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NJ A513
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Wayne DeAngelo
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AI Summary
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Waives tuition at New Jersey public colleges and county vocational schools for eligible registered apprentices taking classroom courses required for their apprenticeship programs
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Limits eligibility to individuals whose gross aggregate household income falls below the state median income level
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Requires participants to complete FAFSA annually, exhaust all financial aid, maintain satisfactory academic progress, and retain active apprentice employment status
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Excludes individuals whose employers already cover tuition costs through employment benefits
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Funding comes from Wagner-Peyser Act federal funds or the $27,500,000 appropriated from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund in fiscal year 2024 for workforce initiatives including the NJ Apprenticeship Network
Legislative Description
Provides tuition fee waiver for certain apprenticeship courses.
Appropriations
Last Action
Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
2/5/2024