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FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022

ANALYSIS OF THE NEW JERSEY BUDGET DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

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SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Paul A. Sarlo (D), 36th District (Parts of Bergen and Passaic), Chair Sandra B. Cunningham (D), 31st District (Part of Hudson), Vice-Chair Dawn Marie Addiego (D), 8th District (Parts of Atlantic, Burlington and Camden) Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D), 5th District (Parts of Camden and Gloucester) Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D), 18th District (Part of Middlesex) Linda R. Greenstein (D), 14th District (Parts of Mercer and Middlesex) Declan J. O’Scanlon, Jr. (R), 13th District (Part of Monmouth) Steven V. Oroho (R), 24th District (All of Sussex, and parts of Morris and Warren) M. Teresa Ruiz (D), 29th District (Part of Essex) Troy Singleton (D), 7th District (Part of Burlington) Michael L. Testa, Jr. (R), 1st District (All of Cape May, parts of Atlantic and Cumberland) Samuel D. Thompson (R), 12th District (Parts of Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE

Eliana Pintor Marin (D), 29th District (Part of Essex), Chair John J. Burzichelli (D), 3rd District (All of Salem, parts of Cumberland and Gloucester), Vice-Chair Daniel R. Benson (D), 14th District (Parts of Mercer and Middlesex) Robert D. Clifton (R), 12th District (Parts of Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean) Serena DiMaso (R), 13th District (Part of Monmouth) Gordon M. Johnson (D), 37th District (Part of Bergen) John F. McKeon (D), 27th District (Parts of Essex and Morris) Nancy F. Muñoz (R), 21st District (Parts of Morris, Somerset and Union) Carol A. Murphy (D), 7th District (Part of Burlington) Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D), 15th District (Parts of Hunterdon and Mercer) William W. Spearman (D), 5th District (Parts of Camden and Gloucester) Benjie E. Wimberly (D), 35th District (Parts of Bergen and Passaic) Harold J. “Hal” Wirths (R), 24th District (All of Sussex, and parts of Morris and Warren)

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

Thomas Koenig, Legislative Budget and Finance Oﬃ cer Vacant, Assistant Legislative Budget and Finance Oﬃ cer

Marvin W. Jiggetts, Director, Central Staﬀ Aggie Szilagyi, Section Chief, State Government Section

This report was prepared by the State Government Section of the Oﬃ ce of Legislative Services under the direction of the Legislative Budget and Finance Oﬃ cer. The primary author was Kimberly Clemmensen.

Questions or comments may be directed to the OLS State Government Section (Tel: 609-847-3890) or the Legislative Budget and Finance Oﬃ ce (Tel: 609-847-3105).

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The data presented in this Office of Legislative Services Budget Analysis reflect 12-month fiscal years beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the subsequent year.

Fiscal Summary ($000) Adjusted Percentage Expended Appropriation Recommended Change FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 2021-22 State Budgeted $88,486 $97,729 $99,504 1.8%

Federal Funds 71,400 100,858 110,136 9.2%

Other 1,197 5,183 5,728 10.5%

Grand Total $161,083 $203,770 $215,368 5.7%

Personnel Summary - Positions By Funding Source Percentage Actual Revised Funded Change FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 2021-22 State 1,272 1,268 1,399 10.3% Federal 163 164 165 0.6%

Other 0 0 0 --

Total Positions 1,435 1,432 1,564 9.2% FY 2020 (as of December) and revised FY 2021 (as of January) personnel data reflect actual payroll counts. FY 2022 data reflect the number of positions funded.

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Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs FY 2021-2022

Highlights

The data presented in this Office of Legislative Services Budget Analysis reflect 12-month fiscal years beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the subsequent year.

Overview

The Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs, under the direction of the Adjutant General of New Jersey, is responsible for supporting the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard, administering programs and services for the 362,1521 veterans living in New Jersey, and managing and operating three veterans’ memorial homes: Menlo Park Veterans’ Memorial Home, Paramus Veterans’ Memorial Home, and Vineland Veterans’ Memorial Home. The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends $215.4 million, in total funding for the operation and support of the department, an overall increase of 5.7 percent. This total consists of $99.5 million in State funds; $110.1 million in federal funds; and $5.7 million in other funds. Compared to FY 2021, State funds increase by $1.8 million (1.8 percent). Federal funds increase by $9.3 million, or 9.2 percent, and other funds increase by $545,000, or 10.5 percent.

Military Services

The Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs, Military Services, is responsible for the support and coordination of Army and Air National Guard activities in New Jersey. The National Guard responds to emergencies within the State upon the declaration of a State emergency by the Governor. The department’s federal military responsibility is to provide trained and qualified individuals and troop units in the support of the Army and Air Force of the United States. The department estimates that as of June 30, 2021, the Army and Air National Guard will be at 100 percent and 110 percent, respectively, of their authorized strength. It further projects that the Army National Guard will increase its authorized strength to 101 percent and that the Air National Guard will decrease its authorized strength to 104 percent in FY 2022.

• FY 2022 State appropriations are recommended to increase by $750,000, or 8.2 percent to $9.8 million, due to the restoration of funding for the New Jersey Youth ChalleNGe program and an increase in funding to pay for the State’s share of joint federal-State operations and maintenance contracts. Federal funds of about $84.5 million are projected to continue federal support for the New Jersey National Guard ($71.3 million) and $13.2 million to fund continuing construction of the Sea Girt Energy Grid Update project.

Services to Veterans

The Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs is responsible for the support and coordination of various services to military veterans in New Jersey including Outreach and Assistance, Veterans’ Haven, Burial Services, and the three Veterans’ Memorial Homes. The department operates 16 veteran service offices throughout the State. These offices assist veterans and their dependents secure State and federal benefits. Evaluation data indicates that the department will

1 Source: National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (2018). 2 Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs FY 2021-2022

Highlights (Cont’d) serve an estimated 129,000 veterans in FY 2022; provide 25,000 veterans’ transportation trips; provide 14,500 post-traumatic stress disorder counseling sessions; house 120 homeless veterans; and perform 3,150 interments.

Veterans’ Program Support

• The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends $11.1 million in State appropriations for veterans’ support programs including, but not limited to, Veterans’ Outreach and Assistance ($4.0 million); Veterans’ Haven ($2.5 million); Burial Services ($2.2 million); and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ($1.3 million). This maintains the FY 2021 funding level in total and as allocated for each specific program.

• The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase of $6.7 million in federal funding including a FY 2022 $460,000 federal funding grant for maintenance and upkeep costs to be allocated between the Fairmont Cemetery in Newark and the Arlington Cemetery in Kearney and $6.2 million for Administration and Support Services: $3 million is anticipated to be allocated to replace the HVAC system and the roof at Veterans’ Haven North; $2.9 million Is anticipated to be allocated to fix a boiler at Veterans’ Haven South; and $300,000 is anticipated to be allocated for resident support services between both of the homes.

Veterans’ Memorial Homes

The department owns and operates three veterans’ memorial homes that provide long-term care, medical care, and nursing services to eligible veterans of all wars living in New Jersey who served on active duty and were honorably discharged. The veterans’ memorial homes are located in Menlo Park, Paramus, and Vineland. The homes are inspected and licensed annually by the New Jersey Department of Health and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

• The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends funding of $92.2 million to support an average of 948 resident veterans in the budget year, an increase of $3.7 million: $1.0 million in State appropriations to support 78 direct care full-time equivalent positions at the homes and $2.8 million in federal funds. The increase in federal funding represents an increase of $2.5 million to Menlo Park for increased Medicare Part A receipts and renovation of the Menlo Park HVAC system. In addition, $89,000 in federal funds will be allocated to each home for beautification of the grounds.

• The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget discontinues language which permits funds received from the sale of articles made in the occupational therapy department at Vineland Veterans’ Memorial Home to be used to purchase additional material and to pay for other related program expenses.

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Fiscal and Personnel Summary

AGENCY FUNDING BY SOURCE OF FUNDS ($000)

Adj. Expended Approp. Recom. Percentage Change FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 2020-22 2021-22

General Fund

Direct State Services $84,596 $95,134 $96,909 14.6% 1.9%

Grants-In-Aid 2,637 2,595 2,595 (1.6%) ----

State Aid 0 0 0 ------

Capital Construction 1,253 0 0 (100.0%) ----

Debt Service 0 0 0 ------

Sub-Total $88,486 $97,729 $99,504 12.5% 1.8%

Property Tax Relief Fund

Direct State Services $0 $0 $0 ------

Grants-In-Aid 0 0 0 ------

State Aid 0 0 0 ------

Sub-Total $0 $0 $0 ------

Casino Revenue Fund $0 $0 $0 ------

Casino Control Fund $0 $0 $0 ------

State Total $88,486 $97,729 $99,504 12.5% 1.8%

Federal Funds $71,400 $100,858 $110,136 54.3% 9.2%

Other Funds $1,197 $5,183 $5,728 378.5% 10.5%

Grand Total $161,083 $203,770 $215,368 33.7% 5.7%

PERSONNEL SUMMARY - POSITIONS BY FUNDING SOURCE

Actual Revised Funded Percentage Change FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 2020-22 2021-22

State 1,272 1,268 1,399 10.0% 10.3%

Federal 163 164 165 1.2% 0.6%

All Other 0 0 0 ------

Total Positions 1,435 1,432 1,564 9.0% 9.2% FY 2020 (as of December) and revised FY 2021 (as of January) personnel data reflect actual payroll counts. FY 2022 data reflect the number of positions funded.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DATA

Total Minority Percentage 65.2% 66.4% N/A ------

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MILITARY SERVICES

General Fund, Direct State Services Budget Page: D-282 New Jersey National Guard ChalleNGe Youth Program

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $1,078 $404 $66 $265 $199 301.5%

The mission of the New Jersey Youth ChalleNGe Academy (NJYCA) is to train and mentor disengaged teenage youth so they become responsible and productive citizens of their community, state, and country. The program consists of at least a 22-week residential program and a 12-month post-residential mentoring period. The goal of the program is to improve the lives, education, and employment potential of participants by providing a military-based training environment to help participants earn their high school diploma or its equivalent. The program components also focus on leadership development, promoting fellowship, and community service.

The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase of $199,000, or 301.5 percent, which restores State funding for the NJYCA program to its historical level of $265,000. The FY 2021 adjusted appropriation of $66,000 reflects three-month funding of the program. Funding for the program was reduced due to the effects of pandemic restrictions. These State funds provide a portion of the State’s 25 percent match to federal funding for the program. The NJYCA program is one of three programs within the Master Cooperative Agreement between the State and the Federal government where DMAVA is permitted by the Department of the Treasury to retain the collection of billed fringe benefits for its programs. This reinvestment supplements DMAVA’s State funding to meet the remainder of its 25 percent match obligation

In addition, federal funding for the program in the budget year is anticipated to increase by $1.1 million, or 33.4% from its historical level of $3.2 million to $4.3 million.

General Fund, Direct State Services Joint Federal-State Operations and Maintenance Contracts (State Budget Page: D-282 Share) FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $2,327 $918 $554 $1,105 $551 99.5%

This budget line item provides funding to pay for the State’s share of multiple joint federal State operations and maintenance contracts that meet the capital and operating needs of the New Jersey National Guard. This account provides the State match for a variety of programs at varying percentages, dependent on the agreement between DMAVA and the federal government.

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The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase of $551,000, or 99.5 percent, resulting from increases in various federal operating and maintenance contracts in FY 2022, including the Atlantic City and McGuire contracts.

Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations Budget Page: D-282 New Jersey National Guard Support Services

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $30,597 $43,900 $68,609 $71,325 $2,716 4.0%

This budget line item aggregates multiple federal grants that meet capital and operating needs of the New Jersey National Guard. Proposed FY 2022 changes within this item include increases totaling $3.7 million predominantly for: the New Jersey Youth ChalleNGe Program ($1.1 million); federal National Guard and Army facilities support contracts ($984,000); Armory Renovations and Improvements ($763,000); Atlantic City and McGuire Airbase contracts ($455,000); Training and Equipment Pool Sites ($229,000); the Army National Guard Security System contract ($132,000); and other smaller changes in various contracts. These increases are offset by reductions of $300,000 in National Guard Communications funding and $700,000 for Cherry Hill Armory design contract costs.

Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations Budget Page: D-283 Administration and Support Services

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $0 $0 $15,950 $13,200 ($2,750) (17.2%)

This appropriation represents anticipated revenue from energy receipts, i.e., solar renewable energy credits (SRECs), including the New Jersey National Guard photovoltaic Program in Sea Girt ($250,000 until FY 2022) and the Sea Girt Energy Grid Update project (13.2 million). The SRECs result from a Board of Public Utilities (BPU) program that requires utility companies to achieve renewable energy production goals. The value of the SREC is market driven and is periodically auctioned at the BPU website after the generation of renewable energy. One SREC is equivalent to the production of 1,000 KWh of electricity using solar energy. The SREC receipts are in addition to cost avoidance savings.

In addition, this appropriation included administrative and support capital construction funding for the Sea Girt Regional Training Institute ($2.5 million). The Regional Training Institute at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, includes 10 state-of-the-art classrooms, an auditorium with seating for 225 students and 72 lodging rooms in an 86,000 square foot building. The $31-million dollar federally-funded military construction project enables New Jersey’s 254th

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Training Regiment (Combat Arms) to train National Guard Soldiers from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends a reduction of $2.8 million, or 17.2 percent in this appropriation. The reduction reflects completion of the Regional Training Institute ($2.5 million) and the Sea Girt Photovoltaic building ($250,000). Schedule II, Dedicated Revenues estimates energy receipts of $500,000 in FY 2022, no change from FY 2021.

All Other Funds, Other Related Appropriations Budget Page: D-283 New Jersey National Guard Support Services

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $163 $183 $1,525 $2,070 $545 35.7%

The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase in the appropriation of $545,000, or 35.7 percent from $1.5 million to $2.1 million. Budget-related documents indicate that the department anticipates receiving increases in estimated total receipts from other dedicated funding sources of $170,000 for Mental Health Training, $200,000 for Yellow Ribbon Mental Health purposes, $100,000 for New Jersey National Guard Albania training under the Albania State Partnership Program, and $75,000 for new training equipment. The department is a sub- grantee for these grants. The Yellow Ribbon Mental health and Mental Health Training programs represent portions of grants sought by the New Jersey Department of Human Services and sub- granted to DMAVA. Likewise, the Albania related programs are sub-granted to DMAVA through grants sought by the New Jersey Department of State.

VETERANS’ SUPPORT SERVICES

Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations Budget Page: D-286 Burial Services

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $0 $0 $5,000 $5,460 $460 9.2%

The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase of $460,000, or 9.2 percent from $5 million to $5.5 million in the appropriation for Burial Services, Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations. These federal funds will support $460,000 of maintenance and upkeep costs to be allocated between the Fairmont Cemetery in Newark and the Arlington Cemetery in Kearney. The maintenance and upkeep at these two locations include head stone replacement, fencing, and landscaping. These two cemeteries are not federal cemeteries, but the department applied

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to the Veterans Administration for and received a FY 2022 grant to fund the cemetery improvements.

Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations Budget Page: D-286 Administration and Support Services

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $0 $0 $0 $6,188 $6,188 --

The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase of $6.2 million in the appropriation for Administration and Support Services, Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations. Budget- related documents indicate that $3 million will be allocated to replace the HVAC system and the roof at Veterans’ Haven North; $2.9 million will be allocated to fix a boiler at Veterans’ Haven South; and $300,000 will be allocated for resident support services between both of the homes. Funds for resident support services represent a federal grant that needs to be recertified each year through the U.S. Veterans Affairs grants portal. These funds are intended to supplement ongoing operations.

MENLO PARK VETERANS’ MEMORIAL HOME

General Fund, Direct State Services Budget Page: D-287 Salaries and Wages

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $27,575 $18,146 $21,514 $21,873 $359 1.7%

The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase in State funding of $1.0 million to support the hiring of 78 new full-time equivalent direct care positions in the three New Jersey Veterans’ Memorial Homes to meet the new resident to staff ratios pursuant to P.L.2020, c.112. The law established staffing ratios for nursing homes in New Jersey, including the three New Jersey Veterans’ Memorial Nursing Homes by requiring: (1) one certified nurse aide to every eight residents for a day shift; (2) one direct care staff member to every 10 residents for an evening shift, provided that no fewer than half of all staff members are to be certified nurse aides, and each staff member will sign in to work as a certified nurse aide and will perform certified nurse aide duties; and (3) one direct care staff member to every 14 residents for a night shift, provided that each direct care staff member is to sign in to work as a certified nurse aide and perform certified nurse aide duties.

The increase of $359,000 in this appropriation represents Menlo Park’s allocation of funding for new direct care positions. Budget evaluation data indicate an increase of 56 total positions at Menlo Park: 47 positions will be allocated to Domiciliary Treatment and Services and nine 8 Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs FY 2021-2022

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additional positions will be allocated to Administration and Support Services. The full-time equivalent (FTE) increases to Domiciliary Treatment programs in the Menlo Park Veterans’ Memorial Home are in part due to staffing standards established in P.L.2020, c.112. The effects of the law result in 20 additional direct care FTEs at Menlo Park.

Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations Budget Page: D-288 Domiciliary and Treatment Services

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $4,000 $9,026 $4,000 $4,500 $500 12.5%

The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase of $500,000, or 12.5 percent from $4 million to $4.5 million in federal reimbursements for Medicare Part A Receipts for resident care and operational support in the appropriation for Domiciliary and Treatment Services at the Menlo Park Memorial Veterans’ Home. This account was increased because the Menlo Park account exceeded its estimated revenue collection in each of the last three fiscal years. Supplemental appropriations were used in both FY 2019 and FY 2020 to allow DMAVA to expend the additional receipts. The higher estimate allows for the spending of these collected Medicare funds without the need for a supplemental appropriation.

Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations Budget Page: D-288 Administration and Support Services

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $0 $0 $0 $1,986 $1,986 --

The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase in the appropriation for Administration and Support Services, Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations of $2.0 million. This appropriation represents grants from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. Of the total amount appropriated, $1.9 million will be allocated to renovate the Menlo Park HVAC system and $89,000 will be allocated to for beautification of the grounds at the home.

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PARAMUS VETERANS’ MEMORIAL HOME

General Fund, Direct State Services Budget Page: D-289 Salaries and Wages

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $21,569 $16,969 $21,916 $22,158 $242 1.1%

The increase of $242,000 in this appropriation represents Paramus’ allocation of funding for new direct care positions. Budget evaluation data indicate an increase of 29 total positions at Paramus: 23 positions will be allocated to Domiciliary Treatment and Services and six additional positions will be allocated to Administration and Support Services. The full-time equivalent (FTE) increases to Domiciliary Treatment programs in the Paramus Veterans’ Memorial Home are in part due to staffing standards established in P.L.2020, c.112. The effects of the law result in 26 additional FTEs at Paramus.

Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations Budget Page: D-289 Administration and Support Services

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $0 $0 $0 $89 $89 --

The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget recommends an increase of $89,000 in the appropriation for Administration and Support Services, Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations. This appropriation represents grants from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to be used for beautification of the grounds at the home.

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VINELAND VETERANS’ MEMORIAL HOME

General Fund, Direct State Services Budget Page: D-290 Salaries and Wages

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $23,019 $17,860 $23,433 $23,857 $424 1.8%

The increase of $424,000 in this appropriation represents Vineland’s allocation of funding for new direct care positions. Budget evaluation data indicate an increase of 46 total positions to Vineland: 45 positions will be allocated to Domiciliary Treatment and Services and one additional position will be allocated to Administration and Support Services. The full-time equivalent (FTE) increases to Domiciliary Treatment programs in the Vineland Veterans’ Memorial Home are in part due to staffing standards established in P.L.2020, c.112. The effects of the law result in 32 additional direct care FTEs at Vineland.

Federal Funds, Other Related Appropriations Budget Page: D-291 Administration and Support Services

FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Change

Expended Expended Adj. Approp. Recomm. FY 2021 – FY 2022 $0 $0 $0 $89 $89 --

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Significant Language Changes

Vineland Veterans’ Memorial Home – Sale of Occupational Therapy Articles

2021 Handbook: p. B-159 Deletion 2022 Budget: p. N/A Funds received from the sale of articles made in occupational therapy departments of the several veterans' homes are appropriated for the purchase of additional material and other expenses incidental to such sale or manufacture.

Explanation

This language change reflects the deletion of language obviated by the discontinuation of the Occupational Therapy program.

Colgate Clock – Location on Official Tax Map

2021 Handbook: p. B-159 Revision 2022 Budget: p. D-291 Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, lease or licensing payments received by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs in connection with the property known as the “Colgate Clock” located on Block 2 14502, Lot C 10 on the Official Tax Map of Jersey City, New Jersey, shall be deposited in the General Fund.

Explanation

This language change reflects the 2012 update of the Official Tax Map block and lot system to an all numeric numbering system as mandated by current law and the 2013 relocation of the clock from 85-99 Hudson Street where the old Colgate plant was located to 30 Hudson Street just south of the Goldman Sachs Tower.

EXPLANATION: FY 2021 language not recommended for FY 2022 denoted by strikethrough. Recommended FY 2022 language that did not appear in FY 2021 denoted by underlining.

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Background Paper: New Jersey National Guard Response to COVID-19

Introduction

On January 31, 2020, as a result of confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, then Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex M. Azar II, declared the existence of a public health emergency, nationwide. This declaration allows certain actions to be taken in response to the public health emergency, including but not limited to accessing funding, granting extensions, waiving sanctions, reassigning personnel, limiting liability, and deploying military trauma care providers.2 The federal declaration was followed by Executive Order 103 issued by Governor Murphy on March 9, 2020 declaring a State of Emergency and Public Health Emergency in New Jersey.3 Since March of 2020 the New Jersey State of Emergency and Public Health Emergency Executive Order has been extended 13 times, extending the Governor’s authority under the Emergency Health Powers Act and all actions taken by any Executive Branch department and agency in response to the Public Health Emergency presented by the COVID-19 outbreak.

National Guard Pandemic Support

According to the National Guard Bureau, the National Guard has been responding to national medical emergencies and public health emergency outbreaks of smallpox, Spanish flu, yellow fever, cholera, hoof-and-mouth disease, and typhus since it was established in 1636. The National Guard COVID-19 response is the largest National Guard domestic effort since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. To accomplish these missions, the National Guard can be called to State active duty, federal active duty, or can serve in a State-controlled, federally funded status.

National Guard Activation

Under Title 32 of the United States Code (32 U.S.C.), Governors often call the National Guard to State-active duty (SAD) to respond to natural and man-made disasters with the Governor as the Commander and Chief. SAD is performed under State law and is State funded. Under Title 10 of the United States Code (10 U.S.C.), the President of the United States can call the National Guard to federal active duty. Under the Constitution, the President serves as the Commander and Chief. Federal active duty is performed under federal law and is federally funded. In instances of catastrophic national events such as a pandemic, National Guard members may be called to active duty to serve in a state-controlled, federally funded operational status under 32 U.S.C. Section 502 (f). Under this construct, federal and state forces work alongside each other under a dual status commander to implement an overarching federal solution to a nationwide catastrophe and applying it to unknown local logistics in different states, such as who is the Chief of Police in a municipality. Under a dual status commander construct, the President must authorize and the Governor must consent for a specified officer to command both federal and state forces in their State. Separate dual status commanders are appointed in each state in order to adhere to applicable state laws. New Jersey has been under dual status command since April 2020. A dual status commander was first appointed for the G-8 Economic Summit in 2004 when 4,800 Soldiers and Airmen, including 317 National Guard members from other states and 2,400 Title 10 personnel provided security services. Other dual status arrangement include Operation

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Background Paper: New Jersey National Guard Response to COVID-19 (Cont’d)

Winter Freeze in 2005; the Republican and Democratic National Conventions of 2004 and 2008; and the G-20 Summit in 2009.

New Jersey National Guard COVID-19 Response

The New Jersey National Guard COVID-19 response is the second time the Guard has been called to duty under a dual status commander. The first was during Super Storm Sandy in 2012. Since March of 2020, the New Jersey National Guard has distributed personal protection equipment including ventilators, provided logistical support including traffic control and security at testing sites, provided medical assistance at screening sites, built field hospitals and command operating centers, cleaned and sanitized New Jersey Veterans’ Memorial Homes and other facilities, and prepared and delivered meals to homeless facilities. Below is a list of missions of the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard from the National Guard Bureau.

 New Jersey National Guard helps State, local officials with COVID-19 Response – March 26, 2020. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ – More than 150 New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen helped screen people for COVID-19 at multiple drive-thru testing facilities in the State. Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, and Airmen with the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing were activated and operated under Joint Task Force 57, run by 57th Troop Command.

 New Jersey Air National Guard Supports COVID-19 Test Site – April 6, 2020. Forty Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing provided security and traffic control for the coronavirus drive-thru testing site at the PNC Bank Arts Center.

 New Jersey National Guard Task Force Sets up Medical Station in Meadowlands – April 8, 2020. Twenty-five NJNG Soldiers and Airmen helped set up a field medical center at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, one of three in the State operating to ease pressure on hospitals responding to COVD-19.

 New Jersey National Guard Helps Set up 3rd Field Medical Station – April 10, 2020. New Jersey National Guard Airmen and Soldiers set up a third field medical station in the Atlantic City Convention Center for non-COVID-19 patients to make more space available in the State’s hospitals for COVID-19 patients.

 New Jersey National Guard, Active Duty Troops Set up COVID-19 Ops Center – May 6, 2020. The New Jersey National Guard teamed up with active-duty Air Force and Coast Guard members and U.S. Northern Command civilians to form a joint operations center coordinating nearly 700 members of the Guard responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 New Jersey National Guard Makes a Difference in the Kitchen – May 8, 2020. National Guard Soldiers from the 250th and three New Jersey National Guard Airmen assisted Veterans Haven-North kitchen staff by cooking and delivering 2,400 meals a day to the 67 residents at Veterans Haven and the 430 residents at the Hunterdon Development Center.

14 Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs FY 2021-2022

Background Paper: New Jersey National Guard Response to COVID-19 (Cont’d)

 New Jersey National Guard Pitches in at Home for Veterans – May 21, 2020. Thirty-one Citizen – Airmen with the New Jersey National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing helped at the Vineland Veterans Memorial Home by providing housekeeping, food service, health screening checkpoints, facility engineering , and life enrichment missions at the homes to help reduce the spread of the virus and provide care for the residents.

 New Jersey National Guard Supports Primary Election – July 7, 2020. In a State-active duty mission, approximately 120 New Jersey National Guardsmen worked at the polls to alleviate a shortage of poll workers due to the pandemic.

 177th Fighter Wing Ends New Jersey COVID-19 Response Mission – August 12, 2020. For four months, the Airmen set up and ran mobile testing sites and helped federal medical stations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Health, and the New Jersey National Guard. Airmen transported and distributed medical supplies, helped care for patients, supported the State’s Veteran Memorial Homes, and provided meals to Veteran Haven facilities.

 New Jersey National Guard Airmen Support Homes for Veterans – December 28, 2020. Ten New Jersey Air National Guard Airmen from the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing were activated and helped the Veterans Memorial Homes as the staff at the homes continued to battle COVID-19. The Airmen conducted testing for staff, ensuring the proper fitting of PPE, and assisted with life enrichment activities for residents.

National Guard COVID-19 Funding

On January 26, 2021 federal funding support of the National Guard’s state and territory coronavirus response was extended through September 2021, which includes FEMA reimbursements of 100 percent of pay, allowances and other expenses. Approximately $1.5 billion in federal funding for the support of the National Guard was provided by the CARES Act of 2020 through the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). According to the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs, the department received COVID- 19 related federal funding in three categories:

 FEMA reimbursements of $4,682,490.35. The $2,093,314 was spent during the fiscal year and was used to cover salary deficits within the department. The remaining $2,589,175 was expended after June 30, 2020 and was primarily used to offset expenses at the three Memorial (Nursing) Homes.  CRF funding of $6,347,221.05. $5,660,880 was used to cover salary deficits at the end of FY 2020. The remaining $686,000 was used towards expenses at the three homes, including $286,000 in food costs.  Public Health CRF reimbursements of $13,887,717 for direct-care salary costs at the department’s three Memorial Homes.

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