SENATE HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND SENIOR CITIZENS COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 2364

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED:  JUNE 23, 2022

 

      The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 2364 (1R).

      This bill would make a supplemental appropriation for State Fiscal Year 2022 of $813,000 to the Department of Health (DOH).  The bill would direct the DOH to utilize the funds to implement the use of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards by persons participating in the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).

     As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 2364 (1R) is identical to Senate Bill No. 2017, which was also reported by the committee on this date, with amendments.