Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
This bill amends New Jersey's law governing employment programs for people with disabilities, renaming the "Sheltered Workshop Act" to the "Extended Employment Act." It changes eligibility requirements by redefining disabilities from "severe" to "significant" and removes the need for participants to complete workshop programs or prove they can't compete in the regular labor market. The bill eliminates oversight by the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, revises funding mechanisms to adjust annually based on inflation, and repeals outdated provisions about product labeling and sales from these programs. The changes aim to modernize the program to better serve people with disabilities who may not have qualified under previous rules. The bill directly affects nonprofit extended employment providers and people with disabilities enrolled in these programs.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Dec 2024
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Governor
Introduced Dec 16, 2024
Last action Dec 16, 2024
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Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
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3 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Will Sampson
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Avi Schnall
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
Cody Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Garnet Hall
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
Co
Rosy Bagolie
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
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