New Jersey S 4010: Provides for expansion of social services supports at county colleges.

Bill Text

(Sponsorship Updated As Of: 1/12/2026)
[First Reprint]
SENATE, No. 4010
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED JANUARY 14, 2025

Sponsored by:
Senator ANDREW ZWICKER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
Assemblywoman HEATHER SIMMONS
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Assemblywoman MARGIE DONLON, M.D.
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblywoman LISA SWAIN
District 38 (Bergen)

Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Singleton, Beach, Diegnan, Wimberly, Assemblywomen Carter,
Morales, Reynolds-Jackson and Haider

SYNOPSIS
Provides for expansion of social services supports at county colleges.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Higher Education Committee on May 22, 2025,
with amendments.

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EXPLANATION – Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is
not enacted and is intended to be omitted in the law.

Matter underlined thus is new matter.
Matter enclosed in superscript numerals has been adopted as follows:
1Senate SHI committee amendments adopted May 22, 2025.

AN ACT concerning social services supports at county colleges and 1
supplementing chapter 64A of Title 18A and Title 44 of the New 2
Jersey Statutes. 3
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5
of New Jersey: 6
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1. The New Jersey Council of County Colleges shall collaborate 8
with each county college in the State to
1[address] identify
1 gaps in 9
meeting basic student needs among low-income students. The 10
council shall, in consultation with the Department of Human 11
Services, provide information to
1[students] designated 12
representatives
1 at county colleges on available social services 13
supports and enrollment procedures. The council may facilitate 14
partnerships between county colleges and State agencies, county 15
boards of social services, or community-based and other non-profit 16
organizations to increase enrollment in social services supports 17
among students in need
1[and establish direct provision of services 18
on county college campuses where possible]
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2. Each county college shall work with a representative of the 21
county board of social services
1designated pursuant to subsection b. 22
of section 3 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature 23
as this bill)
1 to provide direct assistance to students and to help 24
students to access social services supports.
1[Each county board of 25
social services shall designate an employee of the agency to be 26
responsible for collaborating with the county’s community college 27
representatives to ensure social services supports applications and 28
related documents meet all requirements for consideration. The 29
designee shall implement strategies to streamline the application 30
process for social services supports for students enrolled in the 31
county college.]
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3.
1a.
1 The Division of Family Development in the Department 34
of Human Services shall work with
1[the New Jersey Council of 35
County Colleges to assist] local workforce development boards and
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community college staff
1[so that staff are able]
1 to better assist 37
students with applications for the Supplemental Nutrition 38
Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance to Needy 39
Families (TANF), Childcare Subsidy, and other available social 40
services supports. 41

1b. Each county board of social services shall designate an 42
employee of the agency to be responsible for collaborating with the 43

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county’s community college representatives to ensure social 1
services supports applications and related documents meet all 2
requirements for consideration. The designee shall implement 3
strategies to streamline the application process for social services 4
supports for students enrolled in the county college.
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4. Each county college and local workforce development board 7
shall establish a partnership to jointly engage with workforce 8
training providers, economic development organizations, and 9
community-based and other non-profit organizations to assist the 10
entities in identifying populations of unemployed and 11
underemployed residents who may benefit from enrollment in a 12
county college
1if a partnership consistent with the provisions of this 13
section does not currently exist
1. The partnerships shall facilitate 14
enrollment in county colleges to provide career pathways. 15
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5. This act shall take effect immediately. 17