Bill > S2133

Introduced Session

This bill establishes a legislative internship program to allow members of the Legislature to employ interns, with the approval of the presiding officer of the member's House. The bill requires the legislative internship program to be open to any full-time or part-time student currently attending any accredited institution of higher education in undergraduate level and graduate level programs, with the exception of juris doctorate and PhD programs. The bill also requires students who are residents of New Jersey, or who are attending institutions of higher education located within New Jersey, to be granted priority over other applicants to the program. Additionally, the bill requires participants to complete one work period with a district office of a legislator. The work period will be established by each legislator prior to employing an intern. This bill also allows the legislator to elect to retain the participant for an additional work period if the participant agrees to continue their internship after completion of the program requirement. Additionally, this bill allows not more than $10,000 annually to be provided to each member of the Legislature for employing interns. Students selected to participate in the legislative internship will receive a stipend of $1,000 for every work period completed in the program. The stipend is prorated and paid bi-weekly or monthly, as determined by the legislator. This bill also appropriates $1,200,000 from the State General Fund to the New Jersey Legislature for the purposes of the legislative internship program.

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Carmen Amato (R)*,  Holly Schepisi (R)*,  Brian Stack (D), 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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