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A1476
ASSEMBLY, No. 1476
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANTWAN L. MCCLELLAN
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes procedures for sale of certain
State-owned properties used by agencies or organizations providing housing to
adults with developmental disabilities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning adults with developmental
disabilities and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� a.� Notwithstanding any
law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, upon the sale of a State-owned
property used by a nonprofit agency or organization contracted with the
Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services for
at least 10 years to provide housing for adults with developmental disabilities:
���� (1) the division shall allow the
agency or organization to pay off any lien placed against the property at a
rate of 50 percent; and
���� (2) the Department of the
Treasury shall transfer any revenues or proceeds from the sale of the property
to the agency or organization.
���� b.� If any lien placed against
the property is paid off by the agency or organization at the rate of 50
percent pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, the
Department of the Treasury is authorized to file with clerk of the county,
register of deeds and mortgages, or clerk of the Superior Court, as appropriate,
a duly acknowledged certificate or warrant setting forth the department�s
request to discharge the remaining portion of the lien.
���� c.� The revenues or proceeds
from the sale of a State-owned property transferred by the Department of the
Treasury to the nonprofit agency or organization pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subsection a. of this section shall be used by the agency or organization to:
���� (1) purchase a new property or
renovate an existing property to provide housing for adults with developmental
disabilities; or
���� (2) expand or improve the
services provided by the agency to adults with developmental disabilities.
���� 2.� The Department of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall promulgate
rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure
Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as may be necessary to
effectuate the purposes of this act.
���� 3.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill stipulates that upon
the sale of a State-owned property used by a nonprofit agency or organization
contracted with the Division of Developmental Disabilities (the division) for
at least 10 years to provide housing for adults with developmental disabilities:�
(1) the division is to allow the agency or organization to pay off any lien
placed against the property at a rate of 50 percent; and (2) the Department of
the Treasury (the department) transfer any revenues or proceeds from the sale
of the property to the agency or organization.
���� If any lien placed against the
property is paid off by the agency or organization at the rate of 50 percent,
the department is authorized to file a duly acknowledged certificate or warrant
setting forth the department�s request to discharge the remaining portion of
the lien.
���� The bill also requires that the
revenues or proceeds from the sale of a State-owned property transferred by the
department to the nonprofit agency or organization are to be used by the agency
or organization to:� (1) purchase a new property or renovate an existing
property to provide housing for adults with developmental disabilities; or (2)
expand or improve the services provided by the agency or organization to adults
with developmental disabilities.
���� Currently, when a non-profit
agency or organization contracted with the division to provide housing to
adults with developmental disabilities wants to sell the home where such adults
reside, the division requires that all proceeds from the sale must be returned
to the State because the home is a State-owned property.� In addition, any lien
placed on the home must also be paid in full by the agency or organization.
���� This is a significant hurdle
for providers who wish to purchase a new property or renovate an existing
property to expand residential options for adults with disabilities in need of
housing.
���� This bill would remove some of
the financial obstacles that would prevent a non-profit agency or organization providing
housing to adults with developmental disabilities from selling State-owned
property by reducing the pay-off amount of any lien placed against the property
and allowing the agency or organization to use the proceeds of the sale to
improve the property on which and expand and the services it provides to adults
with disabilities.