SENATE, No. 2831

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 13, 2022

 


 

Sponsored by:

Senator  VIN GOPAL

District 11 (Monmouth)

Senator  LINDA R. GREENSTEIN

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Singleton and Testa

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Provides project grants under “Securing Our Children’s Future Fund” for career and technical education at county vocational school districts; appropriates $36,960,028.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  


An Act concerning project grants under the “Securing Our Children’s Future Fund” for career and technical education expansion in the State’s county vocational school districts and making an appropriation.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  There is appropriated from the “Securing Our Children’s Future Fund,” established pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2018, c.119, to the Department of Education the sum of $36,960,028 to provide grants for career and technical education expansion in the State’s county vocational school districts.  Project grants shall be approved in the amounts set forth in subsection b. of this section.

     b.    Project grants shall be awarded in the amounts as follows:

     (1) $5,895,488 to the Burlington County Institute of Technology for a project at the district’s campus in Medford, Burlington County;

     (2) $10,416,657 to the Burlington County Institute of Technology for a project at the district’s campus in Westampton, Burlington County;

     (3) $14,450,859 to the Cape May County Technical High School District in Cape May County;

     (4) $3,750,000 to the Hunterdon County Vocational School District in Hunterdon County;

     (5) $197,024 to the Passaic County Vocational School District in Passaic County; and

     (6) $2,250,000 to the Salem County Vocational Technical School District in Salem County.

 

     2.    The expenditure of sums appropriated by this act shall be subject to the provisions and conditions of the “Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act,” P.L.2018, c.119.

 

     3.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill appropriates a total of $36,960,028 from the “Securing Our Children’s Future Fund.”  Under the bill, project grants will be awarded for career and technical education expansion in the State’s county vocational school districts.