STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblywoman DAWN FANTASIA
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Moen and Inganamort
SYNOPSIS
Provides secondary classroom experience credit towards meeting requirements of classroom training portion of registered apprenticeship.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning apprenticeship training and supplementing P.L.1993, c.268 (C.34:15E-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. For each school-to-apprenticeship linkage program established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1993, c.268 (C.34:15E-6), the partners participating in the consortium shall consult and gain approval from the United States Department of Labor before making agreements which provide that secondary classroom experience may count as credit toward meeting the requirements of the classroom training portion of a registered apprenticeship.
b. Except as prohibited by State or federal law, for each apprenticeship program established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1993, c.268 (C.34:15E-5), the partners participating in the consortium shall consult and gain approval from the United States Department of Labor before making agreements which provide that secondary classroom experience may count as credit toward meeting the requirements of the classroom training portion of a registered apprenticeship.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that partners participating in a consortium applying for a grant under the "Youth Transitions to Work Partnership Act," P.L.1993, c.268 (C.34”15E-1 et seq.), are required to consult and gain approval from the United States Department of Labor before making agreements which provide that secondary classroom experience may count as credit toward meeting the requirements of the classroom training portion of a registered apprenticeship. This requirement applies to any school-to-apprenticeship linkage program or apprenticeship program established under the grant.