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A1708
ASSEMBLY, No. 1708
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes "Guaranteed Income Pilot
Program" in DOLWD for residents of certain cities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
establishing a �Guaranteed Income Pilot Program� for
residents of certain cities.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.���� The Commissioner
of Labor and Workforce Development shall establish a �Guaranteed Income Pilot
Program� to study the effect of unconditional disbursement of funds on
individual spending habits and on the economic circumstances in the
municipality in which the individual resides. The pilot program shall operate
for a period of two years.
���� b.��� The program shall select
at random 500 residents of each city as participants, provided that no
participant shall have reported an annual household income of greater than
$80,000 in the previous year. There may not be more than one selected
individual in a household. No other criteria shall be necessary for receipt of
the funds provided by the pilot program.
���� c.���� The pilot program shall
provide its recipients with $500 per month for eighteen months.
���� d.��� The pilot program shall
be established in the cities of Paterson, Passaic City, Jersey City,
Plainfield, Newark, Trenton, and Camden.
���� 2.��� The Department of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development, shall study economic data from the cities affected by the pilot
program, and collect voluntary survey data from the participants in the pilot
program regarding their spending habits and personal financial situation, as
well as any other data or information relevant to the pilot program that they
see fit to gather, and shall submit a report with findings and recommendations
to the Governor and to the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991,
c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), no later than the first day of the tenth month following
the conclusion of the two-year pilot program.
���� 3.��� The commissioner shall
promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the �Administrative
Procedures Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the
provisions of this act.
���� 4.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the fourth month next following the date of
enactment, but the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development may take
such anticipatory administrative action in advance thereof as shall be
necessary for the implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
���� This bill establishes a
�Guaranteed Income Pilot Program� in the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development. This pilot program is to study the effect of unconditional
disbursement of funds on individual spending habits and on the economic status
of the municipality in which the individual resides. The pilot program shall
operate for a period of two years. It shall provide its recipients with $500
per month for eighteen months.
���� The pilot program shall be
established in the cities of Paterson, Passaic City, Jersey City, Plainfield,
Newark, Trenton, and Camden. The program shall select at random 500 residents
of each city as participants, provided that no participant shall have reported
an annual household income of greater than $80,000 in the previous year, and
provided that there is not more than one selected individual per household. No
other criteria shall be necessary for receipt of the funds provided by the
pilot program.
���� The Department of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development, shall study economic data from the cities affected by the pilot
program, and collect voluntary survey data from the participants in the pilot
program regarding their spending habits and personal financial situation, as
well as any other data or information relevant to the pilot program that they
see fit to gather, and shall submit a report with findings and recommendations
to the Governor and to the Legislature no later than the first day of the tenth
month following the conclusion of the two-year pilot program.