New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 9 - PRECONDITION TO AWARD OF DIRECT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT TO ANOTHER STATE AGENCY OR ENTITY THAT A BUSINESS IS IN SUBSTANTIAL GOOD STANDING WITH THE DEPARTMENT; REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISION FOR DIRECT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT › Subchapter 1 - DEPARTMENT DETERMINATION; SUBSTANTIAL GOOD STANDING › Section 12:9-1.2 - 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:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, or his or her authorized representative.
"Department" means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
"Direct business assistance from the Department" means monetary or financial assistance in any form, including, but not limited to, a grant or other monetary or financial benefit awarded to a person by the Department to assist the person in the conduct or operation of a business, occupation, trade, or profession in the State, in connection with the following programs:
1. Customized training services provided pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-5;
2. Employment and training services provided pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-6;
3. Employment and training services funded by the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-21;
4. Outreach and training programs for minority group members and women in construction trade occupations or other occupations utilized in the performance of public works contracts funded by the New Jersey Builders Utilization Initiative for Labor Diversity (NJBUILD) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:38-7;
5. The New Jersey Innovation and Research Fellowship Program pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-26;
6. The Apprenticeship Start-Up Grant Program pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-6.1;
7. The Apprentice Assistance and Support Services Pilot Program pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-6.2;
8. The New Jersey Pathways Leading Apprentices to a College Education (NJPLACE) Program pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-24;
9. Any other program funded in whole, or in part, by the Workforce Development Partnership Fund established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-9;
10. Any program funded by or through the Department, in whole, or in part, pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), 29 U.S.C. §§
										3101 et seq.;
11. Any program funded by or through the Department, in whole, or in part, pursuant to the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. §§
										49 et seq.;
12. The Talent Network Program pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-29;
13. The Industry-Valued Credential's Pilot Program pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-30 et seq.;
14. The High-Growth Industry Regional Apprenticeship Development Grant Pilot Program pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-32;
15. The Youth Transitions to Work Partnership pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15E-1 et seq.;
16. The Mentoring At-Risk Youth Program pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15F-1 et seq.;
17. Any Extended Employment Program pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:16-39 et seq.; or
18. Any other similar program by which the Department confers a monetary or financial benefit upon a person to assist the person in the conduct or operation of a business, occupation, trade, or profession in the State.
"Final order" means either a final administrative determination of the Commissioner issued following adjudication of a matter as a contested case pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and 52:14F-1 et seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1, or where the Department has made a finding regarding a violation of law or rule, or regarding the levying of a penalty or fee pursuant to law or rule, and has notified the violator of same and where the violator has either expressly waived the right to a hearing or has waived the right to a hearing by virtue of having failed to request same within the appropriate time limit established by either law or rule.
"Office" means the "Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance," within the Department, established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15D-34.
"Person" means a natural person or an organization, including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, limited liability company, association, cooperative, joint venture, estate, trust, or government unit.