SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3071

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  OCTOBER 15, 2018

      The Senate Labor Committee reports favorably Senate Bill, No. 3071.

      This bill requires workers who are subject to “The Public Works Contractor Registration Act” to have completed or be actively participating in a registered apprenticeship program.

      Under the bill, a registered apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program that is registered with and approved by the United States Department of Labor and provides the trainee with combined classroom and on-the-job training in an occupation recognized as a trade and meets the program standards of enrolment and graduation under the Code of Federal Regulations.

      The bill requires a public works contractor to file with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development a certification form provided by the commissioner, with documentation satisfactory to the commissioner, that the contractor has all valid and effective licenses, registrations or certificates required by State law, including registrations or certifications required to do business in the State of New Jersey, and that its workers have completed or are actively participating in a registered apprenticeship program.