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NJECPAC is a Continuing Political Committee (CPC). A CPC is any group of two or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation, partnership, or any other incorporated or unincorporated association, civic association or other organization, which in any calendar year contributes to aid or promote the candidacy of an individual, or the candidacies of individuals, for elective public office, or the passage or defeat of a public question or public questions, lobby for the passage or defeat of certain legislative bills introduced in the NJ Legislature in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-8(b). A CPC is frequently referred to as Political Action Committee (PAC). The NJECPAC was formed to provide funding for legislative initiatives of its members and its member organizations representing the interests of Electrical Contractors, Small Businesses and Taxpayers throughout the State of New Jersey.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Lame Duck Round Up: Regulations and Workforce Training Bills

Mandatory Apprenticeship Programs

Legislators did not approve a mandatory apprenticeship program that would have effectively shut nonunion contractors out of public works contracts. NJBIA had been fighting A-4305 (DeAngelo), which would have required contractors to have approved apprenticeship programs for each trade an employer utilizes, thereby eliminating less costly, quality nonunion competition. The bill was designed to give unions a monopoly on public works contracts and would have greatly increased costs for taxpayers. 
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