N.J. Admin. Code § 12:23-13.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 12:23-13.2 - Qualified job counselor responsibilities - self-screening

(a) Each qualified job counselor who has direct, in-person, contact with an individual who is either utilizing counseling or employment services under 34:15B-38 in connection with the receipt of employment and training services paid for with Federal job training funds, utilizing counseling or employment services under 34:15D-7 in connection with an application to participate in the Workforce Development Partnership program, or utilizing counseling or employment services under 43:21-59 in connection with the receipt of remedial education or vocational training provided pursuant to the Unemployment Compensation law, shall present to the individual, as part of the reemployment orientation package, a document that contains the following information:

1. A self-screening questionnaire, which asks a series of yes/no questions of the individual designed to ascertain whether the individual is a victim of domestic violence;

2. An instruction that if the individual has answered yes to any of the questions listed in the self-screening questionnaire, he or she may contact the office's designated domestic violence liaison;

3. A statement that any of the information that the individual shares with the domestic violence liaison about his or her fears, dangers or abuse will be kept confidential within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and at any support service programs to which the individual is referred, with the exception that if the claimant informs the Department employee that any child or children are being abused, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development must, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.1 0, report that information to the Division of Youth and Family Services; and

4. A listing of New Jersey Statewide domestic violence hotlines.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:23-13.2