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LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE
ASSEMBLY, No. 2769
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
DATED: FEBRUARY 13, 2024
SUMMARY
Synopsis: Establishes program in DOLWD to connect persons with disabilities
with job training and employment.
Type of Impact: Annual State expenditure increase.
Agencies Affected: Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Office of Legislative Services Estimate
Fiscal Impact Year 1 Ongoing Annual
State Expenditure (Hub Development) Indeterminate
State Expenditure (Hub Maintenance and
Annual Reporting) Indeterminate
The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) concludes that this bill will result in an indeterminate
increase in annual State expenditures related to costs associated with the development of the
online resource hub. The hub will provide employment and training information, lists of
qualified organizations providing outreach services, and a database where employers will post
job openings. After the initial development investment, there will also be some costs
associated with the annual maintenance and support for the resource hub.
There will also be a modest increase in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s
workload to issue an annual report related to the implementation of this program.
The OLS does not anticipate any additional spending related to the job training programs
themselves, which have already been established through various qualified community-based
and non-profit organizations. The bill also specifies that these organizations will be
responsible for developing on-the-job training and outreach materials.
BILL DESCRIPTION
This bill directs the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with
the Department of Human Services, to establish a program to connect persons with disabilities FE to A2769
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with qualified organizations providing job training for the disabled community and with
employers.
The bill requires the department to:
1. establish and maintain the program in collaboration with qualified organizations, defined
as nonprofit organizations, or organizations working with nonprofit organizations, which have at
least five years of experience working with persons with disabilities;
2. request community-based and nonprofit organizations to provide job training, education,
and outreach services, making the organizations responsible for developing, in consultation with
the department, on-the-job training and outreach materials;
3. develop an online resource hub to provide employment and training information for
persons with disabilities, a list of qualified organizations providing job training, education, and
outreach services to persons with disabilities, and a database which permits employers to post job
openings and provides information on State labor laws and fair employment guidelines; and
4. issue an annual report to the Governor and Legislature reviewing the implementation of
the program.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
None received.
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
The OLS determines that the primary additional costs associated with this bill will be related to
the development of the online resource hub. The hub will provide employment and training
information, lists of qualified organizations providing outreach services, and a database where
employers will post job openings. There is no information available on the work effort required
to set up this resource hub, its complexity, or the potential to integrate this hub into existing tools
already established by department. Without data around these parameters, the OLS concludes that
the increase in State expenditures for hub development and any ongoing annual support and
maintenance is indeterminate.
There will also be a modest increase in departmental workload related to issuing an annual
report related to the implementation of this program.
The OLS does not anticipate any additional spending related to developing the job training
programs referenced in the bill, as these have already been established through various qualified
community-based and non-profit organizations. The bill also specifies that these organizations
will be responsible for developing on-the-job training and outreach materials.
Section: Commerce, Labor and Industry
Analyst: John Gaudioso
Assistant Fiscal Analyst
Approved: Thomas Koenig
Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the
failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note.
This fiscal estimate has been prepared pursuant to P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-6 et seq.).