Notwithstanding the provision of any other law, the maintenance of a clothing warehouse and distribution center for the distribution of clothing to children in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, shall be discontinued and in lieu thereof the division shall increase the monthly allowance payable to any resource family parent caring for any of the children in a sufficient amount to enable the resource family parent to purchase the necessary clothing items required by the children from the local merchants of the locality wherein the resource family parent resides.
N.J.S. § 30:4C-27.2