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NJ SCR67
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Parker Space
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AI Summary
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New Jersey Senate concurrent resolution urging the President and Congress to enact two federal housing bills: the "Eviction Crisis Act of 2019" and the "Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2019"
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The Eviction Crisis Act of 2019 would improve data collection and analysis on evictions, reduce preventable evictions and their consequences, and enhance tenant screening report information
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The Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2019 would create 500,000 additional housing vouchers over five years for low-income families with young children
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In 2018, over 150,000 New Jersey families faced eviction, and three out of four New Jersey families in poverty who rent spent at least half their income on housing
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Nationally, three out of four low-income households needing housing assistance are denied federal help due to underfunding, and 2.3 million eviction filings were made in 2016
Legislative Description
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to describe the manner in which the Legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of free public schools.
Education
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
1/9/2024