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A2462
ASSEMBLY, No. 2462
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)
Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Reynolds-Jackson, Dunn and Donlon
SYNOPSIS
���� Makes $250,000 supplemental appropriation to New
Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders for pediatric
clinical services at Tourette Syndrome Clinic of Rutgers University.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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A
Supplement
to the annual appropriations act
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, P.L.2023, c.74.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and the General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� In addition to the
amounts appropriated under P.L.2023, c.74, the annual appropriations act for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, there is appropriated from the General
Fund the following amount for the purpose specified:
46 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
20 Physical and Mental Health
21 Health Services
4220 Division of Family Health
Services
GRANTS-IN-AID
02-4220� Family Health
Services............................................ $250,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid appropriation,���������������������������������������
������������������ Health
Services ....................................................
$250,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 02��� NJ Center
for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders���� ($250,000)
���� The
amount hereinabove appropriated for the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
and Associated Disorders shall be used to provide diagnostic assessments and
counseling services for children at the Tourette Syndrome Clinic of Rutgers
University, the State University of New Jersey.
���� 2.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This FY2024 supplemental
appropriation provides $250,000 to the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
and Associated Disorders (NJCTS) to support diagnostic assessments and
counseling services for children at the Tourette Syndrome Clinic of Rutgers University,
New Brunswick.� The clinic, established jointly by the NJCTS and the Rutgers
University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP),
provides psychological assessments, social-emotional skills groups, and
individual and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults with
Tourette Syndrome.� The clinic offers sliding scale rates for services
delivered to individuals and families with demonstrated financial need.
���� According to a 2022 data from
the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every
50 children between the ages of five and 14 years have a persistent tic
disorder, including Tourette Syndrome.