New Jersey Statutes Title 44. Poor 44 § 10-5.8

a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall prepare an electronic benefit distribution system implementation plan, in consultation with the county welfare agencies in Camden, Hudson and Essex counties, on or before October 1, 1991. The plan shall include an estimate of the costs to participating counties and a determination of the feasibility of staggering payment schedules with no less than four working days between payment dates.

b. The commissioner shall report to the Legislature and the Governor by October 1, 1991 on the plan to implement the electronic benefit distribution system and shall report quarterly thereafter for two years to the Legislative Joint Budget Oversight Committee on the implementation of the plan.