SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 4008

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 6, 2021

      The Senate Labor Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4008 (1R).

      This bill provides that partners participating in a consortium applying for a grant under the "Youth Transitions to Work Partnership Act," P.L.1993, c.268 (C.34”15E-1 et seq.), are required to consult and gain approval from the United States Department of Labor before making agreements which provide that secondary classroom experience may count as credit toward meeting the requirements of the classroom training portion of a registered apprenticeship.  This requirement applies to any school-to-apprenticeship linkage program or apprenticeship program established under the grant.