Reaffirms continuation of Rutgers Institute of Management and Labor Relations; appropriates $750,000.

A1050

ASSEMBLY, No. 1050

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Assemblywoman TENNILLE R. MCCOY

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Egan and Assemblywoman Drulis

SYNOPSIS

���� Reaffirms continuation of Rutgers Institute of
Management and Labor Relations; appropriates $750,000.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
reaffirming the continuation of the Rutgers Institute
of Management and Labor Relations, supplementing Chapter 65 of Title 18A of the
New Jersey Statutes, and making an appropriation.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� The Legislature finds
and declares that Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, should take the
lead in expanding educational resources to support working people at a time of
extreme inequality, and when the workforce is going through a major shift
including mass withdrawal from labor market participation, increased strike
activity, new organizing, and changing workplace dynamics. �This is a key time
where labor and management need to cooperate to find common ground, just as it
was in 1947. �Therefore, on this, its 77th anniversary, we reaffirm the
establishment in 1947 at the State University of New Jersey an Institute of
Management and Labor Relations.

���� 2.��� The purpose of this act
is to promote harmony and cooperation between management and labor and foster a
greater understanding of industrial and labor relations and other work-related
issues, thereby enhancing the unity and welfare of the people of the State.

���� 3.��� a.� The Institute of
Management and Labor Relations, through its extension division, shall continue
to establish at convenient centers throughout the State and remote programs of
instruction designed to achieve the purposes set forth in section 2 of this act,
and to bring about, among management, labor, and the public, better
understanding of their mutual problems and obligations.

���� b.��� These programs of
instruction may consist of instruction given in classes or by means of
lectures, conferences, institutes, demonstrations, forums, webinars, or other
informal educational services found to be particularly effective in teaching
adults.

���� c.��� Tuition for all extension
instruction in the Institute of Management and Labor Relations� extension
programs shall be affordable and, when possible, free to residents of New
Jersey.� The Institute of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, may establish a registration fee or other incidental
fees in connection with the operation of the educational activities.

���� 4.��� The Institute of
Management and Labor Relations shall continue to conduct applied research in
the field of labor-management relations and on other work and
employment-related issues in order to identify and analyze problems and develop
educational and policy solutions to those problems.

���� 5.��� Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey shall continue to appoint an advisory council for the
Institute of Management and Labor Relations consisting of six representatives
as follows: one representative of public sector labor and one representative of
private sector labor, both nominated by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, two
representatives of management, and two representatives of the public

nominated
by the Dean of the School of Management of Labor Relations at Rutgers, The
State University.� The advisory council shall advise Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey as to the manner of carrying out the purposes of this
act, including all matters and plans concerning budgeting for the operation of
the school and any proposals for capital projects for the school.� Members of
the advisory council shall serve without compensation but shall receive
reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses.

���� 6.��� There is appropriated
from the General Fund an amount not to exceed $750,000 annually for the
Institute of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey, which amount shall be used to fund the requirements of this act.�
These funds shall augment and not replace the portion of State funds allocated
to the budget of the Institute of Management and Labor Relations under the
university�s budgeting model.

���� 7.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill reaffirms the
importance of the continuation of the Rutgers University Institute of
Management and Labor Relations on its 77th anniversary.� As the United States
is in the midst of major shifts in the labor force, it is a pivotal time to
continue to expand educational resources on labor and management practices.�
The changing New Jersey economy will be built upon a skilled and educated
workforce; therefore, this bill invests in the future wellbeing of New Jersey.

���� The funds that this bill
appropriates allows the Institute of Management and Labor Relations to continue
its educational programs, such as classes, lectures, conferences and forums.�
The tuition for the educational programs is to be affordable to all, with the
goal of the programs being free for New Jersey residents.� The Institute is to
continue to conduct applied research on labor-management relations issues.� An
advisory council is to manage the advisement of the programs and research that
the Institute administers.� Rutgers University and AFL-CIO are to appoint the
members of the advisory council and it will consist of representatives from the
labor, management and public communities.

���� This bill appropriates
$750,000 annually for the Rutgers University Institute of Management and Labor
Relations to fund the requirements of this act.� The funds granted for the
Institute of Management and Labor Relations shall be in addition to the existing
portion of State funds for the Institute of Management and Labor Relations.