Bill > A1255

Introduced Session

This bill will dedicate workforce development funds for a New Jersey Automation Job Loss Prevention Program in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The program will be designed by the department in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. The program will fund job training and career development programs, administered by the department, which focus on connecting employers located throughout the State with workers whose jobs have been lost or are endangered by automation as identified pursuant to the bill. The job training and career development programs will be hosted by employers at any place of business located in this State or at an institution of higher education located in this State and shall focus on career development as well as any specialized training that prepares at risk employees or those who have lost jobs for immediate employment with a host employer upon completion of a job training and career development program. The programs funded by the bill will provide employers the ability to train workers at no cost to the employer. The job training and career development programs funded pursuant to the bill are to connect participants with, and provide at least partial funding for, wrap around services to encourage participation in the programs. The wrap around services include, but are not limited to, transportation, child care, mental health services, and training on personal finance. The bill requires the department to identify jobs that have been or are in danger of being lost due to an increase in automation in that industry, and provide that information to the program. The bill also requires the department to conduct an evaluation of the program five years after approval of the first job training and career development program to determine the effectiveness of the program overall.

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Alex Sauickie (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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