ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 29

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JUNE 24, 1996

      The Assembly Appropriations Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 29.

      Assembly Bill No. 29 authorizes counties of the first class with substantial welfare populations, subject to the prior approval of the Department of Human Services, to enter into multi-year contracts for the administration of their welfare services and programs in order to improve performance and increase efficiency in the administration of such services and programs and to accordingly safeguard taxpayer dollars.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      This bill was not certified as requiring a fiscal note.