NJ S2217

Creates a three-year "Summer Earn and Learn Pilot Program" in the New Jersey Department of Education to provide students with supplemental learning assistance and paid career-building employment opportunities during summer vacation

Requires supplemental learning assistance to include at least three hours of instruction, five days per week (virtual or in-person), designed to address COVID-19-related learning loss

Stipends for participating students must be at least the State minimum wage rate, with funding sourced from federal COVID relief funds including CARES Act, CRRSA Act, and American Rescue Plan Act

Eligibility requires students to be New Jersey residents, meet minimum employment age requirements, and be enrolled in a school district, charter school, or renaissance school

Commissioner of Education must submit a report to the Governor and Legislature two years after program establishment with recommendations on whether to continue or expand the program