Bill Text: NJ S1639 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with various entities, to design manufacturing career pathway to provide students with skills necessary to gain employment in manufacturing sector.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-14 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee [S1639 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-S1639-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Requires Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with various entities, to design manufacturing career pathway to provide students with skills necessary to gain employment in manufacturing sector.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the development of a manufacturing career pathway 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. a. The Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, the New Jersey Council of County Vocational Schools, and representatives of the business community, shall design a manufacturing career pathway to be offered through the county colleges and county vocational school districts to provide students interested in pursuing a career in manufacturing with the instruction and skills necessary to gain employment in the manufacturing or advanced manufacturing sectors.
b. The manufacturing career pathway required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall include traditional and advanced manufacturing processes and methods of production including, but not limited to, the machinery, technology, tools, and equipment used in a wide range of manufacturing industries.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Secretary of Higher Education to design a manufacturing career pathway to be offered through the county colleges and county vocational school districts to provide students interested in pursuing a career in manufacturing with the instruction and skills necessary to gain employment in the manufacturing or advanced manufacturing sectors. The secretary will work in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, the New Jersey Council of County Vocational Schools, and representatives of the business community.
Under the bill, the manufacturing career pathway will include traditional and advanced manufacturing processes and methods of production including, but not limited to, the machinery, technology, tools, and equipment used in a wide range of manufacturing industries.
