Word comes from the League of Municipalities that our esteemed governor proposes diverting (AKA “taking”) all but 9% of the reserve funding for EMT training and putting it back into the general budget.
Of the $4,400,000 in the fund, only $400,000 will remain. According to the NJLoM:
A $400,000 balance in the EMT Training Fund is inadequate to meet the annual training needs of the Volunteer EMTs of this State and will result in severe cut-backs of state-paid EMT training for New Jersey’s EMS Volunteer Community.
The EMT Training Fund is not supported through the use of any tax money, but rather is supported by a $0.50 surcharge on each fine, penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the State of New Jersey for motor vehicle or traffic violations.
