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S 4675

Provides minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Cordell Cleare and 3 co-sponsors

Establishes Advanced Transmission Technologies Workforce Development Program to train workers for advanced transmission tech, tying infrastructure investment to jobs and funding.

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Bill Summary · S 4675

Summary of NJ S 4675 (Introduced June 30, 2025)

Note on discrepancy: The bill’s title references minimum basic training for firefighters handling emergencies involving individuals with disabilities. The introduced version provided here establishes an Advanced Transmission Technologies Workforce Development Program (ATT Program) within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The summary below reflects the introduced text’s content. If the firefighter-training language is intended, please provide the corresponding version for accurate analysis.

Purpose and scope

  • Establishes the Advanced Transmission Technologies Workforce Development Program (the ATT Program) in the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
  • Purpose: to equip electrical engineers and utility workers with skills specific to installing and managing advanced transmission technologies systems, aiming to ensure a skilled workforce to support rapid deployment and reduce technical capacity delays.

Key provisions

Program goals and focus

The ATT Program is designed to advance workforce development for advanced transmission technologies by:
- Creating and retaining jobs and stimulating state economic activity.
- Embedding workforce training and employment services in infrastructure investments to connect services directly to jobs created.
- Using community benefit agreements, community workforce agreements, and project labor agreements to tie workforce services to affected or created jobs.
- Preparing students with relevant career and technical education aligned to industry demands.
- Developing retraining programs to upgrade the skills of the existing workforce.
- Responding to the job creation and workforce needs of New Jersey’s new and emerging industries.
- Identifying and leveraging state and federal funding resources to implement the program’s recommendations and objectives.

Administration and resources

  • The Department of Labor and Workforce Development may obtain, accept, and use resources from state, federal, and non-governmental sources for employment, training, and education purposes. Eligible funds referenced include:
    • Workforce Development Partnership Fund (P.L.1992, c.43, as amended).
    • Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills (P.L.2001, c.152).
    • Funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Evaluation and reporting

  • The department must prepare and submit annual evaluation reports to the Governor and Legislature on the ATT Program’s progress.
  • Reports must cover:
    • Effectiveness of the ATT Program.
    • Status of participants.
    • Recommendations on program administration at state and local levels.
    • Strengths and weaknesses and how the program can be improved for the following year.
  • First evaluation report due by July 1, 2027; subsequent annual reports due by July 1 of each year thereafter.

Effective date

  • The act takes effect immediately.

Legislative and procedural context

  • Status: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE.
  • Introduced: June 30, 2025.
  • Sponsors include: Robert Jackson (primary), Nathalia Fernandez (cosponsor), Julia Salazar (cosponsor), Cordell Cleare (cosponsor).
  • Related bills/companions: A 5897, A 688 (companions); S 7675 and S 3190 (prior-session related).
  • Recent actions: Referred to the Senate Economic Growth Committee on introduction; later reported and committed to the Finance Committee.

Potential impact

  • Creates a formal, state-funded framework to cultivate a skilled workforce for advanced transmission technologies, aligning training with infrastructure investments.
  • Encourages leveraging diverse funding streams and engaging industry via agreements to ensure job linkage.
  • Requires ongoing evaluation to guide program improvements and accountability.

If you’d like, I can tailor this summary to align with the firefighter-training interpretation once the corresponding version is available.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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