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A1760 1R
[First Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 1760
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV
District 31 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen McCoy, Speight, Brennan, Morales and Haider
SYNOPSIS
���� Directs DOLWD to identify, and post on website,
employment opportunities with minimal barriers to entry for persons returning
to workforce after imprisonment.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As reported by the Assembly Labor Committee on May 7,
2026, with amendments.
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An Act
concerning employment opportunities for
individuals returning to workforce after imprisonment and supplementing Title
34 of the Revised Statutes.
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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:
���� a.���� Employment is crucial
for individuals returning from incarceration to their communities.� Employed
individuals are significantly less likely to return to incarceration
post-release because employment enables successful reintegration to society;
���� b.��� Recently-incarcerated
individuals face barriers to entry for quality employment, that often limit the
person�s ability to obtain employment and may discourage the individual from
even seeking quality of life improvements;
���� c.���� One barrier that
recently-incarcerated individuals face is the stigma associated with formerly
incarcerated persons.� Employers may not even consider a candidate with a
conviction; and
���� d.��� The lack of education is
another barrier to employment for recently incarcerated individuals.� Many
recently-incarcerated individuals do not have the educational opportunities
required for an effective return to society.
���� e.���� Assisting individuals
who were recently-incarcerated in obtaining employment benefits all residents
of the State because it increases State-wide productivity and economic
prosperity.
���� 2.���
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a.
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The
Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall identify employment
opportunities for persons returning to the workforce after incarceration, which
have minimal barriers of entry and which have a demand for workers.� The
department shall conspicuously post, on an ongoing basis, notification of these
employment opportunities on its website.
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b.�
Each prisoner reentry program, organization, or other reentry entity operated
by the State, a county or municipality, other local unit, or which otherwise
receives State funds shall report to the department on a quarterly basis
employment partnerships, opportunities, and any other employment-related data
necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act as determined by the
Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.
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���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect on the 90th day next following enactment.