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A2430
ASSEMBLY, No. 2430
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman TENNILLE R. MCCOY
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
���� Concerns special needs trusts for persons with
developmental disabilities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning
certain
trusts for persons
with developmental disabilities.
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Be It Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey:
���� 1.��� a. The Division of
Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services shall study
whether it is feasible to establish a State program to enable pre-tax dollars
to be used for funding special needs trusts for individuals with developmental
disabilities.
���� b.��� The division shall
consult with representatives of at least five advocacy groups representing the
interests of persons with developmental disabilities or family members of
persons with developmental disabilities, and shall review their recommendations
about the need for special needs trusts and the information that would be
useful to provide as a resource for persons with developmental disabilities and
their families, including information regarding how special needs trusts may be
used to address the placement needs of persons with developmental
disabilities.� After such consultation, the division shall electronically post
informational resources regarding the potential benefits of establishing
special needs trusts to provide for long-term care needs of individuals with
developmental disabilities.
���� c.���� Within nine months
after the effective date of this act, the division shall report its findings
and recommendations to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991,
c.164
(C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately, and shall expire upon the issuance of the report required
pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.��� , c.��� (pending before the Legislature
as this bill).
STATEMENT
���� The
bill requires
the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) in the
Department of Human Services to study the feasibility of establishing a State
program to enable pre-tax dollars to be used for funding special needs trusts
for individuals with developmental disabilities.
���� Under the provisions of the
bill, DDD is required to consult with representatives of at least five advocacy
groups representing the interests of persons with developmental disabilities or
family members of persons with developmental disabilities, and is to review
their recommendations about the need for special needs trusts and the
information that would be useful to persons with developmental disabilities and
their families, including information regarding how special needs trusts may be
used to address the placement needs of persons with developmental disabilities.�
���� DDD also would be required to:
�electronically post informational resources regarding the potential benefits
of establishing special needs trusts to provide for long-term care needs of
individuals with developmental disabilities; and report its findings and
recommendations to the Governor and to the Legislature within nine months after
the effective date of the bill, at which point the bill would expire.