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A 4877

Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency

2025 Regular Session Introduced by George Alvarez and 58 co-sponsors

Revises governance and financing of regional rehab/reentry authorities: multi-county boards, debt sharing, audits, withdrawal rules, and officer roles, with Open Meetings.

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 4877D
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Bill Summary · A 4877

Summary — Assembly Bill A4877 (Print No. 4877A)

Note on document inconsistency: the bill information header references a “rent emergency stabilization for tenants” act, but the legislative text and committee statements provided concern amendments to P.L.2023, c.346—law creating regional rehabilitation and reentry center authorities. This summary treats the supplied text as authoritative (rehabilitation/reentry center authority amendments).

Purpose

A4877 amends P.L.2023, c.346 to revise the statutory framework for regional rehabilitation and reentry center authorities. The changes clarify governance, membership, Local Finance Board review timelines, withdrawal/dissolution procedures, fiscal apportionments for debt service, and audit and personnel references (including correctional police officers).

Key provisions

  • Renames the existing “management committee” to the “board of authority commissioners” (and replaces references to “committee” with “board” throughout the statute).
  • Membership and formation
    • Requires two or more counties (rather than one) to adopt parallel ordinances/resolutions and enter an inter‑county agreement to establish an authority.
    • Permits counties to join later by negotiating an amended inter‑county agreement, subject to approval procedures.
  • Local Finance Board review timeline
    • Proposed inter‑county agreements (and amended agreements) submitted to the Local Finance Board: if the Board does not deny a complete application within 60 days (or an agreed extended period), the agreement is deemed approved.
  • Board composition and governance
    • Board comprised of one representative per member county, each annually appointed by the county board of commissioners for one‑year terms commencing January 1; representatives may appoint designees.
    • If there is an even number of counties, the county housing the greatest number of inmates/pretrial detainees for the preceding year appoints an additional board member for that year.
    • Specifies selection processes for head warden, wardens representing each county, and for officers (director, deputy director, treasurer, CFO, secretary) who serve one‑year terms starting January 1.
    • Sets voting/quorum rules, vacancy‑filling by majority interim board action, and compliance obligations with the Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law.
  • Withdrawal, dissolution and fiscal matters
    • Requires inter‑county agreements to specify withdrawal procedures and any proportional responsibility of a withdrawing county for debt issued prior to withdrawal.
    • Requires provisions for disposition of authority assets on dissolution; adds provisions addressing financial apportionments for debt service (to allocate debt obligations among counties).
  • Transparency and meetings
    • Board must comply with the state Open Public Meetings Act and meet at least once each quarter; special meetings may be called with at least 48 hours’ notice by phone or email.
  • Audits and personnel
    • Allows a registered municipal accountant to conduct an audit of the authority.
    • Adds explicit statutory reference to the employment of correctional police officers.

Who is affected

  • County governments that form or join regional authorities.
  • Residents and local taxpayers of participating counties (through local debt apportionments and authority operations).
  • Persons detained or served by regional rehabilitation and reentry centers.
  • Authority employees, including wardens and correctional police officers.
  • Bondholders and other creditors (via clarified debt apportionment and dissolution rules).
  • The Local Finance Board (processing and timing of agreement reviews).

Procedural status & timeline (selected)

  • Introduced (Assembly): Sept 26, 2024.
  • Passed Assembly: March 24, 2025 (75–2–0).
  • Print No. 4877A and referred to Housing Committee (Feb 7–18, 2025).
  • Received in Senate and referred to Senate Community & Urban Affairs Committee: May 12, 2025.
  • Reported favorably out of Senate Committee: June 5, 2025; advanced to 2nd reading.

Related bills

  • Companion/identical: S3615 (and S4659 listed as related).

If you want, I can produce a side‑by‑side comparison showing exactly how this bill changes the current P.L.2023, c.346 language (line‑by‑line).

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

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