{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-14-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:14-2","heading":"Legislative findings and declarations","body":"The Legislature finds and declares:  that there is a wide disparity in the cost of welfare between counties despite the assumption of the major portion of  such costs by the Federal and State Governments;  that the county costs are  reflected in the real property taxes paid by the county residents;  that the  tax reform program enacted in 1976 is designed to relieve property tax burdens;   that, consistent with the objectives of that tax reform program, it is  altogether fitting and proper to establish a program to provide relief for local taxpayers by placing certain limitations on the per capita costs of county welfare.\nL.1981, c. 60, s. 2, eff. March 3, 1981.","path":["TITLE 44 POOR"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"e4c7497ea0618bb70a8c808ccf8749b3586bbe63c492166e58e127bb881d0f43","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-14-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-14-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}