SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 719

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JUNE 3, 1996

      The Senate Human Services Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 719.

      This bill provides for a checkoff on the New Jersey Gross Income Tax return so that a taxpayer could contribute $5, $10 or any other amount of his or her tax refund, or a voluntary donation if no tax refund is due, to support programs for the developmentally disabled. These contributions will be allocated by the Commissioner of Human Services to programs that assist families in caring for family members who have developmental disabilities.