NJ S3984

Authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to enter into public-private partnership agreements where private entities assume full financial and administrative responsibility for developing AI job training programs

Training programs serve two purposes: retraining workers displaced by AI technologies and advancing AI-related skills for current workers to maintain workforce competitiveness

Requires each partnership to establish an advisory council (membership at commissioner's discretion) that must submit annual progress reports to the Governor and Legislature

Exempts private entities operating under these partnerships from standard state procurement requirements and prevailing wage requirements

Project proposals must include fee structures, cost per trainee, training duration, instructor qualifications, and proposed training locations (remote delivery permitted)