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NJ A518
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Wayne DeAngelo
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AI Summary
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Expands the Senior Citizens and Disabled Residents Transportation Assistance Program to include transportation services for disabled veterans traveling to and from medical counseling appointments for service-connected conditions within New Jersey
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Requires the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to coordinate with county governments to identify transportation service needs in the veterans community and provide financial assistance for service expansions
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Allocates 4 percent of Casino Revenue Fund appropriations to NJ Transit Corporation for grants to counties specifically to provide cross-county transportation services for disabled veterans
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Defines "disabled veteran" as a New Jersey resident honorably discharged from military service who has been declared by the U.S. Veterans Administration to have a service-connected disability
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Takes effect on the first day of the sixth month following enactment
Legislative Description
Provides for expansion of county transportation services to include disabled veterans; provides funding source for expansion.
Appropriations
Last Action
Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
3/4/2024