New JerseyNew Jersey would direct 2.5% of family supplement funds to outreach
New Jersey would direct 2.5 percent of the FY 2027 Working Class Families State Supplement funding to outreach, or $375,000 of its $15 million appropriation.
What it does
The Department of Agriculture would use 2.5 percent of the Working Class Families State Supplement funding for information and outreach to raise awareness. The bill says that share equals $375,000 of the $15 million FY 2027 appropriation.
Argument forMore families might learn about the supplement and its expanded eligibility for free school meals.
Argument againstFamilies might not see more help with school meals if outreach uses money that could otherwise support the supplement.
More detail
The Department of Agriculture would use 2.5 percent of the Working Class Families State Supplement funding for information and outreach to raise awareness. This applies to funding for the Working Class Families State Supplement, which supports expanded eligibility for free school breakfast and lunch for working-class and middle-income families with household incomes between 186 and 224 percent of the federal poverty level. The act would take effect immediately upon enactment and applies to the FY 2027 appropriation for the year ending June 30, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 22Substituted by A5439Latest
- Oct 5Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Reported favorably out of committee. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 28Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations CommitteeIntroduced
EducationTaxes & BudgetAgriculture