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S 4824

Relates to disabilities of members of the uniformed force of sanitation departments in certain cities

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Robert Jackson and 1 co-sponsor

Reassigns a $350,000 FY2026 appropriation from the City of Perth Amboy to the Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance, with no net increase in total funding.

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Bill Summary · S 4824

Summary — S-4824 (2025)

Sponsor: Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz (District 29)
Title: Relates to disabilities of members of the uniformed force of sanitation departments in certain cities — (as amended in print materials, the operative change is an appropriation reassignment)
Status: Returned to Senate; reported favorably by Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee (11/13/2025)
Introduced: 11/06/2025

Purpose

S-4824 amends the Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign an existing $350,000 appropriation originally allocated to the City of Perth Amboy for "Borinqueneer Park Improvements" to the Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance, a New Jersey non‑profit corporation formed to support construction of a memorial to the 65th Infantry Regiment (the "Borinqueneers").

Key provisions

  • Reassigns an existing FY2026 appropriation of $350,000 from:
    • Recipient: City of Perth Amboy
    • Purpose: Borinqueneer Park Improvements to:
    • Recipient: Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance (a New Jersey non‑profit)
  • Explicitly does not increase total appropriations in the FY2026 appropriations act.
  • No fiscal note certification required (bill reported as not requiring a fiscal note).

Who is affected

  • Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance: will become the direct recipient of the $350,000 to support park/memorial work in Perth Amboy.
  • City of Perth Amboy: will no longer be the direct recipient of that specific appropriation.
  • State budget and administration: administrative responsibility for disbursing and overseeing the reassigned funds will shift to dealings with a non‑profit rather than a municipal government.

Background / context

  • The Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance is a nonprofit established to support construction of a memorial honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment, a largely Puerto Rican unit noted for its service in the Korean War and awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2016.
  • The change is administrative in nature — redirecting an existing appropriation to a non‑governmental entity to support the same project.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced in the Senate 11/06/2025; reported out of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee 11/13/2025.
  • The bill has related companion and prior-session bills (notably A-5920 and prior A-1847/A-9021 series) and earlier legislative actions in 2025 reflecting committee referrals and substitution history.

Potential implications

  • No additional state funding is requested; the principal effect is to change the payment recipient and associated administrative oversight. Practical implications may include different contracting, reporting, or grant conditions when funds are made to a non‑profit versus a municipal entity.

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

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