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(1) When the individual applies for unemployment compensation;

(2) When an individual who receives notification of a pending layoff is contacted by the department prior to the layoff by means of a response team or by other means; or

(3) Not later than 60 days after the effective date of this act, if the individual has already been laid off and is receiving unemployment benefits upon that effective date.

b. If an individual is given pre-notification of a permanent layoff and subsequently receives vocational training or remedial education provided by any employment and training program funded or established pursuant to the "1992 New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act," P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-1 et al.) or the "Job Training Partnership Act," Pub.L. 97-300 (29 U.S.C. s.1501 et seq.), the individual shall be permitted to commence the training or education prior to the termination of employment, except that this provision shall not apply to a federally-funded program if permitting the individual to commence the training or education prior to the termination of employment will result in a reduction of federal funding for the program.

L.1992,c.47,s.6.

43:21-63. Allocation of moneys for education, training

7. In using moneys provided as individual grants pursuant to the "1992 New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act," P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-1 et al.), and in using moneys appropriated for any employment and training program funded or established pursuant to the "Job Training Partnership Act," Pub.L. 97-300 (29 U.S.C. s.1501 et seq.), the Department of Labor and each program shall, to the extent feasible and to the extent it has authority to do so, give priority to funding vocational training and remedial education for individuals who meet the requirements of section 4 of this act, to the extent that those individuals also fall within the target population of the respective program, except that moneys shall not be allocated in any case in a manner which is contrary to any other priorities imposed on the program by law or will result in a reduction of federal funds available to the State for the program.

L.1992,c.47,s.7.

43:21-64. Repealed

43:21-65. Rules, regulations

9. The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations necessary to govern the proper conduct and operation of the program consistent with the provisions of this act.

L.1992,c.47,s.9.