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NJ Rev Stat § 34:15B-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15B-39 - Eligibility for employment, training services.

34:15B-39 Eligibility for employment, training services.  5. An otherwise qualified individual shall not be denied employment and training services or other workforce investment services included in the Employability Development Plan developed for the individual pursuant to section 4 of this act for any of the following reasons: the services include remedial instruction needed by the individual to advance in the individual's current employment or occupation or to succeed in the occupational component of the training; the qualified displaced worker or other individual has identifiable occupational skills but the training services are needed to enable the individual to develop skills necessary to attain at least the level of self-sufficiency; the training is part of a program under which the individual may obtain a college degree enhancing the individual's marketable skills and earning power; the individual has previously received a training grant; the length of the training period under the program; or the lack of a prior guarantee of employment upon completion of the training, except for on the job training. This section shall not be construed as requiring that federal job training funds be used to pay for employment and training services or other workforce investment services for which other assistance, such as State or federal student financial aid, is provided. L.1992,c.48,s.5; amended 2001, c.152, s.7; 2005, c.354, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15B-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15B-41 - Short title.

34:15B-41 Short title.  2. Sections 2 through 7 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-41 to C.34:15B-46) shall be known and may be cited as the "Sign Fabrication Safety Quality Assurance Act." L.2019, c.84, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15B-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15B-42 - Findings, declarations relative to precautions in sign fabrication.

34:15B-42 Findings, declarations relative to precautions in sign fabrication.  3. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The general public is subject to serious safety risks when manufacturers and other facilities engaged in the fabrication of signs for governmental, commercial or other applications produce deficient, defective or otherwise unsafe signs. b. Research from both government and industry sources reflects the widespread recognition that registered apprenticeship programs are an extremely effective mechanism for ensuring the development of a workforce that is properly trained and appropriately equipped with necessary skills and safety knowledge in their applicable craft. c. The threat to public safety for the use of inferior or defective fabricated signs can be lessened by requiring that manufacturers of these products adhere to great safety and quality control requirements and ensure their manual workforce receives proper skill and safety training. L.2019, c.84, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15B-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15B-43 - Definitions relative to precautions in sign fabrication.

34:15B-43 Definitions relative to precautions in sign fabrication.  4. As used in sections 2 through 7 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-41 to C.34:15B-46): "Approved skill training program" means a sheet metal apprenticeship training program that is registered with the federal or a state government and provides both apprenticeship training and training to upgrade skills of journey persons in the skills of the sheet metal industry, including those relating to sign fabrication. "Fabricated sign" means a sign, including a sign for government or public use, that exceeds 50 pounds in weight or 25 square feet in area, or exceeds 50 pounds in weight and is elevated or designed to be elevated 25 feet or more. "Sign fabricator" means a manufacturer or other entity that produces fabricated signs. L.2019, c.84, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15B-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15B-44 - Requirements for manufacture of fabricated signs; exceptions.

34:15B-44 Requirements for manufacture of fabricated signs; exceptions.  5. a. A person who manufactures any fabricated sign in New Jersey shall: (1) provide an approved skill training program for employees who perform manual labor in connection with the production of fabricated signs; and  (2) maintain adequate quality control procedures to ensure that all fabricated signs it manufactures, distributes or sells comply with the manufacturing and engineering specifications required by, or incorporated into, any contractual agreement executed with another party. b. A person who manufactures, distributes or sells a fabricated sign in New Jersey after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-41 et al.), shall affix to the sign a safety and quality assurance seal from the sign fabricator which certifies that the sign fabricator is in compliance with the requirements of subsection a. of this section.  c. The training requirements specified in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section shall not apply to a sign fabricator that employs five or fewer individuals who perform manual labor in sign manufacturing. L.2019, c.84, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15B-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15B-45 - Violations, unlawful practice; civil penalty.

34:15B-45 Violations, unlawful practice; civil penalty.  6. a. It shall be unlawful for a person to manufacture, distribute, sell, or use a fabricated sign in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44).  b. In addition to any other penalties provided by law : (1) a person who manufactures, distributes, sells, or uses a fabricated sign in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44) shall be subject to a civil penalty of 25 percent of the value of the contract for the sign, but not less than $5,000 for a first offense and not less than $10,000 for any subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this paragraph; (2) a person who manufactures, distributes, sells, or uses a fabricated sign erected or maintained pursuant to P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.) in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.), including revocation of a license or permit pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-13) and removal of a sign pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-15). (3) a person who manufactures a fabricated sign erected or maintained pursuant to P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.) in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44) shall be liable for the cost to make all necessary adjustments or corrections to ensure the sign is not in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44) to any party who incurs that cost. L.2019, c.84, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15B-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15B-46 - Severability.

34:15B-46 Severability.  7. The provisions of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-41 et al.) shall be severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional, the decision of the court shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-41 et al.). L.2019, c.84, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-2 - State Employment and Training Commission; created

34:15C-2. State Employment and Training Commission; created  There is created in the Executive Branch of the State Government a commission which shall be known as the State Employment and Training Commission. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the commission is allocated within the Department of Labor, but notwithstanding this allocation, the commission shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by any board or officer thereof.  L.1989, c.293, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-4 - Appointment of executive director; duties

34:15C-4. Appointment of executive director; duties  The commission shall appoint an executive director. The executive director shall report to the chairperson of the commission and be responsible for administering the daily operations of the commission, and may appoint not more than four administrators. The executive director and the administrators shall serve in the State unclassified service. The commission may also hire and employ, pursuant to Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, other professional, technical, and clerical staff as may be necessary to perform the functions assigned to the commission. The commission may call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any other units of State government as it may require and as may be available to it for that purpose.  L.1989, c.293, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-5 - Purpose of commission.

34:15C-5 Purpose of commission.  8. The purpose of the commission shall be to develop and assist in the implementation of a State workforce investment policy with the goal of creating a coherent, integrated system of workforce investment programs and services which, in concert with the efforts of the private sector, will provide each citizen of the State with equal access to the learning opportunities needed to attain and maintain high levels of productivity and earning power. The principal emphasis of the workforce investment policy shall be developing a strategy to fill significant gaps in New Jersey's workforce investment efforts, with special attention to finding ways to mobilize and channel public and private resources to individuals who would otherwise be denied access to the training and education they need to make their fullest contribution to the economic well being of the State. To the extent practicable, the strategy shall emphasize types of training and education which foster the communication and critical thinking skills in workers and job seekers which will be of greatest benefit for long term career advancement. L.1989,c.293,s.8; amended 2005, c.354, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-6.1 - Report evaluating, projecting State's workforce needs.

34:15C-6.1 Report evaluating, projecting State's workforce needs.  1. The commission shall, at least annually, prepare a report that evaluates and projects the State's workforce needs. a. The report, at a minimum, shall include information that describes the following: (1) the demand for various kinds of trained workers across all industry sectors or categories of occupations; (2) the number of individuals receiving the credentials necessary to meet the demand for workers as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection; (3) the absence or shortages of workforce training and educational programs available for individuals to receive the necessary credentials to meet the demand described in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and (4) the public or private institutions or organizations that are capable of addressing the absence or shortages of training and educational programs, as described in paragraph (3) of this subsection, through the expansion of existing programs or the creation of new programs. b. The commission shall encourage the use of the report by public and private institutions and organizations to evaluate, develop, and plan new and existing workforce training and educational programs. c. The commission shall avail itself of the resources and data of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education in order to create the report. d. The commission shall submit the report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), and shall make the report available to the public by posting it on the commission's official website. L.2015, c.280, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-8 - Establishment of performance standards for evaluating workforce investment system.

34:15C-8 Establishment of performance standards for evaluating workforce investment system.  11. a. The commission shall establish quantifiable performance standards for evaluating the workforce investment system, and guidelines for procedures to encourage and enforce compliance with those standards. The commission shall establish the standards and procedures in conjunction with any department or commission which funds or administers workforce investment programs. The standards shall be designed to measure the success of the system in assisting the individuals it serves to attain and maintain high levels of productivity and earning power, through preparation for employment in occupations with significant opportunities for career advancement. The standards shall take into account the specific needs and characteristics of the target populations. b. Each workforce investment program, including any program funded or established pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-220 (29 U.S.C. s. 2901 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998, Pub.L.105-332 (20 U.S.C. s.2301 et seq.), or the State Workforce Development Partnership Program, P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-1 et seq.), is hereby deemed to be subject to the performance standards and guidelines established pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The performance standards for the program shall be based on factors including, but not limited to: (1) The percentage of trainees who are placed, following completion of the program, in employment in the occupation for which they are trained or who are enrolled for further education or training, if those enrollments are a goal of the program; (2) The success of the program in sustaining or increasing the trainees' levels of earnings, based on the wage levels upon placement in employment, and the trainees' retention in employment; and (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2005, c.354.) (4) The success of the program in facilitating the remedial instruction which the program is required to make available to trainees under standards established pursuant to section 14 of this act. In establishing performance standards, the commission shall not use criteria which may adversely affect the assessment of a program because of any emphasis the program may have on long-term occupational training and instruction. The commission shall establish dates by which each department administering workforce investment programs shall adopt the standards and guidelines for use in the planning, budgeting and administration of those programs. The standards shall apply to a program which is State or federally funded except to the extent that application of the standards would prevent the program from receiving the federal funding. L.1989,c.293,s.11; amended 2005, c.354, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-10 - Commission shall establish requirements for each workforce investment program.

34:15C-10 Commission shall establish requirements for each workforce investment program.  13. The commission shall establish such requirements as it deems appropriate for each workforce investment program to utilize the comprehensive occupational information compiled and disseminated by the Center for Occupational Employment Information established pursuant to section 27 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-86) and other information developed cooperatively by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the commission for program planning and individual career decision-making. L.1989,c.293,s.13; amended 2005, c.354, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-10.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-10.3 - Definitions.

34:15C-10.3 Definitions.  14. As used in sections 14 through 20 of P.L.2021, c.27 (C.34:15C-10.3 through C.34:15C-10.9): "Closure" means the cessation of operations by a private career school. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. "Disorderly closure" means a closure that does not meet the requirements of P.L.2021, c.27 (C.18A:3B-90 et al.). "Eligible transfer institution" means a private career school that has been approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2021, c.27 (C.34:15C-10.6). "Institutional debt" means: (1) the amount outstanding on any credit, including unpaid charges, extended by or on behalf of a private career school that a student is obligated to repay, whether the amount has been reduced to a judgment or the school classifies it as a loan; or (2) a nonfederal loan or debt agreement that is issued expressly for postsecondary education expenses and that is guaranteed by a private career school or a private educational lender that is affiliated with a private career school. "Institutional financial aid agreement" means any contract, promissory note, part of an enrollment agreement, or other agreement in which a student agrees to pay an institutional debt. "Orderly closure" means a closure that meets the requirements of P.L.2021, c.27 (C.18A:3B-90 et al.). "Private career school" means a privately owned and privately operated postsecondary school, other than an institution of higher education or proprietary institution licensed to offer academic degrees, that furnishes or offers to furnish programs, whether or not requiring a payment of tuition or fee, for the purpose of training, retraining, or upgrading individuals for gainful employment as workers in recognized or emerging occupations. "Student" means an individual enrolled at a private career school in New Jersey, or a New Jersey resident enrolled at a private career school located outside of this State. "Teach-out agreement" means a written agreement between schools that provides for the equitable treatment of students and a reasonable opportunity for students to complete their program of study if a school, or a school location that provides 100 percent of at least one program offered, ceases to operate before all enrolled students have completed their program of study. "Teach-out plan" means a written plan developed by the school that provides for the equitable treatment of students if a school, or a school location, ceases to operate before all students have completed their program of study, and may include, if required by the school's accrediting agency, a teach-out agreement between schools. L.2021, c.27, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-10.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-10.4 - Applicability.

34:15C-10.4 Applicability.  15. a. Sections 14 through 20 of P.L.2021, c.27 (C.34:15C-10.3 through C.34:15C-10.9) shall apply to a private career school that operates in this State. b. A private career school shall provide the commissioner a teach-out plan that addresses a potential closure of the school. The teach-out plan shall be updated as required by the commissioner. c. A teach-out plan shall include any information required by the commissioner and shall state that: (1) the school shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that any closure of a school complies with the requirements of P.L.2021, c.27 (C.18A:3B-90 et al.); (2) the chief executive officer and the members of the governing body of the school were not in an executive position or a member of a governing body of a school in which a disorderly closure occurred; and (3) any institutional financial aid agreement offered to a student shall contain language stating that, in the event of a disorderly closure, the institutional debt shall be void and shall not be recovered, collected, or enforced. d. The commissioner shall seek an injunction or other judicial remedy against a private career school that fails to comply with the requirements of this section, including requiring the school to refund all tuition and fees paid by any student. L.2021, c.27, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-10 - Private career school entrance into school-to-school teach-out agreement.

34:15C-10. Private career school entrance into school-to-school teach-out agreement.  16. a. A private career school shall enter into a school-to-school teach-out agreement at least 120 days prior to the cessation of school operations. b. In order to satisfy the requirements of this section, a school-to-school teach-out agreement shall: (1) be arranged by the closing private career school; (2) be agreed to by an eligible transfer institution, the closing private career school, and the commissioner; and (3) unless waived for good cause by the commissioner, specify that the eligible transfer institution shall: (a) be located within a reasonable distance of the closing school, if the closing school has a physical presence in the State; (b) accept the transfer of all completed credits from students affected by the closure; and (c) allow a student affected by the closure to complete the student's program with substantially the same number of credit hours as was required by the closing school; and (4) not charge a student tuition or fees in excess of the lesser of: (a) the remaining amount that a student affected by the closure would have paid to the closing school to complete the program; or (b) the transfer institution's applicable tuition and fees; and (5) specify that, on request by a student affected by the closure, the closing school shall provide a complete academic record and an official transcript to the student at no cost to the student. L.2021, c.27, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15C-10.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15C-10.6 - Approval of private career school to act as eligible transfer institution.

34:15C-10.6 Approval of private career school to act as eligible transfer institution.  17. a. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall approve a private career school to act as an eligible transfer institution if the school: (1) is in good standing with its accreditor and, if applicable, its licensing body; (2) if applicable, has not been sanctioned by the United States Department of Education due to having a high cohort loan default rate; (3) has not been placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring Payment Method Level 2 by the United States Department of Education; (4) within the previous five years, has not entered into any settlement agreements related to a consumer protection law with a law enforcement agency, or had any judgments related to a consumer protection law entered against it in favor of a law enforcement agency; and (5) meets the requirements provided in section 16 of P.L.2021, c.27 (C.34:15C-10.5), and any additional standards provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section. b. The commissioner may establish additional standards on a case-by-case basis for approving an eligible transfer institution. L.2021, c.27, s.17.