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A 5307

Provides cost-of-living adjustments for certain public retirees

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Noah Burroughs and 3 co-sponsors

Allows DMVA to accept donations to fund veteran-suicide prevention PSAs, creating a dedicated nonlapsing fund used only for those PSAs.

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
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Bill Summary · A 5307

Summary: Assembly Bill No. A-5307

Note on title vs. content: The bill’s formal title referenced in the user data suggests it addresses cost-of-living adjustments for certain public retirees. The introduced text and committee materials for A-5307, however, pertain to allowing the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) to accept gifts, grants, or donations for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements (PSAs) and to establish a dedicated funding mechanism for that purpose.

Purpose and intent

  • Authorize the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) to accept gifts, grants, or donations from public and private sources specifically for funding public service announcements aimed at preventing veteran suicide.
  • Create a dedicated, nonlapsing fund to hold these revenues and ensure they are used solely to finance veteran-suicide prevention PSAs.

Key provisions

  • Section 1: DMVA is permitted to accept moneys received as gifts, grants, or donations from public and private sectors for the purpose of public service announcements concerning veteran suicide prevention.
    • All moneys so received shall be deposited into a special nonlapsing fund maintained by the State Treasurer.
    • The funds in this account shall be appropriated solely to fund public service announcements for the prevention of veteran suicide.
  • Section 2: The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

How the bill would work in practice

  • Financial mechanism: Private and public donations would flow directly into a specially established fund rather than the general treasury.
  • Oversight and use: The dedicated fund would be used exclusively to produce or support PSAs related to preventing veteran suicide, rather than for general DMVA expenses.
  • No new appropriations: The bill does not specify new state appropriations; it creates a vehicle to receive and earmark private/public donations for a targeted communications purpose.

Affected parties and entities

  • Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA): Gains authority to solicit and receive designated donations and manage the dedicated fund.
  • Veterans and the broader public: Potential beneficiaries through enhanced PSA campaigns aimed at reducing veteran suicide.
  • Donors (public and private): Provided with a mechanism to contribute specifically for veteran-suicide prevention communications.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduced: February 13, 2025.
  • Current status: Referred to Governmental Employees; also referenced as having come out of the Assembly Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee with a favorable report.
  • Legislative actions noted:
    • Introduced in the Assembly and referred to the relevant committees.
    • Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading.
  • Sponsors: Stacey Pheffer Amato (primary), with cosponsors Noah Burroughs, Robert C. Carroll, and Harvey Epstein.
  • Related bills/companion measures: S 2363 (companion), S 3414 (companions), A 9994 and A 6638 (prior-session references).

Practical considerations

  • Fiscal impact: The bill creates a funding mechanism for PSA production without altering the state’s general fund; impact depends on the level of private/public donations received.
  • Tax treatment: The summary does not specify tax deductibility for donors; nothing in the text indicates a tax credit or deduction.
  • Implementation: The State Treasurer would maintain the special nonlapsing fund; DMVA would administer the program for PSA funding.

Overall, A-5307 proposes a targeted, donation-driven fund to support veteran-suicide prevention PSAs, rather than directing general state resources or establishing new public programs.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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