[Second Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 5850

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED JUNE 3, 2021

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  JOHN ARMATO

District 2 (Atlantic)

Assemblyman  VINCENT MAZZEO

District 2 (Atlantic)

Assemblyman  HERB CONAWAY, JR.

District 7 (Burlington)

Senator  VIN GOPAL

District 11 (Monmouth)

Senator  JOSEPH A. LAGANA

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Tully, Assemblywomen Swain, Reynolds-Jackson, Timberlake, Assemblymen Wirths, Space, Assemblywoman Lopez, Assemblyman Johnson, Assemblywomen Speight, Vainieri Huttle, Senators Connors, Cruz-Perez and O'Scanlon

SYNOPSIS

     Requires DMVA veterans’ memorial homes to hold quarterly town hall meetings with veterans’ guardians.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As amended by the General Assembly on June 21, 2021.

An Act concerning regular meetings with guardians of veterans residing in Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs memorial homes and supplementing P.L.1993, c.281 (C.38A:3-2b2 et seq.).

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

      1.  The Division of Veterans’ ¹[Administrative] Healthcare¹ Services in the Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs shall ensure that each veterans’ memorial home shall hold quarterly town hall meetings with all veterans’ guardians appointed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.281 (C.38A:3-2b2 et seq.), and persons otherwise having the veteran’s power of attorney.  ²The meetings may take place in-person or remotely using the Internet or other electronic means.²

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.