ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 3882

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 19, 2026

      The Assembly Appropriations Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 3882.

      As amended, this bill requires public schools to post a link to the subsidized school meals application, as well as a link to at least one informational video produced by the New Jersey Office of the Food Security Advocate regarding the school meals application, in a prominent location on the school’s Internet website.

      The subsidized school meals application is established in State law to determine eligibility for the National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program, as well as State supplements to those programs. In order to receive benefits under the federal programs and State supplements, a parent or guardian is required to complete and submit a subsidized school meals application each school year. This bill would require public schools to post a link to the application on their websites, as well as an informational video produced by the New Jersey Office of the Food Security Advocate. 

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to require a public school that participates in the National School Lunch Program or the federal School Breakfast Program to post a link to at least one informational video produced by the New Jersey Office of the Food Security Advocate regarding the school meals application in a prominent location on the school’s Internet website.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      This bill has not been certified as requiring a fiscal note.