SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2881

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 12, 2025

     The Senate Education Committee favorably reports Senate Bill No. 2881 with committee amendments.

     As amended, this bill authorizes a school district with an automotive program to enter into a partnership with one or more private entities to develop and establish an electric vehicle certification program.  Under the program, the school district is to identify needed skills, develop training programs, and train students for careers in one or more electric vehicle-related fields including automotive technology, engineering and design, and maintenance and repair.  The amended bill requires the school district to issue an electric vehicle certification to each person who successfully completes the training program.

     The amended bill provides that a school district may review national standards established by various industries, and consult with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, in developing an electric vehicle certification program.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill expand the provisions of the bill to include school districts in the State. Previously, the provisions of the bill only applied to county vocational school districts.