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allowed to offer was $15,000 per person/$30,000 per accident. The glaring policy issue, for decades, was whether or not someone carrying this kind of coverage could (without exposing personal assets) fully and fairly compensate someone who is seriously injured as a result of their negligence. Perhaps 50 years ago, it was a closer call, but today, the answer is almost surely a “no.”

This bill is an important step forward in New Jersey. It helps not only the victims in these scenarios, but also the people carrying these policies as they are even more insulated from personal exposure in the event of a serious collision.

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Our school counselors and administrators have a big part in enrollment to the program. Giving them the tools and resources really goes a long way in having them speak to the students about the collision industry and the importance of being successful without necessarily having a college degree. I think about the time when I sat down with my school counselor and bargained with him since I thought about leaving the vo-tech school (as it was then called) to go to traditional high school as a young man. He convinced me that if my grades were good, we could apply for a scholarship, which for me was the only way I was going to pay for college. I would be the first in my family to achieve this, and for an immigrant kid with little to no English spoken, many opportunities were available, and I am very thankful for them.

BM: The automotive program is a tiny little part of what we teach here, and we have four other schools in Bergen County, including Paramus, which is a technical school. They do automotive and collision, and they have a lot of kids with classifications like OCD in there, but those kids want to be in there and want to learn the trade. A lot of the kids I get, this is their third choice program, but now I’m stuck with them for four years even though they’re not really interested in learning about collision.

MN: Parents have this misconception that their kids cannot make any money in this business, and we need to correct that. Right now, we’re working with Caliber Collision to get started with their new Technician Apprenticeship Program (TAP), and I believe that will be a big help. It allows us to send seniors to work alongside an A-tech for six to 10 months and get paid as they’re training. Once they finish school, Caliber offers them a job at a shop close to their home to start. We toured their facility, and although we don’t have any seniors this year, a couple of my students are looking forward to participating in the program during their senior years. A few of them are even planning to work for local Caliber shops this summer to clean up and get their feet in the door. continued on pg. 38

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