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Senators press department on internships, nonprofit cuts and requests for spending spreadsheets
Summary
Committee members asked whether interns must be paid, warned about proposed cuts to Access New Jersey providers serving people with disabilities, and requested detailed spreadsheets on recipients and amounts; the department agreed to provide documentation.
Senators used the hearing to press for clarifications on workforce program rules and proposed budget changes affecting service providers.
On internships, lawmakers asked whether unpaid internships remain legal. Commissioner Robert Sciro Angelo and the department's wage-hour lead said interns generally must be paid under federal and state law unless the internship provides college credit and…
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