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NJ S2474
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $300,000 from the New Jersey General Fund to the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University as a supplemental appropriation to P.L.2021, c.133
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Funds are designated specifically to continue and expand the Rutgers Veterans Environmental Technology and Solutions (VETS) program
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The VETS program provides unemployed veterans with certified training in sustainable landscaping, environmental skills, and business skills, along with educational stipends
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Program was established in 2014 in Essex County as a collaboration between Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Metropolitan Resurrection Community Development Corporation, and the Lower Passaic River Study Area Cooperating Parties Group
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Bill is sponsored by Senator Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (District 5, Camden and Gloucester) and pre-filed for introduction in the 2026 session
Legislative Description
Appropriates $300,000 from General Fund to New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University.
Higher Education
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
1/13/2026