New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4664: Working Class Families St Suppl-req portion of funding used, outreach purposes
Status: In committee, October 22, 2026
Amends Fiscal Year 2027 annual appropriations act to require portion of funding for Working Class Families State Supplement to be used for outreach purposes.
What the bill says
An Act amending the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, P.L.2026, c.27.
From the introduced text, September 28, 2026:
An Act amending the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, P.L.2026, c.27. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. The following language provisions is added to section 1 of P.L.2026, c.27, the annual appropriations act for fiscal year 2027. 10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Community Development and Environmental Management Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation STATE AID Of the amount hereinabove appropriated for the Working Class Families State Supplement (P.L.2022, c.104, as amended by P.L.2023, c.336) (PTRF), 2.5 percent of such funds shall be utilized for informational and outreach activities to increase awareness of the program. [ADDED: ] 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This bill amends the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations act to require 2.5 percent of the appropriation for the Working Class Families State Supplement to be utilized for informational and outreach activities to increase awareness of the program. The Working Class Families State Supplement supports expanded eligibility for the free school breakfast and lunch program for working class and middle-income families with household income between 186 percent and 224 percent of the federal poverty level. The Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations act appropriated $15 million to the Department of Agriculture for this purpose. Accordingly, this bill requires the department to use $375,000 for informational …
Sponsors
- M. Teresa Ruiz (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : SUB BY A5439
- : REP 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SBA
Votes
- Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (October 5, 2026): 11 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: STATE BUDGET AND FINANCE
Common questions
- What is S4664?
- S4664 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Working Class Families St Suppl-req portion of funding used, outreach purposes.
- What does S4664 do?
- In its own words: An Act amending the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, P.L.2026, c.27.
- What is the status of S4664?
- In committee as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: SUB BY A5439 (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4664?
- M. Teresa Ruiz (D, 29), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S4664?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4664
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