Establishes EMT Workforce Development Partnership in New Jersey, appropriates $1.5 million.

This bill establishes the EMT Workforce Development Partnership to provide a pathway for high school students, ages 16 years and older, students of institutions of higher education, and community residents to become certified emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The partnership would be developed by the Commissioner of Health, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of Higher Education. The bill provides a $1.5 million appropriation from the General Fund to the Department of Health to implement this initiative.

Establishes EMT Workforce Development Partnership in New Jersey, appropriates $1.5 million.

This bill establishes the EMT Workforce Development Partnership to provide a pathway for high school students, ages 16 years and older, students of institutions of higher education, and community residents to become certified emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The partnership would be developed by the Commissioner of Health, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of Higher Education. The bill provides a $1.5 million appropriation from the General Fund to the Department of Health to implement this initiative.