SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

SENATE, No. 2299

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED: DECEMBER 11, 1997

 

      The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2299.

      Senate Bill No. 2299 appropriates up to $400,000 in Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance payments received by persons residing at State developmental centers for use in the Foster Grandparents and Senior Companion programs. According to the Department of Human Services, the use of these funds for these purposes is permitted by the federal government.

            

FISCAL IMPACT

      This bill appropriates up to $400,000 in Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance payments received by persons residing at State developmental centers for use by the Foster Grandparents and Senior Companion programs.