A2241

Establishes Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program in DHS.

Introduced·1/13/26
Introduced Text

Establishes Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program in New Jersey to increase minimum compensation for early childhood educators.

The bill establishes the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program in the Department of Human Services to provide grant payments to child development facilities for increasing the minimum compensation for early childhood educators. The program aims to ensure pay parity between early childhood educators in child development facilities and comparable educators in public schools. The Department of Human Services is to establish the Early Childhood Educator Salary Scale, which will serve as the basis for the minimum salary for early childhood educators.

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Where it stands

Current
Aging and Human Services Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

DDD
3
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Jan 13

Assembly

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee