Bill Text: NJ S1241 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes one-time grant to study and recommend best practices for encouraging youth participation in government.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee [S1241 Detail]
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes one-time grant to study and recommend best practices for encouraging youth participation in government.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act establishing a grant for the study of youth participation in government.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Secretary of Higher Education shall, upon application, award a one-time grant in the amount of $100,000 to a four-year public institution of higher education for the purposes of studying and recommending best practices for encouraging youth interest and participation in government.
b. An institution of higher education that wishes to apply for the grant established under subsection a. of this act shall submit an application to the Secretary of Higher Education, in a manner determined by the secretary. The application shall include, along with any other information the secretary deems appropriate, a grant proposal detailing the study objectives and a projected budget outlining how the institution intends to use the grant funds.
c. The institution of higher education that is awarded the grant shall issue a report to the Secretary of Higher Education, the Commissioner of Education, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) no later than one year following the receipt of the grant.
The report shall:
(1) identify best practices that exist to encourage youth participation in government; and
(2) provide recommendations as to which practices are most effective in promoting and increasing youth participation in government.
d. The Commissioner of Education shall post the report issued pursuant to subsection c. of this section on the Department of Education's Internet website and shall distribute a copy of the report to each school district in the State within 60 days following the commissioner's receipt of the report.
e. The Secretary of Higher Education shall adopt, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedures Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill will provide a one-time grant award in the amount of $100,000 to a four-year public institution of higher education for the purposes of studying and recommending best practices for encouraging youth interest and participation in government.
Under this bill, a four-year public institution of higher education that wishes to apply for the grant is to submit an application to the Secretary of Higher Education. The application will include a grant proposal detailing the study objectives and a projected budget outlining how the institution intends to use the grant funds. The institution that receives the grant will issue a report to the Secretary of Higher Education, the Commissioner of Education, and the Legislature. The report must (1) identify best practices that exist to encourage youth participation in government, and (2) provide recommendations as to which practices are most effective in promoting and increasing youth participation in government. The Commissioner of Education will, within 60 days following receipt of the report, post the report on the Department of Education's Internet website and distribute a copy of the report to each school district in the State.
