Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.
S 4004 updates New Jersey's law governing employment programs for people with disabilities by renaming the "Sheltered Workshop Act" to the "Extended Employment Act" and replacing outdated terminology. It expands eligibility to include individuals with "significant" disabilities (not just "severe" ones) and removes requirements like prior workshop completion or proof of inability to compete in the open labor market. The bill shifts oversight from the New Jersey Commission for the Blind to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, revises funding to tie annual increases to inflation or 80% of provider expense reports (whichever is greater), and repeals outdated labeling and transportation rules for program products. This directly affects nonprofit extended employment providers, people with disabilities using these programs, and state agencies managing vocational rehabilitation services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jun 5, 2025
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Jun 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Singer
RRepublican
P
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Stack
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen Amato
RRepublican
Co
Doug Steinhardt
RRepublican
Co
Holly Schepisi
RRepublican
Co
Joe Cryan
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Pennacchio
RRepublican
Co
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Testa
RRepublican
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