SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM & HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2961

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 17, 2024

      The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 2961.

      As amended by the committee, this bill establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed through a public works contract.

     Any contractor submitting a bid for a contract which is paid for in whole or in part out of the funds of a public body in this State will certify that each employee completing work established in the contract meets at least one of the following qualifications: (1) has earned a high school or a General Educational Development (GED) diploma; (2) is currently enrolled in an apprenticeship program that is equivalent to the apprenticeship standards of the building and construction trade union that is specific to their craft; or (3) has completed four years of documented work as a tradesperson that can be verified by their tax filings.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The amendments make a technical correction to update the bill to the current law statute.