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NJ S2669
NJ S2669Establishes manufacturing machine and metal trade apprenticeship tax credit program.
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Introduced
02/12/2024
02/12/2024
In Committee
02/12/2024
02/12/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
The bill establishes a manufacturing machine and metal trade apprenticeship tax credit program under the gross income tax and corporation business tax. The purpose of the program is to encourage manufacturing employers to provide structured training to machine and metal trade apprentices to add more skilled workers to New Jersey's labor market. The bill gives manufacturing employers with qualified machine and metal trade apprenticeship programs the lesser of $7,500 per apprentice, or 50 percent of an apprentice's wages. To qualify for credit, an apprenticeship must employ an unskilled or semi-skilled person in machine tool or metal trades for no less than 1,500 hours in the tax year as part of a term of machine and metal trade training not exceeding four tax years. The machine and metal trade apprenticeship must involve wage progression, defined job training processes, course instruction, and completion resulting in designation as a skilled worker. The bill schedules the credits for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2016. The credits are nonrefundable.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a tax credit program for manufacturing employers in New Jersey to encourage the training of skilled workers in machine and metal trades, which are defined as metalworking occupations involving the use of machine tools to shape metal. Starting with tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, eligible employers can receive a credit against their gross income tax and corporation business tax. This credit is equal to half of the wages paid to a qualified apprentice, up to a maximum of $7,500 per apprentice per year. To qualify, an apprentice must be an unskilled or semi-skilled individual employed for at least 1,500 hours annually in a training program that lasts no more than four years and includes wage increases, structured training, and coursework leading to designation as a skilled worker. These credits are nonrefundable, meaning they can reduce a taxpayer's liability to a statutory minimum but will not result in a refund if the credit exceeds the tax owed.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee (on 02/12/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S2669 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3000/2669_I1.HTM |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S3000/2669_I1.HTM |
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