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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL WORKFORCE FUND FOR BASIC SKILLS › Section 12:23-9.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to set forth the rules for the allotment of funds reserved pursuant to section 1 of P.L. 2001, c. 152 to enable eligible individuals who are lacking in basic skills to acquire the basic skills necessary to enhance their employability and competitiveness in the workplace, to enable individuals to prepare for further training, and to provide employers with workers who possess basic literacy and work-readiness skills necessary to effectively carry out employment requirements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL WORKFORCE FUND FOR BASIC SKILLS › Section 12:23-9.2 - Basic skills programs to be included in State and Local Plans

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Basic skills programs established under this subchapter shall be consistent with the Strategic Five-Year Unified State Plan for New Jersey's Workforce Investment System. Grants to Workforce Investment Boards for basic skills training shall be consistent with, and included in, the Local Strategic Five-Year Workforce Investment Plan as required by the State Employment and Training Commission. The comprehensive local plan shall include all components included in this subchapter as well as other adult literacy funds. The Plan will be used as the basis for allocation of funds for local basic skills programs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL WORKFORCE FUND FOR BASIC SKILLS › Section 12:23-9.3 - Funding

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All moneys received by the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills pursuant to section 1 of P.L. 2001, c. 152 shall be allocated by the Commissioner, and deposited in an account to be reserved for the following purposes:
1. To support basic skills training delivered at the basic skills resource centers located in the One-Stop Career Center System. The recipient of the funds provided under this subsection shall be the Department.
i. One-Stop Career Center staff funded under (a)1 above must be merit system employees;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL WORKFORCE FUND FOR BASIC SKILLS › Section 12:23-9.4 - Counseling, assessment and employability development planning

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Basic skills training shall be provided consistent with the Employability Development Plans developed with the individual.
1. For customized training purposes, the assessment may be conducted by the employer or training provider.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL WORKFORCE FUND FOR BASIC SKILLS › Section 12:23-9.5 - Coordination and consultation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In carrying out programs under this subchapter, Workforce Investment Boards and recipients shall coordinate and consult with State and local agencies and organizations that provide services to eligible individuals who are deficient in basic skills for the following purposes:
1. The recruitment of individuals who need basic skills training to become employable;
2. Identifying those eligible individuals who need remedial education to enable those individuals to develop skills necessary to attain at least the level of self-sufficiency;
3. Sharing the costs of training and services to be provided; and
4. Developing a plan of service for the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills which provides for the full utilization of available resources.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL WORKFORCE FUND FOR BASIC SKILLS › Section 12:23-9.6 - Basic skills funds are to supplement existing resources

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Funds provided under this subchapter shall only be used for activities that are in addition to those activities that would otherwise be available in the absence of the funds provided under this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL WORKFORCE FUND FOR BASIC SKILLS › Section 12:23-9.7 - Monitoring and oversight

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development will monitor the overall effectiveness of the basic skills training provided under this subchapter to assess the programmatic, management and financial performance of recipients and grantees. The Department will consider the past performance of a recipient or grantee in evaluating application(s) for funding in subsequent years.
(b) The Workforce Investment Board will monitor the effectiveness of the basic skills training provided under 12:23-9.3(b)  to assess programmatic, management and financial performance of grants awarded by the Commissioner. The Workforce Investment Board will consider the past performance of a recipient or grantee in evaluating application(s) for funding in subsequent years.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL WORKFORCE FUND FOR BASIC SKILLS › Section 12:23-9.8 - Limitations on administrative costs for service providers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Not more than 10 percent of the monies received by any service provider pursuant to this subchapter shall be expended on the costs of administration. Such costs of administration do not include the costs of the direct provision of training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL WORKFORCE FUND FOR BASIC SKILLS › Section 12:23-9.9 - Prohibition on use of funds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Supplemental Workforce Funds for Basic Skills shall not be spent on construction or purchase of facilities.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 10 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND PERFORMANCE › Section 12:23-10.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to set forth rules for collection of information on student enrollment, outcome, licensing, and credentialing that includes the use of the individual Social Security number. This information will be used for:
1. Developing the labor demand list for the Workforce Development Partnership Program and other employment and training programs;
2. Establishing standards for training and job placement;
3. Evaluating the effectiveness of programs and services under the State's workforce investment system; and
4. For other purposes as determined by the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 10 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND PERFORMANCE › Section 12:23-10.2 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
This subchapter shall apply to approved training or service providers and qualified agencies which oversee education and training at an approved training provider or issue an occupational license or credential.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 10 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND PERFORMANCE › Section 12:23-10.3 - Reporting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each provider shall maintain appropriate records and reports and make any records available upon request for monitoring or inspection by the Commissioner including:
1. A record for each student enrolled, including the student's name, Social Security number, address upon enrollment, and other information as required by the State Employment and Training Commission and/or the NJOICC;
2. A record of all direct, administrative and overhead expenses of the grantee related to the provision of employment and training services funded under this chapter, including matching costs;
3. Financial reports as may be required by the Commissioner;
4. Reports of the enrollments and outcomes in occupational training and basic skills programs that provide information pursuant to the performance requirements of this chapter; and
5. Any other information deemed appropriate by the Commissioner for a specific grantee or service provider.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 10 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND PERFORMANCE › Section 12:23-10.4 - Disclosure of information

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Information collected by the NJOICC from qualifying agencies or from approved training or service providers will only be utilized for authorized governmental purposes. The NJOICC will only use aggregate statistical summaries of individual data in assessing or evaluating any program.
(b) The SETC and NJOICC will not publish or otherwise release information which could identify any person.
(c) The SETC and NJOICC will deny access to any correspondence, documents or data information where non-disclosure is necessary to protect the public interest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 10 - RECORDS, REPORTS, AND PERFORMANCE › Section 12:23-10.5 - Performance standards and evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Performance standards shall be established for all training programs including basic skills training programs. Performance standards shall be established in accordance with the Strategic Five-Year Unified State Plan for New Jersey's Workforce Investment System.
(b) The State Employment and Training Commission shall review and evaluate the operations of programs supported by the New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act, with special consideration to how these programs assist in the implementation of the goals of the Strategic Five-Year Unified State Plan for New Jersey's Workforce Investment System, and shall consult with the Commissioner of Labor regarding its findings.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 12 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SATISFACTORY PROGRESS › Section 12:23-12.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
To establish a standard with regard to what constitutes "satisfactory progress," as that term is used within P.L. 2005, c. 66, and to establish a system for monitoring "satisfactory progress," for the purpose of certifying to the Department of Community Affairs whether recipients of rental assistance grants under 52:27D-287.1 are showing satisfactory progress in carrying out the training and educational activities set forth in their Employability Development Plans, where such Employability Development Plans have been designed for the recipients of rental assistance grants by qualified counselors at One-Stop Career Centers and, therefore, whether, pursuant to P.L. 2005, c. 66, the rental assistance grant recipients will maintain eligibility for their rental assistance grants.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 12 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SATISFACTORY PROGRESS › Section 12:23-12.2 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
This subchapter shall apply to each individual who is under the age of 65, who is not disabled, who is receiving a rental assistance grant under 52:27D-287.1, who has applied with the Department through a One-Stop Career Center for employment and training services and who has sought the counseling required to obtain employment and training services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 12 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SATISFACTORY PROGRESS › Section 12:23-12.3 - Qualified job counselor responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Once the rental assistance grant recipient has applied with the Department through a One-Stop Career Center for employment and training services and has sought the counseling required to obtain employment and training services, the qualified job counselor at a One-Stop Career Center shall determine whether the rental assistance grant recipient meets the requirements set forth in (b) below.
(b) Development by a qualified job counselor of an Employability Development Plan is not required for continued eligibility for a rental assistance grant, where the qualified job counselor determines that any one of the following requirements have not been met by the rental assistance grant recipient:
1. The individual is eligible for employment and training services under 34:15B-35 et seq., 34:15D-1 et seq. or 43:21-57 et seq.;
2. The individual lacks the basic skills or occupational skills needed to obtain employment, which provides self-sufficiency; or
3. Funds are available to the individual for any remedial education and vocational training needed to permit the individual to obtain employment providing self-sufficiency and that the education and training are available and accessible to the individual in a time and manner, which does not result in a reduction of the individual's family income or substantial additional expenses.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 12 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SATISFACTORY PROGRESS › Section 12:23-12.4 - Satisfactory progress

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When used in this subchapter, the term "satisfactory progress" shall mean:
1. Regular attendance at scheduled appointments with a qualified job counselor and at activities required under the Employability Development Plan.
i. A pattern of missed appointments or activities or two consecutive missed appointments or activities shall constitute a failure to meet the regular attendance requirement in this paragraph; and
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 12 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SATISFACTORY PROGRESS › Section 12:23-12.5 - Good cause for reasonable adjustments to satisfactory progress requirement

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Good cause may exist for the qualified job counselor to forgive a rental assistance grant recipient's failure to satisfy one or more of the requirements set forth in 12:23-12.4, Satisfactory progress, or for the qualified job counselor to redesign the Employability Development Plan of a rental assistance grant recipient, under any one or a combination of the following circumstances:
1. The rental assistance grant recipient presents medical documentation that he or she is physically or mentally unable to attend a scheduled appointment or engage in an activity;
2. Child care is needed and is not available;
3. The rental assistance grant recipient is unable to attend a scheduled appointment or engage in an activity due to family violence;
4. The activity for which the rental assistance grant recipient is scheduled under his or her Employability Development Plan is not available;
5. The rental assistance grant recipient presents medical documentation of the illness of his or her child or any other member of his or her household or immediate family who is dependent upon the rental assistance grant recipient;
6. The death of a spouse, parent, child, sibling or grandparent has occurred within the preceding 10 working days;
7. Attendance at a scheduled meeting or engaging in an activity would jeopardize the rental assistance grant recipient's current employment, including part-time employment; and/or
8. Other circumstances requiring the rental assistance grant recipient's immediate and personal attention, including, but not limited to, the following: jury duty, a court appearance, school conferences concerning a child of the rental assistance grant recipient, medical diagnosis or testing of the child of a rental assistance grant recipient, and other similarly important personal matters.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 12 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SATISFACTORY PROGRESS › Section 12:23-12.6 - Monitoring of satisfactory progress

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A qualified job counselor shall regularly engage in the following activities relative to the monitoring of a rental assistance grant recipient's satisfactory progress:
1. Keep an accurate record of the rental assistance grant recipient's attendance at scheduled appointments with a qualified job counselor and at activities required under the Employability Development Plan;
2. Review educational and training progress reports at the end of a marking period or semester and consult with educational and training service providers after benchmark goals are achieved; and
3. Communicate with educational and training service providers on a regular basis to ensure that rental assistance grant recipients are attending the required activities and progressing toward self-sufficiency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 12 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SATISFACTORY PROGRESS › Section 12:23-12.7 - Reporting to the Department of Community Affairs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
With regard to each rental assistance grant recipient who has applied to the Department through a One-Stop Career Center for employment and training services, who is seeking the counseling required to obtain the employment and training services, who has been assigned to a qualified job counselor and for whom the qualified job counselor has designed an Employability Development Plan, the qualified job counselor shall report on the satisfactory progress of the rental assistance grant recipient to the Department of Community Affairs on a quarterly basis, as follows: January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 12 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; SATISFACTORY PROGRESS › Section 12:23-12.8 - Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Where a report to the Department of Community Affairs by the qualified job counselor under 12:23-12.7 results in a determination by the Department of Community Affairs under N.J.A.C. 5:42 to deny admission to the State rental assistance program or to terminate State rental assistance, an appeal may be pursued through the termination/hearing process set forth at N.J.A.C. 5:42-4.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 13 - ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS; VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 12:23-13.1 - Training of qualified job counselors

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each qualified job counselor who is hired to work in a One-Stop Career Center shall receive Domestic Violence and Workforce Development Initiative Act training.
(b) Training provided under (a) above shall be conducted by a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist or, if a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist is not available to conduct the training, by another person approved by the Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, who possesses the following qualifications and expertise in the area of domestic violence:
1. 180 hours of domestic violence specific education; and
2. 1,000 hours of direct service experience with domestic violence clients.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 13 - ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS; VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 12:23-13.2 - Qualified job counselor responsibilities - self-screening

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each qualified job counselor who has direct, in-person, contact with an individual who is either utilizing counseling or employment services under 34:15B-38 in connection with the receipt of employment and training services paid for with Federal job training funds, utilizing counseling or employment services under 34:15D-7 in connection with an application to participate in the Workforce Development Partnership program, or utilizing counseling or employment services under 43:21-59 in connection with the receipt of remedial education or vocational training provided pursuant to the Unemployment Compensation law, shall present to the individual, as part of the reemployment orientation package, a document that contains the following information:
1. A self-screening questionnaire, which asks a series of yes/no questions of the individual designed to ascertain whether the individual is a victim of domestic violence;
2. An instruction that if the individual has answered yes to any of the questions listed in the self-screening questionnaire, he or she may contact the office's designated domestic violence liaison;
3. A statement that any of the information that the individual shares with the domestic violence liaison about his or her fears, dangers or abuse will be kept confidential within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and at any support service programs to which the individual is referred, with the exception that if the claimant informs the Department employee that any child or children are being abused, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development must, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.1 0, report that information to the Division of Youth and Family Services; and
4. A listing of New Jersey Statewide domestic violence hotlines.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 13 - ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS; VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 12:23-13.3 - Qualified job counselor responsibilities - individual has identified himself or herself as a victim of domestic violence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Where, as a result of the self-screening described under 12:23-13.2, an individual discloses to a Department employee other than the office's designated domestic violence liaison that he or she is a victim of domestic violence, the Department employee shall direct the individual to the office's domestic violence liaison.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the domestic violence liaison with regard to each individual who, as a result of the self-screening described under N.J.A.C. 12:23-13.2, discloses that he or she is a victim of domestic violence, to provide the following information to the individual:
1. Referrals to services determined by the domestic violence liaison to be appropriate in the case of the individual claimant, which services shall include, but not be limited to, any appropriate referral to a designated domestic violence agency as defined at 43:21-5(j)  or a community shelter for victims of domestic violence certified pursuant to standards and procedures established by 30:14-1 et seq.; and
2. The rights that the individual claimant may have to unemployment compensation pursuant to 43:21-5.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 14 - NEW JERSEY INNOVATION AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12:23-14.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Pursuant to P.L. 2015, c. 235, the purpose of this subchapter is to establish the New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program (IRFP), including defining the scope of the IRFP and establishing criteria and procedures for submission of applications to receive grant monies under the IRFP.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 14 - NEW JERSEY INNOVATION AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12:23-14.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
"Department" means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 14 - NEW JERSEY INNOVATION AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12:23-14.3 - Scope and eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Department will award IRFP grants to certain employers in the field of technology research in order to fund fellowships, with each fellowship lasting no fewer than two and no more than three years.
(b) In order to be eligible for a grant under the IRFP, both the applicant employer and the ultimate recipient of the IRFP grant funds (that is, the applicant fellow), shall meet the criteria set forth within this section.
(c) In order to be eligible for a grant under the IRFP, an applicant employer shall satisfy the following criteria:
1. Its primary business is the provision of a scientific process, product, or service and the applicant employer owns, has filed for, or has a license to use, protected, proprietary intellectual property;
2. Its principal place of business is in New Jersey;
3. It is organized as a C Corp or LLC with a business plan; and
4. It is not a home-based operation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 14 - NEW JERSEY INNOVATION AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM › Section 12:23-14.5 - Review and evaluation of IRFP grant applications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following factors will be among those considered in the review and evaluation of applications for an IRFP grant:
1. Quality of mentorship/supervision based on the degree of planning for the applicant fellow to work with and be mentored by a leading scientist in his or her field of expertise;
2. Quality and relevance of proposed project to company goals;
3. Degree to which use of applicant fellow in proposed project establishes relationship between company and applicant fellow's degree granting university;
4. Degree to which combined applicant fellow and applicant employer program affects transfer of technology and technical expertise from university to company;
5. Commitment of applicant fellow to career in industry;
6. Personnel expertise and experience;
7. Physical resources available;
8. Soundness of business and commercialization plan; and
9. Scientific and technological viability of the applicant employer's business product(s), service(s), and/or process(es) and the company's technical ability to implement it.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 35 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY AND FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:35-1.1 - Purpose and scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) These rules establish procedures to resolve complaints concerning the placement or use of Work First New Jersey (Work First) and the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program (FSETP) participants in the Community Work Experience Program (CWEP) and Alternative Work Experience Program (AWEP) at nonprofit and public agencies.
(b) These rules apply to regular employees who believe they have been adversely affected by the placement or use of Work First New Jersey or Food Stamp Employment and Training Program (FSETP) participants at their worksite. The rules also apply to nonprofit and public agencies at which the work activity is performed and to government agencies responsible for reviewing these complaints.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 35 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY AND FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:35-1.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Assistant Commissioner" means the Assistant Commissioner of Workforce Development within the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development or his or her designee.
"Food Stamp Employment and Training Program or FSETP" means the program established by the New Jersey Department of Human Services pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:87.
"Work First New Jersey Program or WFNJ" means the program established by the Department of Human Services pursuant to P.L. 1997, c. 38.
"Work First/FSETP participant" means a person who participates in the CWEP/AWEP and has been assigned to a nonprofit or public agency under the Work First New Jersey Program or FSETP.
"Workplace" means a nonprofit, public or other workplace to which a Work First/FSETP participant is assigned to work.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 35 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY AND FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PLACEMENT OR USE OF WORK FIRST/FSETP PARTICIPANTS AT WORKPLACE › Section 12:35-2.1 - Prohibition on replacing or displacing regular employees

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A Work First New Jersey recipient who participates in CWEP or AWEP, or a FSETP participant, shall not be placed or utilized in a position at a nonprofit or public agency:
1. That was previously filled by a regular employee if the position or a substantially similar position at the workplace has been made vacant through a demotion, substantial reduction of hours or a layoff of a regular employee in the previous 12 months, or has been eliminated by the employer at any time during the previous 12 months;
2. In a manner that infringes upon a wage rate or an employment benefit or violates the contractual overtime provisions of a regular employee at the workplace;
3. In a manner that violates an existing collective bargaining agreement or a statutory provision that applies to the workplace;
4. In a manner that supplants or duplicates a position in an existing, approved apprenticeship program;
5. By or through an employment agency or temporary help service firm as a community work experience or alternative work experience worker;
6. If there is a contractual or statutory recall right to that position at that workplace; or
7. If there is an ongoing strike or lockout at that workplace.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 35 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY AND FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PLACEMENT OR USE OF WORK FIRST/FSETP PARTICIPANTS AT WORKPLACE › Section 12:35-2.2 - Complaint procedures: State service employees

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any State employee who believes he or she has been adversely affected by a violation of 12:35-2.1, or his or her duly authorized union representative, may file a complaint with the Governor's Office of Employee Relations.
1. The complaint shall be filed and reviewed pursuant to the State contract under which the complainant is covered.
2. The complaint shall be filed within 30 days of either the Work First/FSETP participant's placement or use at the workplace, or the date on which the complainant should reasonably have known of his or her placement or use, or 30 days of when the alleged violation of 12:35-2.1 occurred.
3. A copy of the complaint shall be forwarded to the Division of Family Development within the Department of Human Services and to the Division of One-Stop Programs and Services, within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
4. The Governor's Office of Employee Relations shall investigate and render a decision as to the appropriateness of the Work First/FSETP participant's placement or use at the worksite within 30 days of receipt of the complaint.
5. The complainant or his or her duly authorized union representative may appeal the decision of the Governor's Office of Employee Relations within 30 days of receipt of the decision pursuant to the State contract under which the complainant is covered.
6. The Governor's Office of Employee Relations shall set up an arbitration proceeding pursuant to the State contract under which the complainant is covered upon the receipt of the appeal.
7. The arbitrator shall determine whether a violation of 12:35-2.1 above has occurred and, if so, shall provide an appropriate legal remedy.
8. The cost of the arbitration shall be shared equally by both parties.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 35 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY AND FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PLACEMENT OR USE OF WORK FIRST/FSETP PARTICIPANTS AT WORKPLACE › Section 12:35-2.3 - Complaint procedures: Non-State service employees

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(a) Any non-State employee who believes he or she has been adversely affected by a violation of 12:35-2.1, or his or her duly authorized union representative, may file a complaint with the Assistant Commissioner.
1. The complaint shall be filed within 30 days of either the Work First/FSETP participant's placement or use at the workplace or, the date on which the complainant should reasonably have known of his or her placement use or 30 days of when the alleged violation of 12:35-2.1 occurred.
2. The complaint shall be made in writing and specify the basis for the complaint.
3. Each party shall serve copies of the complaint and any supplemental material submitted on the other party.
4. A copy of the complaint shall be forwarded to the Division of Family Development within the Department of Human Services.
5. A party may review the file at the offices of the Division of One-Stop Programs and Services during regular business hours.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:41-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules to effectuate
34:15C-10.1
, which empowers the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Commissioner of the Department of Education to issue certificates of approval to "qualifying schools" (referred to throughout this chapter as and defined therein as synonymous with the term, "private career schools"); to "maintain rules governing curricula, qualifications of instructors and supervisors, facilities, recordkeeping (and reporting) requirements, and any other matter essential to the maintenance of quality instruction and the business integrity" of private career schools; to oversee the proper conduct of private career schools, including the monitoring and inspection of approved private career schools and the conducting of examinations of all facilities and methods of operation of private career schools; and, to revoke, suspend, or place reasonable conditions upon the continued approval of a private career school where reasonable cause exists to believe that the private career school is guilty of violating
34:15C-10.1
, N.J.A.C. 6A:19-7, or this chapter or is found to be "financially unsound."
(b) The chapter is applicable to all private career schools.
(c) The chapter does not apply to private career schools for which a cognizant New Jersey or Federal government agency other than the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or the Department of Education is responsible for evaluating and approving both facilities, business, administrative, and financial aspects of the training provider and curricula and staff qualifications of the training provider.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 12:41-2.1 - Certificate of Approval required

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(a) No private career school shall be permitted to operate in New Jersey, unless it has been issued a Certificate of Approval jointly by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Commissioner of the Department of Education pursuant to
34:15C-10.1
, N.J.A.C. 6A:19-7, and this chapter.
(b) The Certificate of Approval shall be issued to the applicant owner of the private career school and is non-transferrable.
(c) The Certificate of Approval shall be prominently displayed, so that it is visible to the general public and shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance.
(d) In the event that the holder of a Certificate of Approval fails to submit a completed Application for Renewal of a Private Career School Certificate of Approval, including all information and documents required thereunder, not less than 90 calendar days prior to expiration of the existing Certificate of Approval in accordance with
12:41-2.4(b)
, the private career school shall be prohibited from accepting any new students for the period beginning 90 days prior to the expiration of the existing Certificate of Approval and ending upon submission of a completed Application for Renewal of a Private Career School Certificate of Approval, including all information and documents required thereunder.
1. The acceptance of a Certificate of Approval by a private career school owner under this chapter shall be with the understanding that the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Education have issued the Certificate of Approval with the express condition set forth within this subsection.
2. The express condition set forth within this subsection shall apply uniformly to all holders of a Certificate of Approval and shall not be subject to appeal.
3. When a completed Application for Renewal of a Private Career School Certificate of Approval has been submitted after expiration of the existing Certificate of Approval,
12:41-2.5
shall govern.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 12:41-2.2 - Application for initial approval of a private career school

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(a) Any private career school that seeks to apply for a Certificate of Approval under
34:15C-10.1
shall make a written Application for Initial Approval of a Private Career School to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
1. The Application for Initial Approval of a Private Career School shall have two components: one component pertaining to facilities, business operations, and financial aspects of the applicant private career school, which shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Training Evaluation Unit, and the other component pertaining to program and course curricula and administrator and instructor credentials, which shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Department of Education.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 12:41-2.3 - Pre-approval facilities inspection

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(a) For each private career school, with the exception of those private career schools that offer instruction solely through correspondence, Internet, or other distance learning, the Training Evaluation Unit and the Department of Education shall, prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Approval, conduct a site visit(s) to the school's facility to verify the following:
1. That the facility is clean, well-maintained, and provides good lighting and ventilation;
2. That the school has arranged classrooms, equipment, and demonstration areas within the facility to enhance instruction, provide sufficient storage, use prescribed containers for hazardous materials, and provide for safe and orderly classroom management for the type of educational programs offered;
3. That the school maintains appropriate signage at the facility using the school name, which is listed on the Application for Initial Approval of a Private Career School and on all business registration documents filed with the New Jersey Division of Revenue;
4. That the facility complies with all State and municipal health, fire, and construction codes; and
5. That the facility meets the criteria set forth at
6A:19-7.4
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 12:41-2.4 - Application for Renewal of Certificate of Approval for private career schools

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(a) Any private career school that seeks to apply for renewal of a Certificate of Approval shall make a written Application for Renewal of a Private Career School Certificate of Approval.
1. The Application for Renewal of a Private Career School Certificate of Approval shall have two components as described in
12:41-2.2(a)
1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 12:41-2.5 - Application for renewal of Certificate of Approval for private career school submitted after expiration of the existing Certificate of Approval

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(a) A private career school that submits its application for renewal of its existing Certificate of Approval after the expiration of its existing Certificate of Approval shall be required to pay the $ 1,150 non-refundable application fee for initial application set forth at
12:41-2.2(d)
, but shall be required to submit the information and documentation for renewal of a Certificate of Approval, which is set forth at
12:41-2.4(d)
and (e).
(b) In the event that the private career school applying for a Certificate of Approval under (a) above ultimately receives a Certificate of Approval, it shall reissue credentials following its receipt of the Certificate of Approval to each student who completed a program and was issued a credential during the period between expiration of the private career school's prior Certificate of Approval and the renewal of its Certificate of Approval.
(c) The prohibition against enrollment of new students contained within
12:41-2.1(d)
continues for the private career school that is applying for a Certificate of Approval under (a) above, until its Certificate of Approval is renewed.
(d) A private career school that fails to submit an application for renewal within 30 days after the expiration of its existing Certificate of Approval shall be considered closed, shall immediately adhere to the school closure procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 12:41-4.7, and shall be prohibited from operating until it has been issued a Certificate of Approval under (a) above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 12:41-2.6 - Application for approval of changes for private career schools

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(a) Each private career school shall submit to either the Training Evaluation Unit or the Department of Education, as appropriate, those documents required for changes not less than 60 calendar days prior to the effective date of any of the following changes:
1. Change in ownership;
2. Change in school name;
3. Change in corporate location;
4. Change in training location;
5. Change in facility;
6. Change in staff;
7. Change in program(s), program(s) titles, program description, and/or CIP code;
8. Change in tuition;
9. Change in fee; or
10. Addition of a new school location or a satellite classroom.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 12:41-3.1 - Recordkeeping

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(a) Each private career school shall maintain a permanent student record for each student enrolled, which shall include the following information with regard to each student:
1. Name and complete contact information;
2. Social Security number or, if the student does not have a Social Security number, an alternative identification code;
3. Gender;
4. Date of birth;
5. Date of enrollment;
6. Program information, including, but not limited to, program title exactly as it appears on State-approval documents, program starting and ending dates, and course titles within the program;
7. Payment information;
8. Date of completion/termination/withdrawal;
9. Grades and hours for each course;
10. Total completed hours and final grade for the program;
11. Date of start in a job, if applicable;
12. Date of application for a license/certification, if applicable;
13. Date of license/certification examination, if applicable;
14. Result of license/certification examination, if applicable;
15. Date of issuance of license/certification, if applicable;
16. Credential issued; and
17. School and Program Information Form (See N.J.A.C. 12:41-4.3 ) signed by school representative and student.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 41 - PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 12:41-3.2 - Reporting requirements

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(a) Each private career school shall submit an annual report to the Training Evaluation Unit, which shall include the following:
1. Each permanent student record maintained pursuant to
12:41-3.1(a)
;
2. An electronic copy of each graduate's transcript; and
3. Any additional information requested by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.