Establishes New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative Act.
This bill establishes the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative to connect students, workers, and job seekers with training in high-demand fields like healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and renewable energy. The New Jersey Community College Consortium will operate the initiative, creating Centers of Workforce Innovation that develop publicly available training programs and skills for specific careers. These centers must promote financial aid access, expand apprenticeships, and partner with employers, schools, and colleges to build a skilled workforce. The program aims to directly support job seekers entering growing industries while helping employers meet labor needs.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly May 22, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (71-0-0)
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-2)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
lower
5 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Cody Miller
DDemocratic
P
Joe Cryan
DDemocratic
P
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
P
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Hutchison
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
Co
Rosy Bagolie
DDemocratic
Co
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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