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NJ S4785
Bill
Status
10/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Britnee Timberlake
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AI Summary
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Increases the Work First New Jersey Child Care appropriation by $28 million, from $565.8 million to $593.8 million, in the FY2026 budget to fully fund the state's child care subsidy program for lower-income families
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Requires the Commissioner of Human Services to discontinue the pause on processing child care assistance applications that began August 1, 2025
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Mandates that eligibility criteria for child care assistance be no more rigorous than those in effect on June 30, 2025
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Restores family copayments to pre-August 2025 levels (one to five percent of family income), reversing the increase to two to six percent implemented due to funding shortfalls
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Removes budget language that authorized the Department of Human Services to suspend acceptance of applications when projected expenditures exceeded appropriated amounts
Legislative Description
Increases Work First New Jersey Child Care appropriation by $28 million in FY2026 annual appropriations act to ensure full funding of child care subsidy program.
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
10/27/2025