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Assembly committee releases bill to create State Board of General Contractors for public works
Summary
The Assembly Regulated Professions Committee voted to release A1457, which would create a New Jersey State Board of General Contractors and require licensure for contractors bidding classified public-works projects; sponsor said amendments will remove a bachelor's-degree requirement and add apprenticeship pathways.
Chairman Rob Karabeincik, sponsor of Assembly bill A1457, told the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee that the measure is intended to protect taxpayers and public buildings by ensuring contractors who bid on public works hold demonstrated experience and training. "I don't think the public should be the place to learn and fail," Karabeincik said, describing a licensing scheme tied to existing public-works classifications (008/009) and apprenticeship or experience-based pathways for qualification.
The bill, as read into the record, would establish the New Jersey State Board of General Contractors to…
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