New Jersey Statutes 44:7-27. Allotment of federal funds; payment
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:7-27
- Assistance: means money payments to or on behalf of eligible persons. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- County welfare board: means the boards established within the several counties for the purposes of administering welfare to the needy, whether set up under the authority of this chapter or pursuant to any other laws of this State. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- Old age assistance: means assistance to aged needy persons as provided by this chapter, and, unless otherwise indicated, includes all programs of assistance for other specified classes of persons authorized to be administered by or through the county welfare boards. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State division: means the bureau of assistance as set up within the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
Any funds received by the State from the Federal Government for administrative costs of old age assistance shall be ratably shared by the State division and the several county welfare boards in proportion to their respective annual approved expenditures for administration of old age assistance. The State shall pay to each county welfare board the allotment so determined and approved, at such times as the State division may by regulation prescribe. The State division shall certify to the Comptroller of the Treasury the amount to which each county is entitled, and the amount so certified shall be paid from the State treasury upon the audit and warrant of the Comptroller to the treasurers of the respective welfare boards.
Amended by L.1938, c. 361, p. 914, s. 16, eff. July 1, 1938.