New Jersey S 905: Codifies establishment of Office of Diversity and Inclusion in Department of Treasury.

Bill Text

S905 

SENATE, No. 905 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator MICHAEL L. TESTA, JR.

District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)

SYNOPSIS

���� Transfers administration of certain nutrition 
programs to Department of Agriculture.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act transferring responsibility for the 
administration of certain nutrition programs and supplementing Title 4 of the 
Revised Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this 
section, �special nutrition programs� means the �WIC Farmers� Market Nutrition 
Program� established by the federal �WIC Farmers� Market Nutrition Act of 
1992,� Pub. L. 102-314 (42 U.S.C. s.1771 et al.), the �Seniors Farmers� Market 
Nutrition Program� established by 7 U.S.C. s.3007, and the �Special 
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children� established by 
42 U.S.C. s.1786.

���� b.��� Pursuant to section 3 of 
the federal �WIC Farmers� Market Nutrition Act of 1992,� Pub. L. 102-314 (42 
U.S.C. s.1771 et al.), and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, 
the Governor shall designate the Department of Agriculture as the appropriate 
State agency to administer the �WIC Farmers� Market Nutrition Program.�

���� c.���� Pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
s.3007, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the Governor 
shall designate the Department of Agriculture as the appropriate State agency 
to administer the �Seniors Farmers� Market Nutrition Program.�

���� d.��� Pursuant to the �Special 
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children,� 42 U.S.C. 
s.1786, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the Department 
of Agriculture shall be the designated State agency to administer the program.

���� e.���� Any employees of the 
Department of Health responsible for administering the special nutrition 
programs prior to the enactment of this act who the Secretary of Agriculture 
deems to be necessary for the proper administration of the special nutrition 
programs are transferred to the Department of Agriculture.

���� f.���� The transfers directed 
by this act shall be made in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer 
Act," P.L.1971, c. 375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.).

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill would transfer 
primary administration of the WIC Farmers� Market Nutrition Program, the 
Seniors Farmers� Market Nutrition Program and the Special Supplemental 
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children from the Department of 
Health to the Department of Agriculture.� These programs were established 
through the United States Department of Agriculture.

���� Additionally, the bill would 
transfer all grants and other moneys that are made available for the programs 
to the Department of Agriculture.� Finally, any employees of the Department of 
Health who are deemed necessary for the proper administration of these programs 
would also be transferred to the Department of Agriculture.