Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Assembly amendments and pass a bill that amends and supplements various appropriations and language provisions in the state budget for fiscal year 2018-2019.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $20 million to the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide grants for the cost of tuition or fees to eligible enrollees at New Jersey county colleges (Sec. 5).

• Specifies eligibility criteria for the grants including a maximum annual family income of $45,000 (Sec. 5).

• Amends the funding source of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid so that spending is split across the General Fund and the Property Tax Relief Fund (Secs. 6-7).

• Specifies that these appropriations and changes will apply to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass with amendment a bill that amends and supplements various appropriations and language provisions in the state budget for fiscal year 2018-2019.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $20 million to the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide grants for the cost of tuition or fees to eligible enrollees at New Jersey county colleges (Sec. 5).

• Specifies eligibility criteria for the grants including a maximum annual family income of $45,000 (Sec. 5).

• Amends the funding source of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Aid so that spending is split across the General Fund and the Property Tax Relief Fund (Secs. 6-7).

• Specifies that these appropriations and changes will apply to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text