Title 52, Title 52: STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:27D-29.32. Findings, declarations 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: the availability, coverage and purchase of health insurance is complex and can cause serious problems for senior citizens; there are widespread misperceptions and confusion concerning Medicare and pr…

52:27D-29.33 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: "County office on aging" means a county office on aging which is also designated as an area agency on aging for funding under the "Older Americans Act of 1965," Pub.L.89-73 (42 U.S.C. s.3001 et seq.). "Director" means the Director…

52:27D-29.34 Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program. 3. a. There is established in the Division of Aging Services in the Department of Human Services a Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program to provide health insurance information and assistance by trained volunteer couns…

52:27D-29.35. Findings, declarations 5. The Legislature finds and declares that: New Jersey home health agencies are reporting increased denials of reimbursement for Medicare home-based skilled nursing care by fiscal intermediaries of the federal Health Care Financing Administrat…

52:27D-29.36 Legal representation program to assist Medicare beneficiaries. 6. The Director of the Division of Aging Services in the Department of Human Services shall establish a legal representation program to assist Medicare beneficiaries under Title XVIII of the Social Securi…

52:27D-29.37. Guidelines; contracts 7. The director shall establish guidelines for the operation of this program, and may contract with one or more qualified nonprofit organizations to provide the services described herein. L.1993,c.4,s.7.

52:27D-29.38. Rules, regulations 8. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the director shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1993,c.4,s.8.

52:27D-29.4. Program furnishing recreation for adults 60 years and over; rules and regulations The director shall, after consultation with experts in the area of recreation, develop a comprehensive program for the furnishing of recreation for adults 60 years of age and over, and …

52:27D-29.5. Furnishing of recreation by local governmental unit Any local governmental unit is hereby authorized to furnish and foster recreational activities for the elderly as set forth in the comprehensive program developed by the director, or to contract therefor with privat…

52:27D-29.6. Application for approval of plans for recreation project Any local governmental unit desiring to establish a recreation project for the elderly may apply to the director for approval of the project. The application shall be in accordance with the regulations of the d…

52:27D-29.7. State aid; amount Upon recommendation of the director and approval by the commissioner, there shall be apportioned and paid to each local governmental unit operating and maintaining a program approved under the provisions of this act a sum not to exceed 50% of the am…

52:27D-29.8. Failure to comply with rules and regulations; withholding of state aid The commissioner may authorize or require the State Treasurer to withhold the payment of State aid to any local governmental unit in the event that it alters or discontinues an approved recreation…

52:27D-29.9. Gifts, grants and moneys; acceptance by commissioner The commissioner may accept, as agent of the State of New Jersey, any gift or grant for any of the purposes of this act, and any moneys so received may be expended for any purpose authorized by this act. L.1968, c.…

52:27D-290. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs; b. "Division" means the Division on Women within the Department of Community Affairs; c. "Director" means the Director of the Division on Women; d. "Train…

52:27D-291. Demonstration training and resource center The division shall establish a demonstration training and resource center as a model to be duplicated in other parts of the State where disadvantaged women and their families lack these services. The center should be establis…

52:27D-292. Services and programs offered Through the demonstration training and resource model center or other similar centers established by the division or the centers specified in section 2 of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act, the division shall undertake to provide…

52:27D-293. Purposes The center and program established under this act shall emphasize activities which provide training and other employment related services which are designed to enhance the employability and earnings of women and impact on the quality of their lives and those …

52:27D-294. Coordination The division shall make a continuous study of employment needs which are peculiar to urban women, and of existing programs and services which are effective in meeting those needs. The division shall also coordinate community organizations, women's groups,…

52:27D-295. Description and assessment of programs The division shall compile and maintain a description and assessment of each program operating pursuant to this act, including the number of women served, the number of women who were able to participate because of the availabili…

52:27D-296. Funding sources a. The director may seek, receive and make use of any funds which may be available from federal or other sources in order to augment State funds which are appropriated to effectuate this act, and shall make every effort to qualify the program for feder…

52:27D-297. Conformity to standards The commissioner shall consult with the New Jersey State Job Training Coordinating Council established pursuant to Executive Order No. 22, dated December 3, 1982, the Department of Labor and other appropriate State agencies to ensure that job t…

52:27D-298. Child care Those women who undertake to enhance their employability by using the services of the job training center established herein and who are in need of child care facilities shall, wherever possible, obtain the assistance through existing federal programs such …

52:27D-299. Expense allowance The division shall, upon application of a woman for enrollment in the job training program established pursuant to section 4 of this act, and who is in need of child care services but does not qualify under programs described in section 11 of this ac…

52:27D-3. Powers and duties of commissioner The commissioner, as administrator and chief executive officer of the department, shall: (a) Administer the work of the department; (b) Appoint and remove officers and other personnel employed within the department, subject to the provi…

52:27D-3.1. Commissioner of Community Affairs to provide written notice of funding a. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall provide written notice to a county or municipality, as appropriate, when any funding is provided to a local or regional housing authority, or to a red…

52:27D-3.2. Written notice of request for grant a. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall provide written notice to a county or municipality when the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development makes any request for information to the Department of Community Af…

52:27D-3.3. Annual reports on local housing authorities 1. a. In addition to the annual report required under the provisions of subsection (h) of section 3 of P.L.1966, c.293 (C.52:27D-3) and such other reports as may otherwise be required by law, the Commissioner of Community Af…

52:27D-3.4 Report on violent crimes in certain types of housing. 1. a. Not later than September 1st of each year, the executive director of a housing authority created pursuant to the "Local Housing Authorities Law," P.L.1938, c.19 (C.55:14A-1 et seq.) or the "Local Redevelopment…

52:27D-3.5 Notification of availability of earned income tax credit for recipients of certain rental assistance. 3. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall notify in writing any person who received rental assistance under the program authorized pursuant to section 8 of the Un…

52:27D-3.6 Model notice. 3. The Commissioner of Community Affairs, not later than the first day of the sixth month next following enactment of P.L.2017, c.266 (C.40:48-2.67 et al.), shall promulgate a model notice to be used by municipalities that determine to maintain a list pur…

52:27D-300. Study of child care lack The director shall monitor the application process in order to determine whether the lack of adequate child care is preventing women from undertaking job training. Whenever the lack of child care prevents the effective use of job training cent…

52:27D-301. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair Housing Act." L. 1985, c. 222, s. 1, eff. July 2, 1985, operative July 2, 1985.

52:27D-302 Findings. 2. The Legislature finds that: a. The New Jersey Supreme Court, through its rulings in Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Mount Laurel, 67 N.J. 151 (1975) and Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Mount Laurel, 92 N.J. 158 (1983), has determined that every mun…

52:27D-303. Declarations The Legislature declares that the statutory scheme set forth in this act is in the public interest in that it comprehends a low and moderate income housing planning and financing mechanism in accordance with regional considerations and sound planning conc…

52:27D-304 Definitions. 4. As used in P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.): a. "Council" means the Council on Affordable Housing established in P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.), abolished pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.1). b. "Housing region" means a g…

52:27D-304.1 Council on Affordable Housing abolished; report to Governor, Legislature, municipalities. 3. a. The Council on Affordable Housing, established by the "Fair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.), is abolished. Each municipality shall determine its munici…

52:27D-304.1a Municipal clerk, authority, written statement, support of affordable housing programs, projects, indication of need. 1. A municipal governing body may, by ordinance, delegate to its municipal clerk the authority to provide, on the governing body's behalf, a written …

52:27D-304.2 Municipal present need, 10-year round, determination of affordable housing obligations. 6. a. Municipal present need for each 10-year round of affordable housing obligations shall be determined by estimating the deficient housing units occupied by low- and moderate-i…

52:27D-304.3 Present, prospective fair share obligation, low- and moderate-income housing, methodologies. 7. a. The present and prospective fair share obligation for low- and moderate-income housing for each municipality in the State shall be determined as described in this secti…

52:27D-304.4 Priority consideration, municipalities in compliance, fair share housing. 1. a. Notwithstanding any rule, regulation, or law to the contrary, in awarding grants or other financial assistance through the Main Street New Jersey Program pursuant to P.L.2001, c.238 (C.52…

52:27D-310 Essential components of municipality's housing element. 10. A municipality's housing element shall be designed to achieve the goal of access to affordable housing to meet present and prospective housing needs, with particular attention to low- and moderate-income housi…

52:27D-310.1 Computing municipal adjustment, exclusions. 1. Any municipality that receives an adjustment of its prospective need obligations for the fourth round or subsequent rounds based on a lack of vacant land shall, as part of the process of adopting and implementing its hou…

52:27D-310.2 Reservation of park land 2. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, nothing shall preclude a municipality which has reserved less than three percent of its land area for conservation, park lands or open space under the standards set forth in section 1 …

52:27D-311 Provision of fair share by municipality. 11. a. In adopting its housing element, the municipality may provide for its fair share of low- and moderate-income housing by means of any technique or combination of techniques which provide a realistic opportunity for the pro…

52:27D-311.1. Demolition invalidated Nothing in the act to which this act is supplementary, P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.), shall be construed to require that a municipality fulfill all or any portion of its fair share housing obligation through permitting the development …

52:27D-311.2 Purchase of privately owned land by municipality for fair share housing. 41. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.361 (C.20:3-1 et seq.), or of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a municipality may provide…