SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 1990
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JUNE 5, 1997
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 1990.
Senate Bill No. 1990 lists the "Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey," the State affiliate of the "Partnership for a Drug Free America," as one of the programs to be funded annually from the proceeds in the Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction (DEDR) fund. Current law lists the Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and its administration by the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the "Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Program for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Disabled" established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.318 (C.26:2B-37), and other alcohol and drug abuse programs. The bill does not provide a specific amount to be appropriated annually for any of these listed programs. However, the bill does provide an initial appropriation of $350,000 from the DEDR fund to the new program, "Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey."
The "Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey," the State affiliate of the "Partnership for a Drug Free America," is a nonprofit coalition of professionals whose mission is to reduce the demand for and incidence of substance abuse in New Jersey through a Statewide media campaign. The Statewide media campaign is designed to influence attitudes about illicit drugs and alcohol abuse complete with tracking research to measure effectiveness. The "Partnership for a Drug Free America" was formed in 1986 by the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the State affiliate in New Jersey was established in November 1992. The Department of Health and Senior Services has awarded grants in the past to this organization.
As reported, this bill is identical to Assembly Bill No. 2835 (DiGaetano/Doria).
FISCAL IMPACT:
This bill appropriates $350,000 from the DEDR fund to the Department of Health and Senior Services for a grant to the "Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey."