Bill Text: NJ A1098 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-11-07 - Approved P.L.2011, c.137. [A1098 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A1098-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 1098
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman DENISE M. COYLE
District 16 (Morris and Somerset)
Assemblyman GARY S. SCHAER
District 36 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)
Assemblywoman DAWN MARIE ADDIEGO
District 8 (Burlington)
Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblyman THOMAS P. GIBLIN
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Conaway, Assemblywoman Rodriguez, Assemblymen Ramos, Conners, Assemblywoman Greenstein, Assemblymen Gusciora and Fuentes
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes county colleges and county vocational school districts to establish green job certification programs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on February 8, 2010, with amendments.
An Act concerning the establishment of green job certification programs and supplementing chapters 54 and 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. a. As used in this section, "green job" means those aspects of employment that deal with renewable energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, and energy sustainability.
b. A county vocational school district may enter into a partnership with one or more private entities to develop and establish a green jobs certification program. Under the program the county vocational school district shall identify needed skills, develop training programs, and train workers for green jobs in one or more industries including, but not limited to, energy efficient building, construction and retrofits, renewable electric power, energy efficient vehicles, biofuels, and manufacturing that produces sustainable products and uses sustainable processes and materials. The county vocational school district shall issue a green jobs certification to each person who successfully completes the training program.
1c. A county vocational school district may review national standards established by various industries in developing a green jobs certification program.
d. A county vocational school district may consult with the Department of Community Affairs in developing a green jobs certification program.1
2. a. As used in this section, "green job" means those aspects of employment that deal with renewable energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, and energy sustainability.
b. A county college may enter into a partnership with one or more private entities to develop and establish a green jobs certification program. Under the program the county college shall identify needed skills, develop training programs, and train workers for green jobs in one or more industries including, but not limited to, energy efficient building, construction and retrofits, renewable electric power, energy efficient vehicles, biofuels, and manufacturing that produces sustainable products and uses sustainable processes and materials. The county college shall issue a green jobs certification to each person who successfully completes the training program.
1c. A county college may review national standards established by various industries in developing a green jobs certification program.
d. A county college may consult with the Department of Community Affairs in developing a green jobs certification program.1
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
