ASSEMBLY, No. 155

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblywoman CRUZ-PEREZ

A Supplement to "An Act making appropriations for the support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved June 30, 1995 (P.L.1995, c.164).

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

    1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.1995, c.164, there is appropriated out of the General Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:

GRANTS-IN-AID

34 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

30 EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL

 DEVELOPMENT

34 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES

30-5063 Academic Programs and Standards......................$342,525

Grants-In-Aid:

    Camden Aquatic Science Adventurers Program..........($342,525)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    The bill provides a supplemental appropriation of $342,525 to the Camden Aquatic Science Adventurers Program. This program will be administered by the New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences, a private non-profit governing body of the Thomas H. Kean New Jersey State Aquarium. The program is designed to provide enrichment of environmental science education at the 23 elementary schools in the Camden City public system through in-service teacher education, materials development and direct service to all classes of 5th grade students both at the Aquarium and through outreach programming. Each class will receive a minimum of 4 environmental science lessons each month. These students will also visit the aquarium for a class lesson once a semester, and participate in a relevant field observation and exploration once a year.

Supplemental appropriation of $342,525 to Camden Aquatic Adventurers Program.