New Jersey § 43:21-61
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 43:21-61, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43:21-61.
Except as provided in section 8 of this act, 1 each individual who meets the requirements of section 4 of this act, 2 but has not completed the remedial education and vocational training at the end of
the period during which he is entitled to receive unemployment benefits pursuant to
the “unemployment compensation law” ( R.S.43:21-1 et seq. ), P.L.1970, c. 324 ( C.43:21-24.11 et seq. ) and any federally-financed supplemental benefits program shall be entitled to receive
a weekly benefit equal to his previous weekly unemployment compensation benefit for
each additional week certified by the division as needed to complete the remedial
education or vocational training up to a total of 26 additional weeks. No additional benefits shall be paid pursuant to the provisions of this section for
any week during which the individual receives training allowances or stipends pursuant
to the provisions of this section for any week during which the individual receives
training allowances or stipends pursuant to the provisions of any federal law or any
other State law. As used in this section, “training allowances or stipends” means discretionary use,
cash-in-hand payments available to the individual to be used as the individual sees
fit, but does not mean direct or indirect compensation for training costs, such as
the costs of tuition, books and supplies. No employer's account shall be charged for the payment of additional benefits pursuant
to the provisions of this section. 1
N.J.S.A. § 43:21-64. 2
N.J.S.A. § 43:21-60.
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