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S 4010

Provides that chiropractors may perform certain services including certifying disability

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Kevin Parker

Requires county colleges, DHS, and local workforce boards to coordinate and streamline access to SNAP, TANF, childcare for low-income students, expanding enrollment pathways.

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Bill Summary · S 4010

Summary — S.4010 (reprint SHI 5/22/25 1R)

Short overview: This bill (as amended and reported by the Senate Higher Education Committee on May 22, 2025) requires coordination between New Jersey county colleges, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, county boards of social services, the Division of Family Development (DHS), and local workforce development boards to expand access to social services supports for low‑income county college students and to promote college enrollment by unemployed/underemployed residents.

Note: the provided bill metadata includes a conflicting short title about chiropractors. The text and committee statement summarized below clearly address expansion of social services supports at county colleges.

Purpose / intent

To increase awareness of and streamline student access to public social services (e.g., SNAP, TANF, Childcare Subsidy) at county colleges, and to strengthen partnerships that facilitate student enrollment and career pathways for unemployed and underemployed residents.

Key provisions

  • New Jersey Council of County Colleges

    • Must collaborate with each county college to identify gaps in meeting basic needs of low‑income students.
    • In consultation with DHS, provide information on available social services supports and enrollment procedures to designated county college representatives (not directly to students under committee amendments).
    • May facilitate partnerships between county colleges and State agencies, county boards of social services, or community/nonprofit organizations to increase enrollment in supports (but the committee removed language allowing direct provision of services on campuses).

  • County colleges and county boards of social services

    • Each county college must work with a county board of social services representative to provide direct assistance to students in accessing supports.
    • Each county board must designate an employee to collaborate with college representatives to ensure applications meet eligibility requirements and to implement strategies to streamline the application process.

  • Division of Family Development (DHS)

    • Must work with local workforce development boards and community college staff (committee amendment: local workforce boards substituted for the Council) to help college staff better assist students with applications for SNAP, TANF, Childcare Subsidy, and other supports.

  • Workforce partnerships

    • Each county college and local workforce development board shall jointly engage (or establish, if not already existing) partnerships with workforce training providers, economic development organizations, and community/nonprofit organizations to identify unemployed/underemployed residents who may benefit from county college enrollment and to facilitate career-pathway enrollment.

  • Effective date: Immediately upon enactment.

Who is affected

  • Low‑income and otherwise eligible county college students (benefit applicants)
  • County colleges and the New Jersey Council of County Colleges
  • County boards of social services (and designated staff)
  • Division of Family Development (DHS) and local workforce development boards
  • Workforce training providers, economic development organizations, and community-based nonprofits

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced: January 14, 2025
  • Reported out of Senate Higher Education Committee with amendments: May 22, 2025
  • Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee (further fiscal review expected)
  • Bill takes effect immediately if enacted.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Expected benefits: increased enrollment in public benefits among eligible students, more streamlined application assistance on campuses, improved college retention/completion through basic‑needs supports, and strengthened pipelines from workforce programs into community college career pathways.
  • Implementation needs: staffing/designated liaisons at county boards and colleges, training for college staff, and coordination mechanisms; potential fiscal implications (not specified in the committee statement) pending Budget & Appropriations review.

Committee amendments (major changes)

  • Require identification (not direct addressing) of gaps in student basic needs.
  • Information to be provided to designated college representatives, not directly to students.
  • Removed authority to facilitate direct provision of services on campuses.
  • Division of Family Development to work with local workforce development boards (instead of the Council) to assist college staff.
  • Partnerships with workforce entities required only where they do not already exist.

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

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