New Jersey S 882: Establishes program in DOLWD to address jobs lost due to automation.

Bill Text

S882 

SENATE, No. 882 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator MICHAEL L. TESTA, JR.

District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes program in DOLWD to address jobs lost due 
to automation.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act establishing a program to address job loss using 
workforce development funds and amending and supplementing P.L.1992, c.43.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 9 of P.L.1992, 
c.43 (C.34:15D-9) is amended to read as follows:

���� 9.��� a.�������� A restricted, 
nonlapsing, revolving Workforce Development Partnership Fund, to be managed and 
invested by the State Treasurer, is hereby established to: provide employment 
and training services to qualified displaced, disadvantaged and employed 
workers by means of training grants or customized training services; provide 
for the other costs indicated in subsection a. of section 4 of P.L.1992, c.43 
(C.34:15D-4); provide for the New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship 
Program as provided for in section 3 of P.L.2015, c.235 (C.34:15D-26); provide 
for the Talent Network Program as provided for in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.125 
(C.34:15D-29); and facilitate the provision of education and training to youth 
by means of grants provided by the Youth Transitions to Work Partnership 
pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1993, c.268 (C.34:15E-1 et al.).� All 
appropriations to the fund, all interest accumulated on balances in the fund 
and all cash received for the fund from any other source shall be used solely 
for the purposes specifically delineated by this act.

���� b.��� During any fiscal year 
beginning after June 30, 2001, of the total revenues dedicated to the program 
during any one fiscal year:

���� (1)�� 25% shall be deposited 
in an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved to provide 
employment and training services for qualified displaced workers, and through 
fiscal year 2023, not less than 10% of the revenues deposited in that account 
shall be reserved to provide employment and training services to qualified 
displaced workers in the pursuit of industry-valued credentials under the pilot 
program established pursuant to P.L.2019, c.252 (C.34:15D-30 et al.); and 
during any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2019, 0.5% shall be deposited 
in an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for an 
appropriated to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the 
Apprenticeship Start-Up Grant Program created pursuant to section 3 of 
P.L.2019, c.417 (C.34:15D-6.1);

���� (2)�� 6% shall be deposited in 
an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved to provide 
employment and training services for qualified disadvantaged workers, and 
through fiscal year 2023, not less than 10% of the revenues deposited in that account 
shall be reserved to provide employment and training services to qualified 
disadvantaged workers in the pursuit of industry-valued credentials under the 
pilot program established pursuant to P.L.2019, c.252 (C.34:15D-30 et al.);

���� (3)�� [37%] 35% 
prior to July 1, [2022] 2023, 
and [35%] 33% 
after June 30, [2022] 2023 
shall be deposited in an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund 
reserved for and appropriated to the Office of Customized Training;

���� (4)�� 5% prior to July 1, 
2022, and 7% after June 30, 2022 shall be deposited in an account of the 
Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for the Youth Transitions to 
Work Partnership created pursuant to P.L.1993, c.268 (C.34:15E-1 et seq.);

���� (5)�� 3% shall be deposited in 
an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for 
occupational safety and health training;

���� (6)�� 5% shall be deposited in 
an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for and 
appropriated to the Talent Network Program established pursuant to section 2 of 
P.L.2019, c.125 (C.34:15D-29);

���� (7)�� 3% shall be deposited in 
an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for the New 
Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program established pursuant to 
section 3 of P.L.2015, c.235 (C.34:15D-26);

���� (8)�� 10% shall be deposited 
in an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for 
administrative costs as defined in section 3 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-3);

���� (9)�� 0.5% shall be deposited 
in an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for the 
State Employment and Training Commission to design criteria and conduct an 
annual evaluation of the program; [and]

���� (10) 5% shall be deposited in 
an account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund to be used, at the 
discretion of the commissioner, for any of the purposes i