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Bill Text

A2655 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2655 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Assemblyman AL BARLAS

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen S.Kean, Calabrese, Moen, Assemblywoman Murphy, 
Assemblymen Freiman, Inganamort and Assemblywoman Fantasia

SYNOPSIS

���� Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing 
Extension Program, Inc.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning the New Jersey Manufacturing 
Extension Program, Inc. and amending 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); support the activities of the New Jersey Manufacturing 
Extension Program, Inc. or an appropriate successor; 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: 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); 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.); 37% minus $1.5 
million shall be deposited in an account of the Workforce Development 
Partnership Fund reserved for and appropriated to the Office of Customized 
Training; 5% 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.); 3% shall be deposited in an 
account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for occupational 
safety and health training; 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); 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); 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); $1.5 million shall be deposited in an account of the Workforce 
Development Partnership Fund reserved to support the activities of the New 
Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. or an appropriate successor; 0.5% 
shall be deposited in an account of the Wor