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S2959 1R
[First Reprint]
SENATE, No. 2959
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator RAJ MUKHERJI
District 32 (Hudson)
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator McKnight
SYNOPSIS
���� Reformats MyNJHelps web-based
platform as centralized online resource for all State administered public
assistance programs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and
Senior Citizens Committee on February 9, 2026, with amendments.
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An Act
concerning public assistance programs and
supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� No later than 365
days after the effective date of this
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section
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act
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, the
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Commissioner
of Human Services
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State Chief Technology Officer of the New Jersey Office of Information
Technology
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in collaboration with all applicable State agencies, shall expand the MyNJHelps
web-based application platform for SNAP, WFNJ, and NJFamilyCare to include all
State administered public assistance programs.� Compliance with this subsection
shall require the
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commissioner
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State
Chief Technology Officer
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to: (1) reformat the MyNJHelps web-based application platform as the State�s
centralized online resource for applicants to access information about, apply
for benefits to, and check the application status of all State administered
public assistance programs; and (2) design a single application, accessible on
the MyNJHelps web-based application platform, through which an applicant can
apply for all State administered public assistance programs.
���� b.��� The provisions of this
section shall not be construed to alter the administrating agency of a public
assistance program.� The platform established in accordance with subsection a.
of this section shall provide all applicable administering agencies with access
to the necessary applicant information to make eligibility determinations, as
well as access to platform functions to post information regarding application
status.
���� c.��� The
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commissioner
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State
Chief Technology Officer
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shall enter into any necessary data sharing agreements with applicable State
agencies to comply with the provisions of this section.�
���� d.��� As used in this section:
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�Commissioner�
means the Commissioner of Human Services.
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���� �Public assistance program�
means a program that provides benefits to low-income New
Jersey residents via a means-tested eligibility process.
�These types of
programs provide benefits that include, but that are not limited to:�
healthcare
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pharmaceutical
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food
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cash
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child care
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housing
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and utility assistance.
���� �NJFamilyCare� means
the program established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.156
(C.30:4J-8 et al.), which includes the Children�s Health Insurance Program and
the Medicaid Program.
���� �SNAP�
means the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program established pursuant
to the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," Pub.L.110-246 (7
U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.).
���� �WFNJ�
means the Work First New Jersey Program established pursuant to
P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.) in accordance with authorization received
under Title IV of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193 (8 U.S.C. s.1601 et
seq.).
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.