SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 172

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 5, 2025

      The Senate Labor Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 172.

      As amended, this bill establishes a permissive program wherein an employer that provides full paid leave for employees, for up to two full work days, to take time needed by the employee in connection with a child of the employee to attend a school-related conference, meeting, function or other event, will be entitled to a tax credit for the amount of wages paid to an employee for the use of the leave.

      This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2024-2025 session pending technical review.  As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to:

      (1)  remove references to family leave and clarify that the benefit is a paid leave;

      (2)  clarify that employees are not required to exhaust any other available leave before using the leave provided under the bill; and

      (3)  make technical updates.