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Committee backs DOL pilot to recruit unemployed into health‑care jobs, approves $250,000 appropriation
Summary
The committee amended and released A4809, directing the Department of Labor to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for health‑care, home‑care and hospice jobs and appropriating $250,000 for training; healthcare associations and NJBIA voiced support while members questioned whether funding was sufficient.
The Assembly Labor Committee approved an amended A4809 that directs the commissioner of labor and workforce development, in consultation with the Department of Health and stakeholders, to establish standards and a program to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for positions in health care facilities, home care and hospice services.
Althea Ford, vice president of government affairs for NJBIA, told the committee the bill would "efficiently and effectively deploy the human capital and resources of the Department of Labor…
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