New JerseyAuthority sets county shares for regional center budgets
The authority’s chief financial officer calculates participating counties’ shares using last year’s inmate counts, and counties must budget for those assessments to receive state approval.
What it does
The authority’s chief financial officer calculates each participating county’s share of the authority’s budget using the previous year’s inmate counts. A separate debt-service formula applies only if the counties’ agreement provides one.
Each participating county must include its certified assessment in its annual budget. State approval to adopt the budget depends on including it.
Argument forUsing last year’s inmate counts to set county shares could help counties plan for the center’s costs and see how much goes to operations and debt.
Argument againstCounties may have less room to set other budget priorities because they must include the authority’s assessment for state approval of their budgets.
More detail
The authority’s chief financial officer certifies each participating county’s share of the authority’s budget. The assessment covers counties that participate in the regional rehabilitation and reentry center authority. The calculation uses each county’s share of inmates from the previous year and the authority’s total budget needs. Debt service is included only if the counties’ agreement sets a separate formula for dividing it. The authority’s chief financial officer certifies each county’s average daily inmate population by February 1 and its proportional share by February 15 each year.
The authority sends each assessment portion to the county chief financial officer, and the state checks that the county includes it in its budget. This applies to each county participating in the authority. The county must include the certified assessment as an appropriation in its annual operating budget. State approval for adopting the county budget depends on including the assessment. The authority sends each assessment portion to county chief financial officers by February 15 each year.
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- Passed 2nd Chamber
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Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Sep 28Approved P.L.2026, c.96.Became Law
- Jun 30Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-7-1)Passed 2nd Chamber
- Jun 30Substituted for A5232 (1R)
- Jun 30Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Jun 30Passed by the Senate (36-2)Passed 1st Chamber
- Jun 24Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Jun 11Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Jun 11Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Jun 8Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation CommitteeIntroduced
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