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NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-12 - Definitions

34:15D-12. Definitions  1. For the purposes of sections 1 through 9 of this act: "Commissioner" is the Commissioner of Labor, or designee of the commissioner. "Department" means the New Jersey Department of Labor. "Employer" means any employer subject to R.S.43:21-1 et seq. "Fund" or "Workforce Development Partnership Fund" means the Workforce Development Partnership Fund created pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-9).  L.1992,c.44,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-13 - Employer and worker contributions

34:15D-13. Employer and worker contributions  2. Beginning on January 1, 1993, each worker shall contribute to the Workforce Development Partnership Fund an amount equal to 0.025% of the worker's wages as determined in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 regarding the worker's employment with an employer. Also beginning on January 1, 1993, each employer shall contribute to the Workforce Development Partnership Fund an amount equal to the amount that the employer's contribution to the Unemployment Compensation Fund is decreased pursuant to subparagraph (G) of paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of R.S.43:21-7. L.1992,c.44,s.2; amended 1995,c.422,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-14 - Transfer of funds to Workforce Development Partnership Fund

34:15D-14. Transfer of funds to Workforce Development Partnership Fund  3. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to requisition and withdraw on or after July 1, 1992 an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 from revenues received pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of R.S.43:21-7, at the discretion of the commissioner, from the State disability benefits fund established pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-46) and to deposit the sum in the Workforce Development Partnership Fund. No transfers may be made from the State disability benefits fund to the Workforce Development Partnership Fund at any time after one year following the effective date of this act. The amount transferred shall be repaid to the State disability benefits fund with interest at the rate earned by the investments made with moneys remaining in the State disability benefits fund. The repayment period shall not exceed three years and shall begin no later than January 1, 1994. For purposes of determining the balance in the State disability benefits fund as prescribed pursuant to subsubparagraph (1) of subparagraph (E) of paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of R.S.43:21-7, the amount of any outstanding advances to the Workforce Development Partnership Fund along with accrued interest shall be included therein.  L.1992,c.44,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-15 - Employer responsibilities for workers' contributions

34:15D-15. Employer responsibilities for workers' contributions  4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, each employer shall: withhold in trust the amount of all workers' contributions from their wages at the time wages are paid, show the deduction on the payroll records, furnish the evidence thereof and permit any inspection of the records as prescribed by the commissioner, and transmit all workers' contributions and other contributions due from the employer pursuant to this act to the department in a manner and at the times that the commissioner prescribes. Interest and any expense to the department of recovery may be assessed by the commissioner on payments not made within the prescribed due dates at the same rate as provided for pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of R.S.43:21-14. If any employer fails to deduct the contributions of any workers at the time their wages are paid, or fails to make a deduction therefor at the time wages are paid for the next succeeding payroll period, the employer shall be solely liable for those contributions.  L.1992,c.44,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-16 - Failure of employer to make report; deficiencies

34:15D-16. Failure of employer to make report; deficiencies  5. If an employer fails to make any report or permit any inspection required by the commissioner to implement the provisions of this act, an estimate shall be made regarding the liability of the employer from information available and the employer shall be assessed for any amount due, including the amount that was withheld or that should have been withheld from its employees for deposit into the fund. Also, if, after an examination of any report filed, a deficiency is discovered with respect to the taxable wages reported, the employer shall be assessed the amount of any determined deficiency. Additional remedies through the court may be established by the commissioner, including the charging of any expenses incurred by the department in recovering the assessment.  L.1992,c.44,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-17 - Refund to taxpayer

34:15D-17. Refund to taxpayer  6. a. If an employee receives wages from more than one employer during any calendar year, and the sum of the employee's contributions deposited in the Workforce Development Partnership Fund exceeds an amount equal to 0.025% of the wages determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 during the calendar year beginning January 1, 1993 or any subsequent calendar year, the employee shall be entitled to a refund of the excess if a claim establishing the employee's right to the refund is made within two years after the end of the respective calendar year in which the wages are received and are the subject of the claim. The commissioner shall refund any overpayment from the fund without interest. b. Any employee who is a taxpayer and entitled, pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this section, to a refund of contributions deducted during a tax year from his wages shall, in lieu of the refund, be entitled to a credit in the full amount thereof against the tax otherwise due on his New Jersey gross income for that tax year if he submits his claim for the credit and accompanies that claim with evidence of his right to the credit in the manner provided by regulation by the Director of the Division of Taxation. In any case in which the amount, or any portion thereof, of any credit allowed hereunder results in or increases an excess of income tax payment over income tax liability, the amount of the new or increased excess shall be considered an overpayment and shall be refunded to the taxpayer in the manner provided by subsection (a) of N.J.S.54A:9-7. L.1992,c.44,s.6; amended 1995,c.422,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-18 - Cancellation, refusal to honor checks

34:15D-18. Cancellation, refusal to honor checks  7. The State Treasurer, as treasurer and custodian of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund, is hereby authorized and directed to cancel of record and to refuse to honor checks issued against the fund which have not been presented for payment within six years from the date of issuance. Upon that cancellation, revenues held on deposit for payment of the checks shall be credited to the fund.  L.1992,c.44,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-19 - Schedule of fines

34:15D-19. Schedule of fines  8. A schedule of fines, no fine exceeding $1,000 for a single offense, shall be established by the commissioner for any of the following actions or omissions with respect to the collection of contributions or the use of moneys disbursed from the fund:  a. A false statement or misrepresentation made knowingly; b. Failure to disclose a material fact; c. Attempt to defraud; d. Willful failure or refusal to: withhold or transfer any contribution or other payment; furnish any report or information; or produce or permit the inspection or copying of records as required pursuant to this act; and  e. Willful violation of any provision of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this act.  The fines shall be recoverable in a civil action by the commissioner in the name of the State of New Jersey. In addition to penalties established for any person, employing unit, employer or entity, each shall be liable for each offense upon conviction before any court of competent jurisdiction at the discretion of the court. All fines shall be payable to the commissioner for deposit in the fund.  L.1992,c.44,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-20 - Rules, regulations

34:15D-20. Rules, regulations  9. The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act, including any requirements regarding the keeping and reporting of records and any sanctions against false statement, misrepresentation, willful violations or fraud.  L.1992,c.44,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-21.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-21.1 - Short title.

34:15D-21.1 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Basic Skills Training Program for Economic Growth Act." L.2009, c.199, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-21.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-21.2 - Findings, declarations relative to the basic skills training program.

34:15D-21.2 Findings, declarations relative to the basic skills training program.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A skilled workforce is one of the most critical issues to New Jersey businesses and the State's economic competitiveness, and, unfortunately, the basic computer, mathematics, communications and English skills of many New Jersey workers is less than what employers require for success; b. In 2007, a public-private partnership formed between the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development, and the New Jersey Business and Industry Association to provide basic skills training with more flexibility to businesses throughout the State by means of a grant from the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills; c. During the first two years of this training program, 750 employers sent almost 10,000 enrollees to be trained, significantly more than any other single New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development grant program; d. This program was successful in reaching so many more workers and businesses because of its flexibility, in not requiring employers to complete any paperwork or financial disclosure, not charging them for the training, other than requiring that they pay their employees while they are trained, and not requiring every class to have a minimum of ten employees from a single employer; e. Credit for this flexibility and the program's success should be given to Governor Jon S. Corzine, Commissioner David J. Socolow and the grant staff at the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, because they understood that the focus of this grant should be on training as many workers as possible and not on fitting within previous grant structures and traditions, and without them, 750 businesses would not have been helped and 10,000 enrollees would not have been trained; f. This program has been positive for all those involved: the employees receiving portable training and skills; the employers improving their workforce; the community colleges being optimally utilized to provide the most effective and efficient method of training; and the State positively contributing to workers, businesses and economic development with no new costs; and g. Legislation is needed to ensure that the success of this program and the flexibilities afforded it by the Governor and commissioner are made permanent in the statutes. L.2009, c.199, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-21.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-21.3 - Findings, declarations relative to certain county college certificate programs.

34:15D-21.3 Findings, declarations relative to certain county college certificate programs.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A skilled workforce is one of the most critical issues facing New Jersey employers and the availability of appropriately trained workers directly impacts the State's ability to compete nationally and internationally; b. While the State of New Jersey, through the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, has initiated many programs to link business and industry with employees, there remain areas of the State that are the home to particular industries that lack the skilled workforce necessary to fill available employment positions; c. It has become increasingly apparent that an increased focus is needed on training individuals for the "right" jobs as opposed to training individuals for "a" job; d. Increased attention needs to be paid and efforts made to connect individual employers and groups of employers to appropriate educational institutions so that curriculum may be developed that is exactly in line with the needs of these employers and directed to individuals who may have the greatest chance of program and employment success; and e. County colleges already have a long history of partnering with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and local Workforce Investment Boards to design training programs for dislocated workers, but these efforts can be further refined and more explicitly targeted to develop certificate programs in which regional employers have a vested interest through their role in program development and program candidate review that will allow them to grow their business by immediately hiring appropriately trained individuals. L.2019, c.228, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-21.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-21.4 - Development of certificate programs to connect regional employers to county colleges.

34:15D-21.4 Development of certificate programs to connect regional employers to county colleges.  2. a. The New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development shall consult with each county college in the State to foster the development of certificate programs that connect regional employers to the county colleges in the collaborative development of programs that meet the unique needs of the employer and are directly connected to the knowledge and skills required by the employer. The certificate programs established by a county college shall be directly targeted to business and industry located in the region that have an identified and immediate need to hire employees with education and skills that are not being addressed through available training and educational opportunities. b. (1) Under a certificate program, the employer shall develop the curriculum to ensure that it is directly aligned to the needs of the employer. The employer shall consult with appropriate faculty at the county college for assistance in the curriculum development and to receive faculty input and feedback to ensure the alignment of the curriculum.  (2) The employer may prescreen candidates prior to enrollment in the certificate program to ensure that the candidate demonstrates the aptitudes, abilities, and qualities sought by the employer. (3) The county college shall provide the faculty for the certificate program and shall make college facilities available for the program. Upon agreement with an employer, certificate program classes may be provided on-site at the employer's business location. (4) An employer may hire an individual enrolled in a certificate program prior to completion of the program with continued employment dependent upon successful completion. The county college shall issue a certificate to each individual who successfully completes the program to indicate that the individual has acquired the requisite knowledge and skills for employment in the identified field or occupation. (5) An employer who participates in the development of the certificate program shall make a commitment to interview all graduates of the program for employment positions that are available at the time of the participant's completion of the program. L.2019, c.228, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-22 - Contributions to fund.

34:15D-22 Contributions to fund.  2. Beginning on January 1, 2002, each worker shall contribute to the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills an amount equal to 0.0175% of the worker's wages as determined in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 regarding the worker's employment with an employer. Beginning on July 1, 2001, each employer shall contribute to the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills an amount equal to the amount that the employer's contribution is decreased pursuant to subparagraph (J) of paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of R.S.43:21-7. L.2001,c.152,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-23 - Refund of excess employee contributions.

34:15D-23 Refund of excess employee contributions.  3. If an employee receives wages from more than one employer during any calendar year, and the sum of the employee's contributions deposited in the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills exceeds an amount equal to 0.0175% of the wages determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 during the calendar year beginning January 1, 2002 or any subsequent calendar year, the employee shall be entitled to a refund of the excess if a claim establishing the employee's right to the refund is made within two years after the end of the respective calendar year in which the wages are received and are the subject of the claim. The commissioner shall refund any overpayment from the fund without interest. Any employee who is a taxpayer and entitled, pursuant to the provisions of this section, to a refund of contributions deducted during a tax year from his wages shall, in lieu of the refund, be entitled to a credit in the full amount thereof against the tax otherwise due on his New Jersey gross income for that tax year if he submits his claim for the credit and accompanies that claim with evidence of his right to the credit in the manner provided by regulation by the Director of the Division of Taxation. In any case in which the amount, or any portion thereof, of any credit allowed hereunder results in or increases an excess of income tax payment over income tax liability, the amount of the new or increased excess shall be considered an overpayment and shall be refunded to the taxpayer in the manner provided by subsection (a) of N.J.S.54A:9-7. L.2001,c.152,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-25 - Findings, declarations relative to workforce development funds.

34:15D-25 Findings, declarations relative to workforce development funds.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that:  a. New Jersey, the headquarters of many of the leaders in the field of industrial research and development, has a long, successful history of innovation in the technology field. b. New Jersey is the birthplace of such varied technology and inventions as: the quadruplex telegraph in 1874; the phonograph in 1877; the "band aid" in 1920; air conditioning in 1921; the first long distance television transmission in 1927; condensed soup in 1939; the first commercial mobile telephone service in 1947; tetracycline in 1952; the solar cell battery in 1954; bubble wrap and the laser in 1957; vaccines to prevent the mumps and the measles in 1963; the UNIX operating system in 1969; and the digital signal processor chip in 1980.  c. Some of the most important inventors and technology companies in the world call New Jersey home. These companies, working in concert with universities, business partners and scientists, are part of the innovation ecosystem that consumers in the State, nation and around the world depend on and need to drive the economy.  d. An innovation ecosystem is an environment in which the persons who have the knowledge, ideas and actions are connected by institutional entities, such as universities, business firms, research institutes, state and local governments, and policy makers, to the materials and capital needed to spur development, inventions and economic growth. e. It is essential that New Jersey acts to fertilize, maintain and grow an innovation ecosystem that allows technological ideas to flourish in New Jersey, and to expand upon the already rich environment for the development of technology in the State.  f. By directing workforce development funds toward the establishment of technological seed growth in New Jersey, the State will assist in the growth of the type of innovation ecosystem that has created such groundbreaking technology in the past. g. Legislation is needed to dedicate workforce development funds to create a grants-funded fellowship program to support technology research and innovation throughout the State.  L.2015, c.235, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15D-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15D-26 - New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program.

34:15D-26 New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program.  3. a. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, shall establish the New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program. b. The New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program shall be funded through the funds reserved for that program from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1992, c. 43 (C.34:15D-9). The funds shall be distributed by the department as follows:  (1) The department shall work in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to fund, no less than, 20 fellowships, administered by the department, which focus on information technology research and innovation. The fellowships may be provided to entities, of which at least eight shall be large businesses, employing more than 25 people and eight shall be small businesses, employing from two to 24 people. The remainder of the fellowships may be authorized according to the discretion of the department.  (2) The fellowships shall be issued for two to three years each and shall be used primarily for research and innovation; not capital purchases.  c. The department, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, shall promulgate rules and regulations providing for the establishment, administration and evaluation of the New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program. d. The department, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, shall conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program to spur growth in the information technology research fields no later than five years after the approval of the first fellowship. L.2015, c.235, s.3.