Establishes New Jersey Imagination Library Program in DOE; appropriates $2 million.
The bill establishes the New Jersey Imagination Library Program within the Department of Education to improve early childhood literacy. Eligible children under five years old residing in the state will receive a high-quality, age-appropriate book monthly at no cost. The Division of Early Childhood Services will partner with a national early childhood literacy foundation or an institution of higher education to administer the program.
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