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A2346
ASSEMBLY, No. 2346
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman CLINTON CALABRESE
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes one-time grant to study and recommend
best practices for encouraging youth participation in government.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
establishing a grant for the study of youth
participation in government.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.���� The Secretary of
Higher Education shall, upon application, award a one-time grant in the amount
of $100,000 to a four-year public institution of higher education for the
purposes of studying and recommending best practices for encouraging youth
interest and participation in government.
���� b.��� An institution of higher
education that wishes to apply for the grant established under subsection a. of
this act shall submit an application to the Secretary of Higher Education, in a
manner determined by the secretary.� The application shall include, along with
any other information the secretary deems appropriate, a grant proposal
detailing the study objectives and a projected budget outlining how the
institution intends to use the grant funds.
���� c.���� The institution of
higher education that is awarded the grant shall issue a report to the
Secretary of Higher Education, the Commissioner of Education, and to the
Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) no later
than one year following the receipt of the grant.
���� The report shall:
���� (1)�� identify best practices
that exist to encourage youth participation in government; and
���� (2)�� provide recommendations
as to which practices are most effective in promoting and increasing youth
participation in government.
���� d.��� The Commissioner of
Education shall post the report issued pursuant to subsection c. of this
section on the Department of Education�s Internet website and shall distribute
a copy of the report to each school district in the State within 60 days
following the commissioner�s receipt of the report.
���� e.���� The Secretary of Higher
Education shall adopt, in accordance with the �Administrative Procedures Act,�
P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as may be necessary
to implement the provisions of this act.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill will provide a
one-time grant award in the amount of $100,000 to a four-year public
institution of higher education for the purposes of studying and recommending
best practices for encouraging youth interest and participation in government.
���� Under this bill, a four-year
public institution of higher education that wishes to apply for the grant is to
submit an application to the Secretary of Higher Education.� The application
will include a grant proposal detailing the study objectives and a projected
budget outlining how the institution intends to use the grant funds.� The
institution that receives the grant will issue a report to the Secretary of
Higher Education, the Commissioner of Education, and the Legislature.� The
report must (1) identify best practices that exist to encourage youth
participation in government, and (2) provide recommendations as to which
practices are most effective in promoting and increasing youth participation in
government.� The Commissioner of Education will, within 60 days following
receipt of the report, post the report on the Department of Education�s
Internet website and distribute a copy of the report to each school district in
the State.