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1	1	ASSEMBLY, No. 5211 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED JANUARY 16, 2025
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3	3	ASSEMBLY, No. 5211
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5	5	STATE OF NEW JERSEY
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7	7	221st LEGISLATURE
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11	11	INTRODUCED JANUARY 16, 2025
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15	15	Sponsored by: Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester) Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset) Assemblywoman LUANNE M. PETERPAUL District 11 (Monmouth) SYNOPSIS Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced.
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19	19	Sponsored by:
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21	21	Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER
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23	23	District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
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25	25	Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
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29	29	Assemblywoman LUANNE M. PETERPAUL
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41	41	SYNOPSIS
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43	43	Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.
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47	47	CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
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53	53	An Act establishing the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act and supplementing chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act." 2. a. The New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development shall operate a New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative, the purpose of which shall be to provide students, workers, and job seekers with the career pathways they need to pursue promising new careers and opportunities; to strengthen career pathways partnerships between county colleges and employers, primary and secondary schools, vocational technical high schools, four-year institutions of higher education, unions, and community-based organizations; and to ensure that employers have access to a highly skilled workforce to meet critical labor market needs. b. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, the Secretary of Higher Education, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, and representatives of the business community, shall promote and support the implementation of the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative. c. The New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development may establish Centers of Workforce Innovation that offer career pathways in areas that include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) patient care; (2) healthcare technology and administration; (3) direct support; (4) manufacturing production and engineering; (5) supply chain logistics; (6) data science; (7) cybersecurity; (8) program and software development; (9) research and development; (10) renewable energy; and (11) construction. d. The Centers of Workforce Innovation shall: (1) develop curriculum specific to each career pathway, which shall be made publicly available; (2) provide students with the instruction and skills necessary to gain employment in a career pathway field; (3) promote the use of Community College Opportunity Grants and other State and federal financial aid to support promotion along the pathways, including for incumbent workers; and (4) promote the expansion of apprenticeship and other work-based learning opportunities for students. e. The Centers of Workforce Innovation shall collaborate with industry leaders and educational partners across the State to expand economic mobility opportunity and drive economic growth. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This bill establishes the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act, which codifies the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development's New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative. Under the bill, the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development is required to operate a New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative, the purpose of which is to provide students, workers, and job seekers with career pathways they need to pursue promising new careers and opportunities; to strengthen career pathways partnerships between county colleges and employers, primary and secondary schools, vocational technical high schools, four-year institutions of higher education, unions, and community based organizations; and to ensure that employers have access to a highly skilled workforce to meet critical labor market needs. The bill permits the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development to establish Centers of Workforce Innovation that offer career pathways in various areas. The bill directs the Centers of Workforce Innovation to develop curriculum specific to each career pathway that is to be made publicly available, provide students with instruction and skills necessary to gain employment in a career pathway, promote the use of the Community College Opportunity Grants, promote the expansion of apprenticeship and other work-based learning opportunities for students, and to collaborate with business leaders and educational partners across the State.
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55	55	An Act establishing the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act and supplementing chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
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59	59	Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
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63	63	1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act."
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67	67	2. a. The New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development shall operate a New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative, the purpose of which shall be to provide students, workers, and job seekers with the career pathways they need to pursue promising new careers and opportunities; to strengthen career pathways partnerships between county colleges and employers, primary and secondary schools, vocational technical high schools, four-year institutions of higher education, unions, and community-based organizations; and to ensure that employers have access to a highly skilled workforce to meet critical labor market needs.
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69	69	b. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, the Secretary of Higher Education, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, and representatives of the business community, shall promote and support the implementation of the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative.
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71	71	c. The New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development may establish Centers of Workforce Innovation that offer career pathways in areas that include, but are not limited to, the following:
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73	73	(1) patient care;
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75	75	(2) healthcare technology and administration;
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77	77	(3) direct support;
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79	79	(4) manufacturing production and engineering;
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83	83	(6) data science;
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89	89	(9) research and development;
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93	93	(11) construction.
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95	95	d. The Centers of Workforce Innovation shall:
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97	97	(1) develop curriculum specific to each career pathway, which shall be made publicly available;
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99	99	(2) provide students with the instruction and skills necessary to gain employment in a career pathway field;
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101	101	(3) promote the use of Community College Opportunity Grants and other State and federal financial aid to support promotion along the pathways, including for incumbent workers; and
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103	103	(4) promote the expansion of apprenticeship and other work-based learning opportunities for students.
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105	105	e. The Centers of Workforce Innovation shall collaborate with industry leaders and educational partners across the State to expand economic mobility opportunity and drive economic growth.
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109	109	3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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119	119	This bill establishes the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act, which codifies the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development's New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative.
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121	121	Under the bill, the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development is required to operate a New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative, the purpose of which is to provide students, workers, and job seekers with career pathways they need to pursue promising new careers and opportunities; to strengthen career pathways partnerships between county colleges and employers, primary and secondary schools, vocational technical high schools, four-year institutions of higher education, unions, and community based organizations; and to ensure that employers have access to a highly skilled workforce to meet critical labor market needs. The bill permits the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development to establish Centers of Workforce Innovation that offer career pathways in various areas.
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123	123	The bill directs the Centers of Workforce Innovation to develop curriculum specific to each career pathway that is to be made publicly available, provide students with instruction and skills necessary to gain employment in a career pathway, promote the use of the Community College Opportunity Grants, promote the expansion of apprenticeship and other work-based learning opportunities for students, and to collaborate with business leaders and educational partners across the State.