STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH A. LAGANA
District 38 (Bergen)
Senator ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOLWD to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for employment in health care facilities; makes appropriation.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning the training of unemployed individuals to work in healthcare facilities and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, and making an appropriation.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the Department of Health and healthcare stakeholders, shall establish a program and standards to identify and recruit unemployed individuals to work in healthcare facilities. The identification process shall include:
(1) an evaluation of the practicality of training an individual for a specific position;
(2) the proximity of relevant positions to the individual’s residence, and an individual’s transportation options to the position; and
(3) what, if any, barriers exist preventing the individual from commencing work immediately for a specific position, even if the position is probationary until the individual completes relevant or required training.
b. 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.
2. There is appropriated $250,000 from the general fund for the purpose of funding training programs and providing resources for eligible individuals pursuant to the provisions of this act, in coordination with and utilizing existing training programs administered by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the Department of Health and healthcare stakeholders, to establish a program and standards to identify and recruit unemployed individuals to work in healthcare facilities. The identification process shall include:
(1) an evaluation of the practicality of training an individual for a specific position;
(2) the proximity of relevant positions to the individual’s residence, and an individual’s transportation options to the position; and
(3) what, if any, barriers exist preventing the individual from commencing work immediately for a specific position, even if the position is probationary until the individual completes relevant or required training.
The bill appropriates $250,000 from the general fund for the purpose of funding training programs and providing resources for eligible individuals.