As introduced: - Establishes a five-year "New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Workforce Transition Act." - Requires companies with 100 or more employees to give 90 days' advance notice before artificial intelligence driven layoffs that would affect 25 or more workers, with tiered penalties. - Provides a good faith safe harbor to protect compliant employers. - Permits the Division to cross-reference notices against unemployment insurance claims data to identify non-filers. - Establishes a dedicated 15% AI Displacement Account. - Establishes a human retention tax credit rewards employers who maintain worker headcount while deploying AI; a same-firm retraining tax credit to provide 100% of retraining costs; an on-the-job training tax credit that supports hiring displaced workers from outside the firm; and an AI economic opportunity zone investment tax credit that incentivizes business operation and expansion in designated AI economic opportunity zones. - Provides extended unemployment insurance benefits for an additional 26 weeks for certified AI displaced workers enrolled in an approved training program; wage insurance of 50% of the weekly wage differential between prior and new employment; and training grants. - Authorizes the New Jersey Council of County Colleges to develop a modular credential framework for county community colleges to offer stackable, stand-alone credentials for 4 to 18 months in high demand fields, such as advanced manufacturing, healthcare technology, cybersecurity, data analysis, and green infrastructure. - Requires the Secretary of Higher Education to recommend outcome-based performance supplements through the normal appropriations process with equity multipliers protecting institutions serving lower-income students. - Expands existing Growing Apprenticeship in Nontraditional Sectors (GAINS) program infrastructure into AI-adjacent occupations with model program templates developed by Office of Apprenticeship in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. - Authorizes the Secretary of Higher Education to recommend a performance supplement of $3,000 per graduate who completes a high-demand credential within 12 months of completion. - Allocates $6,000 to an AI-displaced worker per fiscal year for a maximum of two years to cover the costs for high-demand credentials at a New Jersey public or nonprofit education institution, for apprenticeship programs, and for industry-recognized certifications.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
Jun 15, 2026 | — | Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee |
| Last Action | Jun 15, 2026 |
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| Year | 2026 |
| Bill Type | Bill |
| Created | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Updated | Jun 17, 2026 |