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Contentious testimony at Senate hearing as committee advances Extended Employment Modernization bill
Summary
S-4004, a wide-ranging update to New Jersey’s extended employment law, advanced from committee after hours of testimony. Supporters including providers and families said it modernizes a 1971 law and preserves choice; Disability Rights New Jersey and family advocates warned it could expand subminimum‑wage settings and reduce safeguards.
After several hours of testimony and sharply divided public comment, the Senate Labor Committee voted to release S‑4004 as amended. The bill seeks to modernize statutes governing extended employment for people with significant disabilities, change eligibility rules, clarify provider responsibilities and require additional reporting.
Access New Jersey and many providers testified in strong support. Mohsin Badran, president and CEO of Access New Jersey, said the bill updates an authorizing statute last revised in 1971, provides clarity for oversight, ties baseline funding adjustments to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI‑W) and…
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