SINGLETON LAUNCHES V.E.T. ACT TO HELP NEW JERSEY SERVICE MEMBERS COMBAT UNEMPLOYMENT & HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGES

Package of Bills Would Also Aid New Jersey's Homeless Veterans

(TRENTON) - Assemblyman Troy Singleton has introduced the V.E.T. Act - The Veteran Empowerment and Training Act - a package of bills designed to combat the difficulties New Jersey's military service members and veterans face in accessing higher education and career opportunities.

"This economy has been hard on everyone, but particularly our veterans, many of whom have come back from Iraq or Afghanistan to find a very different employment climate from when they left," said Singleton. "There's no way to ever truly repay the debt of gratitude we owe them, so the least we can do is make their transition to civilian life as easy as possible by broadening their access to employment and higher education opportunities."

The first bill (A-2014) in the package requires the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to establish a pilot program to aid former military personnel in finding employment in the construction industry. The pilot program would require that for each highway project constructed by the authority, at least 20 percent of the projected labor hours are awarded to contractors registered with the Helmets to Hardhats Program.

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