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Appropriations Committee releases a package of bills including transfer-credit ombuds, child-care eligibility and pension fixes
Summary
The committee favorably released multiple bills Oct. 24: A4220 (transfer agreements and a transfer ombudsperson), A4544 (child-care eligibility), A4684 (victims' recovery remedies), A4751 (state police retirement credit purchases), and others. Most measures passed on recorded votes; A4429 drew the most substantive debate.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Oct. 24 favorably released a package of bills covering higher education credit-transfer rules, child-care eligibility, victims— recovery remedies, pension technical changes, disaster-related mortgage relief and business-recovery measures.
Key actions and outcomes
- A4220: First reprint of the committee substitute revising statewide transfer agreements for academic credit and establishing a New Jersey transfer ombudsperson within the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. The committee released the bill following brief testimony from sponsor Assemblywoman Lampitt and remarks from Jennifer Case Maloney (New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities). Vote tally: yes 8, abstain 3. Supporters said the bill modernizes…
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