5.7 - Evaluation, implementation of system

44:10-5.7. Evaluation, implementation of system
6. a. The Department of Human Services shall evaluate the operation of the electronic benefit distribution system in the initial counties, and, as deemed appropriate, shall proceed to implement the system in additional counties.
b. The department shall implement the system in any additional county upon the request of the board of chosen freeholders of such county, or, in a county operating under the provisions of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), upon the request of the chief executive officer of such county. However, if the department does not deem it appropriate to implement the system in such requesting county, the department shall not implement the system, and shall submit a report in writing stating the reasons for that determination to the Assembly Health and Human Services and Appropriations Committees and the Senate Institutions, Health and Welfare and Revenue, Finance and Appropriations Committees, or their successors.
c. Any additional county in which the system is implemented shall be exempted from the cycling of the issuance of benefits over multiple dates throughout the month, upon the request of the board of chosen freeholders of such county, or, in a county operating under the provisions of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), upon the request of the chief executive officer of such county.
L.1991,c.478,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-5.8 - Implementation plan, reports

44:10-5.8. Implementation plan, reports
7. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall prepare an electronic benefit distribution system implementation plan, in consultation with the county welfare agencies in Camden, Hudson and Essex counties, on or before October 1, 1991. The plan shall include an estimate of the costs to participating counties and a determination of the feasibility of staggering payment schedules with no less than four working days between payment dates.
b. The commissioner shall report to the Legislature and the Governor by October 1, 1991 on the plan to implement the electronic benefit distribution system and shall report quarterly thereafter for two years to the Legislative Joint Budget Oversight Committee on the implementation of the plan.
L.1991,c.478,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-9 - Short title

44:10-9. Short title
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-10 - Findings, declarations

44:10-10. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares: that providing the means and opportunity for recipients of public assistance to enter the economic mainstream and to realize economic achievement is both a morally right and economically sound investment in the future of our economy, our labor force and our children; that our current welfare system does not do enough to help its recipients become economically self-sufficient even though most people who receive public assistance would rather work or prepare for work than remain indefinitely trapped in the oppressive cycle of welfare dependency; that in this time of increasing international economic competition, the productivity of every worker and potential worker is an important concern for all Americans; that our citizenry has always placed great value on work and self-reliance; and that this State should provide the relevant education, training, employment and supportive services necessary to enable public assistance recipients to realize economic achievement and thereby become self-sufficient.
L. 1987, c. 282, s. 2; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-11 - Definitions

44:10-11. Definitions
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-12 - REACH program

44:10-12. REACH program
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 establish the "Program for Realizing Economic Achievement," hereinafter referred to as the REACH program, in the Division of Public Welfare in the Department of Human Services for the purpose of enabling recipients of aid to families with dependent children to realize economic achievement through a range of education, training, employment and supportive services, while also focusing on the prevention of long-term dependency for young mothers who are recipients of aid to families with dependent children.
L. 1987, c. 282, s. 4; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-13 - Powers, duties of commissioner

44:10-13. Powers, duties of commissioner
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-14 - Registration of able-bodied aid recipients

44:10-14. Registration of able-bodied aid recipients
a. Every able-bodied prospective recipient of aid to families with dependent children in this State shall register with the REACH program at the time of enrollment as a recipient and shall participate in one or more program activities with the goal of obtaining permanent full-time unsubsidized employment, preferably in the private sector. An able-bodied current recipient of aid to families with dependent children who is receiving assistance on the effective date of this act shall register with the REACH program no later than three years after the effective date of this act, according to a Statewide implementation schedule for the REACH program established by the commissioner pursuant to section 5 of this act.
b. The commissioner shall adopt regulations which specify eligibility and participation requirements under the REACH program for able-bodied recipients of aid to families with dependent children. The regulations shall include exemptions from these requirements for reasons of physical or mental disability or extenuating family circumstances, in accordance with federal regulations.
c. An able-bodied recipient of aid to families with dependent children who without good cause, as determined by the commissioner, fails to comply with the provisions of this act is subject to a penalty to be determined by the commissioner, which may include the denial, reduction or termination of aid to families with dependent children benefits. The commissioner shall provide for an appropriate right of appeal under those circumstances.
L. 1987, c. 282, s. 6; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-16 - County planning committees

44:10-16. County planning committees
The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish the REACH program on a county-by-county basis according to a program implementation plan specifically designed to meet the needs of each county.
a. The commissioner shall establish a REACH planning committee in each county to determine the most effective way to plan and organize services in that county. The planning committee shall, at a minimum, include the following as voting members: the director of the county welfare agency; a representative of the board of chosen freeholders; a representative of the local Private Industry Council of the service delivery area established pursuant to the "Job Training Partnership Act," Pub.L. 97-300 (29 U.S.C. s. 1501 et al.), or of a successor entity as may be provided by federal law; and the chairperson of the county Human Services Advisory Council. The planning committee may also include as voting members the following: a representative of the local community college; a representative of the county vocational school; a representative of private business or industry in that county; two or more recipients of aid to families with dependent children residing in that county, whose costs of participation in the planning committee shall be borne by the REACH program; county residents who represent the nonprofit and religious communities in the county; and other agencies of the county government, as appropriate. In addition, the planning committee shall include as nonvoting members representatives of the following agencies: the Division of Public Welfare in the Department of Human Services, the Division of Employment Services in the Department of Labor, the Bureau of Adult Education in the Department of Education, the Division of Housing and Development in the Department of Community Affairs and the county representative of the Department of Human Services.
b. The committee shall develop a program implementation plan for the county which shall ensure that training, education and employment services provided by the REACH program in that county reflect local needs and resources and that supportive services provided to program participants utilize existing local arrangements wherever possible. The plan shall also designate a county agency to administer the REACH program in the county and to report to the commissioner on program implementation and effectiveness according to criteria and standards established by the commissioner.
c. Pursuant to the provisions of the program implementation plan, the commissioner may contract with a county government for the provision of some or all of the services under the REACH program or provide them directly.
d. The commissioner shall reimburse a county for 100% of the reasonable costs associated with administration of the REACH program and program services which are not reimbursed by the federal government.
L. 1987, c. 282, s. 8; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-17 - Reports

44:10-17. Reports
a. The commissioner shall submit to the Senate Revenue, Finance and Appropriations Committee and the General Assembly Appropriations Committee, or their successor committees, and the Governor, at the earliest possible date, a REACH program implementation report, including, but not limited to, the following information: a detailed schedule for the implementation of each phase of the REACH program and a description of the services to be provided in each phase, as well as a precise estimate of the number of program participants during each phase of the program and the costs of implementing each phase.
b. The commissioner shall provide to the Assembly Appropriations Committee and the Senate Revenue, Finance and Appropriations Committee, or their successor committees, on a quarterly basis a detailed report on the REACH program containing statistical and financial information. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: the number of recipients of aid to families with dependent children who are participating in the program and the number who have been exempted from the program; the kinds of services being provided to program participants and the costs of those services; the number of designated representatives of the commissioner employed by the program and the costs associated with their employment; other administrative costs incurred by the program; the number of program participants who have obtained employment and the average hourly wage and benefits provided by their employers; and the average length of time that program participants remain employed. Each report shall be submitted no later than 60 days after the end of the quarter.
c. 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 report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than two years after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, on the effectiveness of the REACH program in meeting its objectives, accompanying that report with any recommendations for changes in the law or regulations governing the REACH program that the commissioner deems necessary.
L. 1987, c. 282, s. 9; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-18 - Independent evaluation

44:10-18. Independent evaluation
The commissioner shall provide for an independent evaluation of the REACH program by a private entity under contract with the Department of Human Services and shall, no later than three years after the effective date of this act, present to the Governor and the Legislature the results of that evaluation.
L. 1987, c. 282, s. 10; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-35 - Evaluation of caregiver's eligibility for benefits

44:10-35. Evaluation of caregiver's eligibility for benefits
2. A person , other than a natural or adoptive parent or stepparent, who is a care giver to a dependent child who is that care giver's legal or blood relative shall be evaluated to determine whether that person is eligible for benefits if that person's income is not in excess of 150% of the poverty level.
L.1997,c.13,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-36 - Eligibility of parent for benefits

44:10-36. Eligibility of parent for benefits
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Poor › Section 44:10-37 - Certain income disregarded in computing benefit.

44:10-37 Certain income disregarded in computing benefit.
4. In computing the cash assistance benefit provided to recipients, the following disregards shall be applied to the earned income of each person in the assistance unit:
a. In the case of a recipient who is employed an average of 20 hours or more a week:
(1) 100% of the earned income shall be disregarded for the first full month in which the earned income would be counted;
(2) 75% of the earned income shall be disregarded for six consecutive months of employment; and
(3) 50% of the earned income shall be disregarded for each continuous month of employment thereafter.
b. In the case of a recipient who is employed for an average of less than 20 hours a week:
(1) 100% of the earned income shall be disregarded for the first full month in which the earned income would be counted; and
(2) 50% of the earned income shall be disregarded for each continuous month of employment thereafter.
c. If an employable recipient has a documented disability, as defined by the commissioner by regulation, that limits the person from accepting more than20 hours of employment per week, the commissioner may waive the 20 hours or more requirement in subsection a. of this section and provide that the recipient shall be entitled to the 75% earned income disregard for six consecutive months of employment, and the 50% earned income disregard for each continuous month of employment thereafter.
L.1997,c.13,s.4; amended 2007, c.97, s.1.