Title 44, Title 44: POOR

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 se…

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 municipalitie…

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 "curren…

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 pu…

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 current…

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 a…

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 cus…

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…

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 s…

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 excep…

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…

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 appr…

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 entitl…

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 Firs…

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…

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, …

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, alte…

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 t…

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 responsibil…

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 pu…

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 …

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 municipa…

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.44:8-11…

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 prog…

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, a…

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 t…

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 assis…

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 …

44:10-100 Programmatic functions required by partnering provider. 6. a. Each partnering provider shall be required to perform the following programmatic functions and to maintain sufficient capacity to perform these functions effectively: (1) assist project participants with obta…

44:10-101 County welfare agencies, departments to assist partnering providers. 7. a. The county welfare agencies, under the oversight of the department, shall assist partnering providers by: (1) collaborating with partnering providers, the department, and the Department of Labor …

44:10-102 Submission of revised State Employment and Training Plan. 8. a. The department shall submit a revised State Employment and Training Plan to the Food and Nutrition Service in the United States Department of Agriculture, in accordance with section 273.7 (c) of title 7, Co…

44:10-102.1 New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, community colleges, allowable services, partnering provider, 50/50 Match Project; definitions. 1. a. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, shall …

44:10-103 Report to Governor, Legislature. 9. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall issue a report no later than six months following the effective date of P.L.2013, c.45 (C.44:10-95 et seq.), and annually thereafter no later than September 30 of each year, to…

44:10-104 Certain income excluded in determining eligibility. 10. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or regulation to the contrary, the department and the county welfare agencies shall exclude from a household's income all legally-obligated or court-ordered child sup…

44:10-104.1 Assistance with applications; board of social services designee. 3. a. The Division of Family Development in the Department of Human Services shall work with local workforce development boards and community college staff to better assist students with applications for…

44:10-105 Review of available data by commissioner. 1. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall submit to the Food and Nutrition Service within the United States Department of Agriculture a request for a waiver, as authorized by 7 C.F.R. 273.24(f), of the time limit on benefit…

44:10-106 Report to Governor, Legislature. 2. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall issue a report annually over the next three years, with the first report being issued no later than one month following the effective date of this act, to the Governor and, pursuant to secti…

44:10-106.1 SNAP applicants, beneficiaries; biennial survey on application experience, difficulties; procedure. 1. a. The Department of Human Services shall conduct a biennial survey of SNAP applicants and beneficiaries for the purpose of evaluating the SNAP experience of the app…

44:10-107 Definitions regarding mobile-friendly software and SNAP. 1. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. "Electronic benefit transfer card or benefit card" means a benefit card utilized by a consumer to gain access to nutrition assistanc…

44:10-108 Mobile-friendly software for SNAP recipients. 2. a. The Department of Human Services shall develop and maintain, or enter into or modify an agreement with a third party to develop and maintain mobile-friendly software for SNAP recipients. The mobile-friendly software sh…

44:10-109 Commissioner's application for waivers, grants. 3. The commissioner shall apply for any: a. waivers from the federal government, which are necessary for the approval and implementation of this act; and b. grants through the SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants…

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 depe…

44:10-110 Rules, regulations. 4. The Commissioner of Human Services, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2021, c.245, s.5.

44:10-111 "State SNAP Minimum Benefit Program" established; definitions. 1. a. There is established in the Division of Family Development in the Department of Human Services the State SNAP Minimum Benefit Program. Under the program, the division shall distribute to each eligible …

44:10-112 Food and Nutrition Service, permit funds available, "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program", delivery fees. 1. The Commissioner of Human Services shall request that the Food and Nutrition Service within the United States Department of Agriculture take such steps as …

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 Achievemen…