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S.4251

Requires Director of Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA to establish program to reimburse municipality which provides services to nonresident homeless persons; requires participation in Homeless Management Information System; appropriates $10 million.

Introduced·5/14/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey S4251 establishes a reimbursement program for municipalities providing services to homeless individuals from other municipalities.

New Jersey S4251 mandates the Director of the Division of Housing and Community Resources to create a reimbursement program for municipalities that offer services to homeless individuals not residing in their municipality. This includes costs for emergency shelter, temporary housing, food, clothing, and transportation. The bill also requires municipally-operated emergency shelters to use the Homeless Management Information System to report real-time shelter bed availability.

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Community and Urban Affairs Committee
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Sponsors

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History

May 14

Senate

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee