The third week in October of each year is designated as “New Jersey Careers in Utilities Week” in New Jersey to recognize the State’s investor-owned public utility workforce and the various employment opportunities public utilities offer to thousands of hard working men and women contributing to the welfare and prosperity of this State. Signed by […]
education legislative success
Increase the Reporting Requirements on NJ Higher Education Institutions A2563 (Jasey, Singleton, Wimberly)
This bill requires an institution of higher education and a proprietary degree-granting institution to annually provide the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) with detailed information on the graduation rates of State tuition aid grant recipients. In the case of a county college, the college must also provide HESAA with the transfer rates of the […]
Improving Vocation Training for Inmates S-2787 (Sweeney, Singleton, Burzichelli)
NJBIA, along with others, will be evaluating and improving how the New Jersey Department of Corrections provides career and technical education to inmates through a Vocational Training Pilot Program. Inmates chosen to participate in this pilot program will receive supplemental classes in trades, computer literacy courses and courses for earning a high school diploma. Signed by […]
Requires Department of Education Website to Link to Department of Treasury’s Online List of Vendors S-2992 (Ruiz, Turner, Diegnan, Jasey)
Requires the Department of Education website to provide a link to the Department of Treasury’s website where a list is maintained of all third-party individuals and vendors employed or retained for work associated with State educational assessments. This includes contractors, subcontractors, advisers or consultants retained for the administration, evaluation, social media monitoring for security breaches, […]
Requires State Employment and Training Commission to Prepare Annual Report on State Workforce A-3019 (Singleton, Conaway, Andrzejczak, Mazzeo, Riley, Garcia, Mosquera, Van Drew, Beach)
Legislation was signed to codify the State Employment and Training Commission’s (SETC) annual reporting of the state’s workforce needs. The commission, which NJBIA serves on, will continue to share information on the demand for various kinds of trained workers across all industry sectors, the number of individuals receiving the credentials necessary to meet the demand, […]