Establishes NJ Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.

S2809 SHH Statement 3/16/26

SENATE HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND SENIOR CITIZENS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
2809

with
committee amendments

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:
�MARCH
16, 2026

����� The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 2809.

����� As amended by the committee, this bill establishes the
New Jersey Task Force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service
Organizations.

����� The purpose of the task force is to develop
recommendations, through collaboration among representatives of State
government and social service organizations in the State, to support efforts to
effectively coordinate and streamline services provided by social service
organizations in the State by: promoting shared services to reduce
administrative costs; forming alliances among social service organizations to
eliminate duplication of services; and establishing procedures for the uniform
reporting of expenditures by social service organizations to policy makers and
the public.

����� Under the provisions of the bill, the task force will
consist of 18 members:� the Commissioners of Children and Families, Community
Affairs, Health, and Human Services, or their designees, as ex officio members;
and 14 public members as follows:� six of whom will be appointed by the
Governor and include one representative each from the Center for Non-Profit
Corporations, the Area Agencies on Aging, a Statewide social service
organization offering women's support services, a Statewide social service organization
providing services to people with adult onset disabilities, and a Statewide
social service organization offering emergency food and nutrition services;
three of whom will be appointed by the President of the Senate and include one
representative each from the National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey,
the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence, and a Statewide social
service organization offering substance use disorder treatment and prevention
services; three of whom will be appointed by the Speaker of the General
Assembly and include one representative each from The Arc of New Jersey, the
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Jersey, and a Statewide organization
providing environmental advocacy services; one appointed by the Minority Leader
of the Senate who is a representative from a Statewide social service
organization providing services to the homeless; and one appointed by the
Minority Leader of the General Assembly who is a representative from a
Statewide organization advocating for the arts.

����� Lastly, the task force will report to the Governor and
the Legislature no later than 12 months after the initial meeting on its
findings and recommendations concerning efforts to effectively coordinate and
streamline services provided by social service organizations in the State.� The
task force will dissolve upon the issuance of its report.

����� This bill was prefiled for introduction in the
2026-2027 session pending technical review.� As reported, the bill includes the
changes required by technical review, which has been performed.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
:

����� The committee amendments add a representative from the
New Jersey Association of Community Providers to the New Jersey Task Force
Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations established by the
bill as a public member.� The public member is to be appointed by the Governor.