Signed by Governor Phil Murphy

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that expands eligibility requirements of the state's child care assistance program to include full-time graduate and post-graduate students in New Jersey.

Highlights:

• Requires the Department of Human Services to expand the work, school, and training requirements to include applicants who are full-time graduate students and post-graduate students (Sec. 1).

• Defines full-time and post-graduate students as individuals who have been accepted to pursue courses of graduate or post-graduate studies at a public or private university and are in good standing (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the Department of Human Services apply for state plan amendments or waivers as needed to secure federal funding for state expenditures under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (Sec. 2).

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