Exempts small businesses from apprenticeship requirement under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."

Bill A1738 exempts small businesses from needing to maintain a registered apprenticeship program when bidding on New Jersey state public works projects. It defines "small business" as an employer with 10 or fewer employees on most workdays for at least 48 weeks in the previous year (or during all weeks for newly established businesses). This change directly affects small contractors seeking government contracts, removing a requirement currently applied to all contractors under the Public Works Contractor Registration Act. The bill modifies existing law to create this exemption without altering other registration requirements.