ASSEMBLY, No. 5183
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED JANUARY 14, 2025
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman MITCHELLE DRULIS
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV
District 31 (Hudson)
Senator ANDREW ZWICKER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Miller, Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblymen Freiman, Karabinchak and Moen
SYNOPSIS
Directs DOLWD to develop and maintain industry-valued credential list.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended on January 12, 2026 by the General Assembly pursuant to the Governor's recommendations.
An Act concerning industry-valued credentials and supplementing P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-1 et al.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development 1[shall] may1 develop and maintain a list of industry-valued credentials identifying the specific credentials offered in this State in which employers are most interested, based on analysis of State labor market data and feedback from employers in the State. The industry-valued credential list 1[shall] may1 be updated annually and made available as a list and as a downloadable document on the Internet website of the department.
b. The department 1[shall] may1 adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act.
2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day after enactment except that the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.