ASSEMBLY, No. 452

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblymen ROMA and AZZOLINA

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, 1995 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved, June 30, 1994 (P.L.1994, c.67).

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

    1. In addition to the amounts appropriated in P.L.1994, c. 67, there is appropriated from the General Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:

GRANTS-IN-AID

67 DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS

80 Special Government Services

83 Services to Veterans

3610 Veterans' Program Support

    50-3610 Veterans' Outreach and Assistance ..........          $95,000

            Total Appropriation, Veterans' Program

                        Support ...............................................            $95,000

    Special Purpose:

            Post Traumatic Stress Disorder .......................           ($95,000)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill makes a fiscal year 1995 supplemental appropriation of $95,000 to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to provide grant-in-aid funding for the Veterans' Program Support to keep the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder program operating for the full year.

    This program has been in existence since 1988 and is a significant effort in the rehabilitation of veterans who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. The program provides readjustment counselling and therapy.

Supplemental appropriation of $95,000 in FY 1995 to Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for post traumatic stress disorder program.