N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-437.16 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-437.16
Definitions relative to lead-based paint hazards.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Common area" means the interior portions of a building used for residential rental purposes that are generally accessible to residential tenants, but not including the interior of individual dwelling units. Common areas shall include, but not be limited to, hallways, stairs, foyers, basements, laundry rooms, and the interior of attached or detached garages, if the areas are generally accessible to residential tenants and the areas are not located within the interior of an individual dwelling unit. "Dust wipe sampling" means a sample collected by wiping a representative surface and tested in accordance with a method approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Dwelling unit" means a single-family living space, including a single family home, or an apartment, room, or rooms within a two-family or multiple-family building, that is occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping or dwelling purposes by one or more persons living independently of persons in similar dwelling units. "Planned real estate development" means a planned real estate development, as defined by section 3 of P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-23). "Tenant turnover" means the time at which all existing occupants vacate a dwelling unit and all new tenants move into the dwelling unit. "Visual assessment" means a visual examination for deteriorated paint or visible surface dust, debris, or residue. b. (1) Subject to subsection c. of this section, in a municipality that maintains a permanent local agency for the purpose of conducting inspections and enforcing laws, ordinances, and regulations concerning buildings and structures within the municipality, either: (a) the permanent local agency shall inspect each rental dwelling unit, and, in a building consisting of two or three dwelling units, the common area within each building that contains a rental dwelling unit and that is located within the municipality for lead-based paint hazards; or (b) to provide for the inspection of each rental dwelling unit and, in a building consisting of two or three dwelling units, the common area within each building that contains a rental dwelling unit located within the municipality, the governing body shall enter into a contract with a lead evaluation contractor, certified to provide lead paint inspection services by the Department of Community Affairs, or enter into a shared service agreement with a local unit to inspect those rental dwelling units and the common areas for lead-based paint hazards. A municipality shall cause the inspection of rental dwelling units and, in a building consisting of two or three dwelling units, common areas for lead-based paint hazards at tenant turnover or within three years of the effective date of P.L.2021, c.182 (C.52:27D-437.16 et al.), whichever is earlier. Thereafter, all such units shall be inspected for lead-based paint hazards the earlier of every three years or upon tenant turnover, except that an inspection upon tenant turnover shall not be required if the owner has a valid lead-safe certification pursuant to this section. The municipality shall charge the dwelling owner or landlord a fee sufficient to cover the cost of the inspection. (2) Subject to subsection c. of this section, in a municipality that does not maintain a permanent local agency for the purpose of conducting inspections and enforcing laws, ordinances, and regulations concerning buildings and structures within the municipality, the governing body shall either enter into: a contract with a lead evaluation contractor, certified to provide lead paint inspection services by the Department of Community Affairs, or a shared service agreement with a local unit to inspect each rental dwelling unit and, in a building consisting of two or three dwelling units, the common areas within each building that contains a rental dwelling unit and that is located within the municipality for lead-based paint hazards. A municipality shall cause the inspection of rental dwelling units for lead-based paint hazards at tenant turnover or within three years of the effective date of P.L.2021, c.182 (C.52:27D-437.16 et al.), whichever is earlier. Thereafter, all such units shall be inspected for lead-based paint hazards the earlier of every three years or upon tenant turnover, except that an inspection upon tenant turnover shall not be required if the owner has a valid lead-safe certification pursuant to this section. The municipality shall charge the dwelling owner or landlord a fee sufficient to cover the cost of the inspection, including the cost of hiring the lead evaluation contractor. (3) A municipality shall permit the dwelling owner or landlord to directly hire a lead evaluation contractor who is certified to provide lead paint inspection services by the Department of Community Affairs to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection. (4) A permanent local agency or lead evaluation contractor with the duty to inspect single-family, two-family, and multiple rental dwellings pursuant to this section may consult with the local health board, the Department of Health, or the Department of Community Affairs concerning the criteria for the inspection and identification of areas and conditions involving a high risk of lead poisoning in dwellings, methods of detection of lead in dwellings, and standards for the repair of dwellings containing lead paint. (5) Fees established pursuant to this subsection shall be dedicated to meeting the costs of implementing and enforcing this subsection and shall not be used for any other purpose. c. Notwithstanding subsection b. of this section to the contrary, a dwelling unit shall not be subject to inspection and evaluation for the presence of lead-based paint hazards if the unit: (1) has been certified to be free of lead-based paint; (2) was constructed during or after 1978; (3) is in a multiple-family building that has been registered with the Department of Community Affairs as a multiple family building for at least 10 years, either under the current or a previous owner, and has no outstanding lead-based paint violations from the two most recent cyclical inspections performed under the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.); (4) is a single-family or two-family seasonal rental dwelling which is rented for less than six months duration each year by tenants that do not have consecutive lease renewals; or (5) has a valid lead-safe certification issued in accordance with this section. d. (1) If a lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency finds that a lead-based paint hazard exists in a dwelling unit upon conducting an inspection pursuant to this section, then the owner of the dwelling unit shall remediate the lead-based paint hazard by using abatement or lead-based paint hazard control methods, approved in accordance with the provisions of the "Lead Hazard Control Assistance Act," P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.1 et al.). Upon the remediation of the lead-based paint hazard, the lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency shall conduct an additional inspection of the unit to certify that the hazard no longer exists. (2) If a lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency finds that no lead-based paint hazards exist in a dwelling unit upon conducting an inspection pursuant to this section or following remediation of a lead-based paint hazard pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, then the lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency shall certify the dwelling unit as lead-safe on a form prescribed by the Department of Community Affairs as provided for in regulations or guidance promulgated pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2021, c.182 (C.52:27D-437.20). The lead-safe certification provided to the property owner by the lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency pursuant to this paragraph shall be valid for three years. e. Beginning on the effective date of P.L.2021, c.182 (C.52:27D-437.16 et al.), property owners shall: (1) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2024, c.74) (2) provide evidence of a valid lead-safe certification obtained pursuant to this section to new tenants of the property at the time of tenant turnover unless not required to have had an inspection by a lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection c. of this section and shall affix a copy of such certification as an exhibit to the tenant's or tenants' lease; and (3) maintain a record of the lead-safe certification which shall include the name or names of the unit's tenant or tenants, if the inspection was conducted during a period of tenancy, unless not required to have had an inspection by a lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection c. of this section. f. Each municipality shall deliver to the Department of Community Affairs a list identifying each dwelling unit inspected pursuant to this section and each dwelling unit determined to contain a lead-based paint hazard. The department shall, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), submit an annual report to the Legislature indicating the number of inspected dwelling units identified to have lead-based paint hazards. The report shall list the number of inspected dwellings and dwelling units identified to have lead-based paint hazards within each county. g. (1) If a dwelling is located in a municipality in which less than three percent of children tested, six years of age or younger, have a blood lead reference value greater than or equal to five ug/dL or any other blood lead level adopted by the Department of Health, according to the central lead screening database maintained by the Department of Health pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1995, c.328 (C.26:2-137.6), or according to other data deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Community Affairs, then a lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency may inspect for lead-based paint hazards through visual assessment. The Commissioner of Community Affairs may determine an appropriate blood lead reference value on the basis of multiple years of data. (2) If a dwelling unit is located in a municipality in which at least three percent of children tested, six years of age or younger, have a blood lead reference value greater than or equal to five ug/dL or any other blood lead level adopted by the Department of Health, according to the central lead screening database maintained by the Department of Health pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1995, c.328 (C.26:2-137.6), or according to other data deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Community Affairs, then a lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency shall inspect for lead-based paint hazards through dust wipe sampling. The Commissioner of Community Affairs may determine an appropriate blood lead reference value on the basis of multiple years of data. The disclosure of this data for the purposes of this section shall not constitute the disclosure of the identity of a child pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1995, c.328 (C.26:2-137.6). (3) If a lead hazard is identified in an inspection of one of the dwelling units in a building consisting of two- or three-dwelling units, then the lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency shall inspect the remainder of the building's dwelling units for lead hazards, with the exception of dwelling units that have been certified to be lead-safe. The lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency may charge fees in accordance with this section for such additional inspections. (4) If a dwelling owner or landlord directly hires a lead evaluation contractor who is certified to provide lead paint inspection services by the Department of Community Affairs to complete the inspection required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, then the owner may elect to have the inspection performed through dust wipes in lieu of visual examination. h. In addition to the fees permitted to be charged for inspection of rental housing pursuant to this section, each municipality shall assess an additional fee of $20 per unit inspected by a certified lead evaluation contractor or permanent local agency for the purposes of the "Lead Hazard Control Assistance Act," P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.1 et al.) concerning lead hazard control work, unless the unit owner demonstrates that the Department of Community Affairs has already assessed an additional inspection fee of $20 pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of P.L. 2003, c. 311 (C.52:27D-437.10). In a planned real estate development, any inspection fee charged pursuant to this subsection shall be the responsibility of the unit owner and not the homeowners' association, unless the association is the owner of the unit. The fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the "Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund" established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.4). L.2021, c.182, s.1; amended 2024, c.74, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17C-11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17C / Section 17C-11
Dial tone first capability.
Status: in_force

11. All coin and credit card telephones whether public or private within areas served by enhanced 9-1-1 service shall be converted to dial tone first capability, which shall allow a caller to dial 9-1-1 without first inserting a coin or any other device. On each converted telephone, instructions on how to access the emergency enhanced 9-1-1 system shall be prominently displayed. L.1989, c.3, s.11; amended 2011, c.4, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-513 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-513
Severability.
Status: in_force

5. The provisions of this act are severable. If any phrase, clause, sentence, provision or section is declared to be invalid or preempted by federal law or regulation, the validity of the remainder of this act shall not be affected thereby. L.2007, c.150, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-461 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-461
Definitions relative to the "Revenue Allocation District Financing Act."
Status: in_force

13. As used in sections 11 through 41 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.52:27D-459 et seq.): "Area in need of redevelopment" means a redevelopment area as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-3). "Board" means the Local Finance Board established in the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. "Bonds" means the bonds, notes and bond anticipation notes issued to finance projects pursuant to the "Revenue Allocation District Financing Act," sections 11 through 41 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.52:27D-459 et seq.). "District" means the area or areas within a municipality designated as a revenue allocation district pursuant to the provisions of the "Revenue Allocation District Financing Act," sections 11 through 41 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.52:27D-459 et seq.). "District agent" means that entity designated by the municipal governing body pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.52:27D-462) to administer a revenue allocation plan on behalf of the municipality. "Eligible revenue" means the property tax increment and any other incremental revenues set forth in section 21 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.52:27D-469). "Municipality" means the municipal governing body or an entity acting on behalf of the municipality if permitted by the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or, if a redevelopment agency or redevelopment entity is established in a municipality pursuant to P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et seq.) and the municipality so provides, the redevelopment agency or entity so established. "Permitted investment obligations" means any securities permitted for purchase by local units of government pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1977, c.396 (C.40A:5-15.1). "Plan" means the final revenue allocation plan developed by a district agent pursuant to section 22 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.52:27D-470) and containing, among other elements, the proposed projects, estimated cost of the projects, sources of revenue, and the terms of any obligations, undertakings or commitments to be incurred by the district agent. "Pledged revenues" means those eligible revenues designated in the plan for payment of project costs. "Project" means the purchasing, leasing, condemning or otherwise acquiring of land or other property, or an interest therein, in the district or as necessary or convenient for the acquisition of any right-of-way or other easement to or from the revenue allocation district; the moving and relocation of persons or businesses displaced by the acquisition of land or property; the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of land or property and the improvements thereon, or the financing thereof, including demolition, clearance, removal, relocation, renovation, alteration, construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of any land, building, street, highway, alley, utility, mass transit facility, service or other structure, infrastructure or improvement in the district or necessary to effectuate the plan for the district, including infrastructure improvements outside the district, but only those which are integral to the effectuation of the district plan; the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or installation of public facilities and improvements, and zero-emission vehicle fueling and charging infrastructure, or the financing thereof; acquisition, construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of residential structures, or the conversion to residential use of structures previously designed or used for other purposes, or the financing thereof, nonprofit corporation or other suitable public or private person, firm, corporation or association, and which, to the extent economically feasible, shall constitute housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income pursuant to P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.) or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and all costs associated with any of the foregoing, including the cost of administrative appraisals, legal, financial, economic and environmental analyses, engineering or cleanup, planning, design, architectural, surveying or other professional and technical services necessary to effectuate the purposes of the "Revenue Allocation District Financing Act," sections 11 through 41 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.52:27D-459 et seq.). "Project cost" means the cost of the plan or project in all or any part of the district and of all and any property, rights, easements, privileges, agreements and franchises deemed by the district agent to be necessary or useful and convenient therefor or in connection therewith, including interest or discount on bonds; cost of issuance of bonds; engineering and inspection costs; legal expenses; costs of financial and other professional estimates and advice; organization, administrative, operating and other expenses of the district agent prior to and during the planning and implementation of a development, plan or project, including such provision as the district agent may determine for the payment, or security for payment, of principal of or interest on bonds during or after the implementation of any development, plan or project. "Property tax increment" means the amount obtained by: (1) multiplying the general tax rate levied each year by the taxable value of all the property assessed within a district in the same year, excluding any special assessments; and (2) multiplying that product by a fraction having a numerator equal to the taxable value of all the property assessed within the district, minus the property tax increment base, and having a denominator equal to the taxable value of all property assessed within the district. "Property tax increment base" means the aggregate taxable value of all property assessed which is located within a district as of October 1 of the year preceding the year in which the district is authorized pursuant to the "Revenue Allocation District Financing Act," sections 11 through 41 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.52:27D-459 et seq.). "Redevelopment plan" means a redevelopment plan as the term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-3). "Revenue increment base" means the amount of any eligible revenues, other than the property tax increment, collected in the calendar year immediately preceding the adoption of the plan. "Taxing entity" means the county, the school district or districts, and the municipality authorized to levy a tax on the taxable property within a municipality. L.2001, c.310, s.13; amended 2021, c.168, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13D-22 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13D / Section 13D-22
Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards; membership; powers; terms; duties; penalties.
Status: in_force

11. (a) There is established a Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards in the Legislative Branch of State Government. (b) Commencing on the 30th day after the effective date of P.L.2008, c.16, the joint committee shall be composed of eight members of the public as follows: two appointed by the President of the Senate, two appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, two appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, and two appointed by the Minority Leader of the General Assembly. No member of the Senate or of the General Assembly shall be eligible to serve as a member of the joint committee. No more than two members of the joint committee may be former members of the Senate or of the General Assembly. The members shall be full-time residents of the State and available throughout the year to attend, in person, the meetings of the joint committee. No member shall be a lobbyist or governmental affairs agent as defined by the "Legislative and Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act," P.L.1971, c.183 (C.52:13C-18 et seq.), a full-time State employee or an officer or director of any entity which is required to file a statement with the Election Law Enforcement Commission, and no former lobbyist or governmental affairs agent shall be eligible to serve as a member for one year following the cessation of all activity by that person as a governmental affairs agent or lobbyist. Notwithstanding the above restrictions, among the members appointed pursuant to this section, one may be a full-time faculty member of a State public institution of higher education having a doctoral degree and expertise in the areas of ethics, philosophy and government with extensive experience in State legislative organization and procedures. No person who served as a member of the joint committee at any time prior to the 30th day after the effective date of P.L.2008, c.16 shall be eligible to serve as a member of the joint committee as constituted under this subsection. The members shall serve for terms of two years. The terms of the members shall run from the second Tuesday in January of an even-numbered year to the second Tuesday in January of the next even-numbered year, regardless of the original date of appointment. Vacancies in the membership of the joint committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments, but for the unexpired term only. The members of the joint committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (c) Commencing on the 30th day after the effective date of P.L.2008, c.16, the chairman of the joint committee shall be selected jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly, when the President and Speaker are members of the same political party, from among the members of the joint committee. The first chairman to be selected jointly shall be a full-time faculty member of a State public institution of higher education having a doctoral degree and expertise in the areas of ethics, philosophy and government with extensive experience in State legislative organization and procedures. The vice chairman shall be selected jointly by the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly, when the Minority Leaders are members of the same political party, from among the members of the joint committee. When the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly are not members of the same political party, the President and Speaker shall alternate in selecting the chairman of the joint committee with the President of the Senate selecting the chairman first, and then, at the next organization of the joint committee if the President and the Speaker are not members of the same political party, the Speaker of the General Assembly selecting the chairman. When the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly are not members of the same political party, the Minority Leaders shall alternate in selecting the vice chairman of the joint committee with the Minority Leader of the Senate selecting the vice chairman first, and then, at the next organization of the joint committee if the Minority Leaders are not members of the same political party, the Minority Leader of the General Assembly selecting the vice chairman. The alternating method of selection shall continue regardless of intervening periods when joint selections are made. The chairman and the vice chairman shall not be members of the same political party. (d) The Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services shall act as legal adviser to the joint committee. The Executive Director of the Office of Legislative Services shall appoint another attorney in the Office of Legislative Services to serve as Ethics Counsel to the individual members of the Legislature and officers and employees in the Legislative Branch. The Ethics Counsel shall provide informal ethics advice to individual members of the Legislature and officers and employees in the Legislative Branch upon request, when the request is one fully answered by the New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law or the Legislative Code of Ethics or is on a subject previously determined by the Joint Committee. Informal ethics advice from the Ethics Counsel to a member of the Legislature or an officer or employee in the Legislative Branch shall be confidential and subject to the attorney-client privilege. The Ethics Counsel may also assist members of the Legislature and officers or employees in the Legislative Branch in requesting formal advisory opinions from the joint committee on novel subject matters. The Legislative Counsel shall, upon request, assist and advise the joint committee in the rendering of formal advisory opinions by the joint committee, in the approval and review of codes of ethics adopted by State agencies in the Legislative Branch, and in the recommendation of revisions in codes of ethics or legislation relating to the conduct of members of the Legislature or State officers and employees in the Legislative Branch. (e) The joint committee may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise available to it for the purpose, employ other professional, technical, clerical or other assistants, excepting legal counsel, and incur expenses as may be necessary to the performance of its duties. (f) The joint committee shall have all the powers granted pursuant to chapter 13 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. (g) The joint committee is authorized to render formal advisory opinions as to whether a given set of facts and circumstances would, in its opinion, constitute a violation of the provisions of this act, of a code of ethics promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act or of any rule of either or both Houses which gives the joint committee jurisdiction and the authority to investigate a matter. (h) (1) The joint committee shall have jurisdiction to initiate, receive, hear and review complaints regarding violations of the provisions of this act or of a code of ethics promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act. It shall further have such jurisdiction as to enforcement of the rules of either or both Houses of the Legislature governing the conduct of the members or employees thereof as those rules may confer upon the joint committee. A complaint regarding a violation of a code of ethics promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act may be referred by the joint committee for disposition in accordance with subsection 12(d) of this act. (2) The joint committee shall not accept a complaint against a member of the Legislature submitted within 90 days of a primary or general election in which the member is a candidate. An attempt to file a complaint during this period shall toll any statute of limitations. This paragraph shall not bar the joint committee from initiating a complaint during this period. A complaint that is filed within seven days following a primary or general election shall be considered by the joint committee in an expedited manner that results in a final determination by the end of the annual session of the Legislature. (3) The joint committee, when reviewing a complaint, shall have the authority to require a member of the Legislature who is the subject of a complaint to submit detailed financial disclosures containing information that is in addition to the information required to be disclosed by a law, rule or code of ethics. Such additional information shall remain confidential, unless the joint committee, by a vote of at least three-fourths of the total membership, directs that the information be made public. (4) The joint committee shall inform a complainant of the time, date, and location of any meeting at which the joint committee will discuss or make a determination on any aspect of the complaint. (i) Any State officer or employee or special State officer or employee in the Legislative Branch found guilty by the joint committee of violating any provisions of this act, of a code of ethics promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act or of any rule of either or both Houses which gives the joint committee jurisdiction and the authority to investigate a matter shall be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $10,000, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), and may be reprimanded and ordered to pay restitution where appropriate and may be suspended from office or employment by order of the joint committee for a period not in excess of one year. If the joint committee finds that the conduct of the officer or employee constitutes a willful and continuous disregard of the provisions of this act, of a code of ethics promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act or of any rule of either or both Houses which gives the joint committee jurisdiction and the authority to investigate a matter, it may order that person removed from office or employment and may further bar the person from holding any public office or employment in this State in any capacity whatsoever for a period not exceeding five years from the date on which the person was found guilty by the joint committee. (j) A member of the Legislature who shall be found guilty by the joint committee of violating the provisions of this act, of a code of ethics promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act or of any rule of either or both Houses which gives the joint committee jurisdiction and the authority to investigate a matter shall be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $10,000, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), and shall be subject to such further action as may be determined by the House of which the person is a member. In such cases the joint committee shall report its findings to the appropriate House and shall recommend to the House such further action as the joint committee deems appropriate, but it shall be the sole responsibility of the House to determine what further action, if any, shall be taken against such member. L.1971, c.182, s.11; amended 1991, c.241, s.1; 1991, c.505; 2004, c.24, s.2; 2004, c.25, s.2; 2004, c.27, s.25; 2007, c.203, s.1; 2008, c.16, s.1.; 2008, c.99.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27F-4.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27F / Section 27F-4.2
Termination of offices
Status: in_force

The offices and terms of the Commissioner of Energy, the assistant commissioner and the directors of the various divisions and offices of the Department of Energy, except as herein otherwise provided, shall terminate upon the effective date of this act. L. 1987,c.365,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:11-60 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-60
Legislative Counsel
Status: in_force

Legislative Counsel. The commission shall appoint a Legislative Counsel, who shall be an attorney-at-law of New Jersey experienced in legislative law, drafting legislation, revision of statutes and parliamentary law and procedure. He shall be the chief legal officer of the Legislature and counsel to the commission and Office of Legislative Services. He shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and under the supervision and direction of the Executive Director shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office. Wherever in any other law a duty is imposed upon or reference is made to the Chief Counsel of the Law Revision and Legislative Services Commission, such duty is transferred to and shall be exercised by, and reference thereto shall be to, the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services. L. 1979, c. 8, s. 7. Amended by L. 1985, c. 162, s. 5, eff. May 2, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14C-10 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14C / Section 14C-10
Effect of act on actions or proceedings
Status: in_force

This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, commission, council, board, authority, officer or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been transferred or abolished pursuant to this act; nor shall any reorganization affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any department, commission, council, board, officer, authority or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been transferred or abolished pursuant to a reorganization plan under this act. L.1969, c. 203, s. 10, eff. Jan. 13, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27F-15 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27F / Section 27F-15
Intervention in proceedings of state instrumentalities which regulate energy producers or distributors; notice; guidelines for energy master plan; siting of energy facilities; jurisdiction; fees
Status: in_force

a. The Division of Energy Planning and Conservation is empowered and directed to intervene in any proceedings before, and appeals from, any State department, division, commission, authority, council, agency or board (hereinafter referred to as "State instrumentalities" ) including the Board of Public Utilities charged with the regulation, supervision or control of any business, industry or utility engaged in the production, processing, distribution, transmission or storage of energy in any form, when, in the discretion of the commissioner, such intervention is necessary to insure the proper consideration by such State instrumentalities of the State energy master plan, or any part or aspect thereof, adopted by the department pursuant to section 12 of this act, or any rule or regulation promulgated by the department pursuant to the provisions of this act. To facilitate the intervention provisions of this section, each such State instrumentality shall consider the department a party of interest in any proceedings before such instrumentality with respect to energy and shall give the same notice to the department as is given to every other party of interest in such proceedings of any meeting, public hearing or other proceeding of such instrumentality in implementing its regulatory, supervisory or control powers, responsibilities and duties with respect to such businesses, industries or utilities. b. It being the intention of the Legislature that the actions, decisions, determinations and rulings of the State Government with respect to energy shall to the maximum extent practicable and feasible conform with the energy master plan adopted by the department pursuant to section 12 of this act, the department shall prepare, periodically revise and distribute to each State instrumentality charged with the regulation, supervision or control of any business, industry or utility engaged in the production, processing, distribution, transmission or storage of energy in any form, such guidelines as the department determines to be relevant to assist each such instrumentality in conforming with said energy master plan in implementing its regulatory, supervisory or control powers, responsibilities and duties with respect to such businesses, industries or utilities. c. With respect to the siting of any energy facility in any part of New Jersey, the department shall, the provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, have jurisdiction coextensive with that of any other State instrumentality, and to that end, no State instrumentality with the power to grant or deny any permit for the construction or location of any energy facility shall exercise its powers without referring to the Division of Energy Planning and Conservation, for its review and comments, a copy of such application and all papers, documents and materials appurtenant thereto filed by the applicant with such State instrumentality. Prior to making a final decision with respect to any such application, the State instrumentality with power of approval over such application shall solicit the views of the department thereupon. Such views shall be communicated to the State instrumentality with the power of approval over such application in the form of a report describing the findings of the department with respect to such application. Such report shall be prepared by the Director of the Division of Energy Planning and Conservation and shall be signed by said director and by the commissioner. In the event that such report is not prepared and transmitted to the State instrumentality with power of approval over such application within 90 days after the department's receipt of such application, such State instrumentality shall act upon such application pursuant to the law providing its power of approval thereof. In the event that the views of the department, as contained in its report, with respect to any such application differ from the views of the State instrumentality with the power of approval over such application, there shall be established an Energy Facility Review Board which shall consist of the Director of the Division of Energy Planning and Conservation, the director or chief executive officer of the State instrumentality with the power of approval over such application, and a designee of the Governor. The decision of the Energy Facility Review Board created with respect to a specific energy facility application shall be binding with respect to such facility and shall be implemented forthwith by the State instrumentality with the power of approval over such application. In implementing its responsibilities pursuant to this subsection, the department shall have the power to adopt, by regulation, a fee schedule for reviewing applications for the construction or location of energy facilities; provided, however, that fees shall be charged to applicants for permits to construct or locate energy facilities only in those instances where the nature and extent of the proposed energy facility are such as to necessitate the employment of consultants or other expert personnel from without the department before the department can make its determination with respect to any such application, and that such fees shall in any event be the minimum amount necessary to permit the department to fulfill its responsibilities under this section. The provisions of this section shall not be regarded as to be in derogation of any powers now existing and shall be regarded as supplemental and in addition to powers conferred by other laws, including municipal zoning authority. L.1977, c. 146, s. 13, eff. July 11, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-74 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-74
Tax exemptions.
Status: in_force

9. a. It is hereby determined that the creation of the corporation and the carrying out of its authorized purposes is in all respects a public and governmental purpose for the benefit of the people of a qualified municipality and for the improvement of financial security of a qualified municipality, and that said purposes are public purposes and that the corporation will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this act. b. The property of the corporation and its income and operations shall be exempt from all State taxation. c. The securities and the interest thereon and the income derived from all funds, revenues, incomes and other moneys received for or to be received by the corporation and the properties and income thereon acquired and held by the corporation or its designee as a result of the foreclosure or other liquidation of tax liens shall be exempt from all taxes levied pursuant to the provisions of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes or Title 54A of the New Jersey Statutes, except for transfer inheritance and estate taxes levied pursuant to Subtitle 5 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes. d. In the case of any securities, the interest on which is exempt from federal and State (personal and corporate) income tax, the corporation may prescribe restrictions on the use of the proceeds thereof and related matters as may be necessary to assure such exemption, if any, and the recipients of such proceeds shall then be bound thereby to the extent such restrictions shall be made applicable to them. Any such recipient, including without limitation, a qualified municipality, is authorized to execute a tax regulatory agreement with the corporation and the execution of such an agreement may be treated as a condition to receiving any such proceeds. L.2003,c.120,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-151 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-151
Establishment of division; director
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the Department of the Treasury the Division of Building and Construction. The division shall be under the immediate supervision of a director who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the State Treasurer and who shall administer the work of the division under the direction and supervision of the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall fix the compensation of the director within the limits of available appropriations. L.1970, c. 95, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:32-26 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-26
Set-aside cancellation
Status: in_force

If the contracting agency determines that the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid on a set-aside contract will result either in the payment of an unreasonable price or in a contract otherwise unacceptable pursuant to the statutes and rules governing purchases by that agency, the contracting agency shall reject all bids and withdraw the designation of the set-aside contract. Bidders shall be notified of the set-aside cancellation, the reasons for the rejection and the State's intent to resolicit bids on an unrestricted basis. The canceled solicitation shall not be counted as a set-aside for the purpose of attaining established set-aside goals. Except in cases of emergency, prior to the final award of the contract, the contracting agency shall provide an opportunity for a hearing on the reasons for the rejection of the set-aside designation. This hearing shall not be considered a contested case under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). L. 1983, c. 482, s. 10. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-241 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-241
Duty of the commission.
Status: in_force

3. a. It shall be the duty of the commission to study the trends of violence, the source of violence, and the impact of violence on the community, to develop a method to address the epidemic of violence at the federal and State levels, and to make recommendations for State and Congressional action. b. The commission shall seek out funding and grants for the implementation of programs to reduce violence from sources including, but not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and any other funding sources. c. The commission shall study the issue of insufficient access to mental health treatment and violence. d. The commission shall study and make recommendations regarding whether the Special Offenders Unit created by the Union County Prosecutor's Office to address the increase in criminal prosecutions against individuals with mental illness should be expanded to other counties. e. The commission shall study and recommend whether the community-based mental health treatment system, through which there are involuntary outpatient commitments under a court order supervised by a case manager, should be expanded to all counties in this State and how to adequately fund the program in all counties. L.2013, c.109, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-80 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-80
Sales tax exemption for retail sales.
Status: in_force

21. a. (1) Receipts of retail sales, made by a seller located in an eligible block group, as defined in subsection a. of section 12 of P.L.2021, c.197 (C.52:27H-99) and provided a UZ-2 certification by the authority from a place of business owned or leased and regularly operated by the seller for the purpose of making retail sales, and located in a designated enterprise zone established pursuant to the "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act," P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.), or a UEZ-impacted business district established prior to the effective date of P.L.2021, c.197 pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2001, c.347 (C.52:27H-66.2), shall be exempt to the extent of 50 percent of the tax imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.). (2) As used in this section, the term "retail sales" means all retail sales except retail sales of: (1) motor vehicles; (2) alcoholic beverages as defined in the "Alcoholic beverage tax law," R.S.54:41-1 et seq.; (3) cigarettes as defined in the "Cigarette Tax Act," P.L.1948, c.65 (C.54:40A-1 et seq.); (4) manufacturing machinery, equipment or apparatus; (5) energy; (6) medical cannabis and cannabis products sold under the "Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act," P.L.2009, c.307 (C.24:6I-1 et seq.); and (7) recreational cannabis and cannabis products sold under the "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act," P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-31 et seq.). b. Any seller, which is a qualified business having a place of business located in a designated enterprise zone or in a designated UEZ-impacted business district, may apply to the UEZ Authority for a UZ-2 certification pursuant to this section provided the seller is located in an eligible block group, as defined in subsection a. of section 12 of P.L.2021, c.197 (C.52:27H-99). The UEZ Authority shall certify a seller if the UEZ Authority shall find that the seller owns or leases and regularly operates a place of business located in the designated enterprise zone or in the designated UEZ-impacted business district for the purpose of making retail sales, that items are regularly exhibited and offered for retail sale at that location, and that the place of business is not utilized primarily for the purpose of catalogue or mail order sales. The certification under this section shall remain in effect during the time the business retains its status as a qualified business meeting the eligibility criteria of section 27 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-86). However, the UEZ Authority may at any time revoke a certification granted pursuant to this section if the UEZ Authority shall determine that the seller no longer complies with the provisions of this section. The Department of the Treasury shall provide to a qualified business a certificate evidencing its UZ-2 certification, which certificate shall indicate the location at which the sales tax exemption provided for in this section is available. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.) to the contrary, except as may otherwise be provided by section 7 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-66), the authority may, in its discretion, determine if the provisions of this section shall apply to any enterprise zone designated after the effective date of P.L.1985, c.142 (C.52:27H-66 et al.); provided, however, that the authority may make such a determination only where the authority finds that the award of an exemption of 50 percent of the tax imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) will not have any adverse economic impact upon any other urban enterprise zone. d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the gross amount of all revenues received from the taxation of retail sales to which the exemption under this section applies, except for amounts credited to the Property Tax Reform Account in the Property Tax Relief Fund pursuant to paragraph 7 of Section I of Article VIII of the New Jersey Constitution, shall be deposited immediately upon collection by the Department of the Treasury into the enterprise zone assistance fund created pursuant to section 29 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-88); provided, however, tax collected at the site of a redevelopment project which is the subject of a redevelopment agreement with the State pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.3) shall be credited to the Municipal Landfill Closure and Remediation Fund pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.6) and tax revenues on retail sales of cannabis items shall be credited to the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund and the Underage Deterrence and Prevention Account pursuant to subsection a. of section 41 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-50). L.1983, c.303, s.21; amended 1987, c.135; 1988, c.93, s.6; 1990, c.40, s.10; 1993, c.144; 1993, c.367, s.6; 1996, c.124, s.8; 1997, c.162, s.32; 2001, c.347, s.9; 2011, c.49, s.15; 2021, c.197, s.9; 2023, c.282, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14B-10 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-10
Evidence; judicial notice; recommended report and decision; final decision; effective date.
Status: in_force

10. In a contested case: (a) (1) The parties shall not be bound by rules of evidence whether statutory, common law, or adopted formally by the Rules of Court. All relevant evidence is admissible, except as otherwise provided herein. The administrative law judge may, in his discretion , exclude any evidence if he finds that its probative value is substantially outweighed by the risk that its admission will either necessitate undue consumption of time or create substantial danger of undue prejudice or confusion. The administrative law judge shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. Any party in a contested case may present his case or defense by oral and documentary evidence, submit rebuttal evidence and conduct such cross-examination as may be required, in the discretion of the administrative law judge, for a full and true disclosure of the facts. (2) Where the case involves a permitting or licensing decision of the Department of Environmental Protection, the department shall be required to produce and certify a permitting record within 30 days after the filing of the contested case. This deadline may be extended by an administrative law judge upon the unanimous agreement of the parties. The production and certification of the department's permitting record, in accordance with this paragraph, shall not limit the ability of the parties to further supplement the record. (b) Notice may be taken of judicially noticeable facts. In addition, notice may be taken of generally recognized technical or scientific facts within the specialized knowledge of the agency or administrative law judge. Parties shall be notified either before or during the hearing, or by reference in preliminary reports or otherwise, of the material noticed, including any staff memoranda or data, and they shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the material so noticed. The experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge of the agency or administrative law judge may be utilized in the evaluation of the evidence, provided this is disclosed of record. (c) All hearings of a State agency required to be conducted as a contested case under this act or any other law shall be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned by the Director and Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Law, except as provided by this amendatory and supplementary act. A recommended report and decision which contains recommended findings of fact and conclusions of law and which shall be based upon sufficient, competent, and credible evidence shall be filed, not later than 45 days after the hearing is concluded, with the agency in such form that it may be adopted as the decision in the case and delivered or mailed, to the parties of record with an indication of the date of receipt by the agency head; and an opportunity shall be afforded each party of record to file exceptions, objections, and replies thereto, and to present argument to the head of the agency or a majority thereof, either orally or in writing, as the agency may direct. Unless the head of the agency or a party requests that the recommended report and decision be filed in writing, the recommended report and decision of the administrative law judge may be filed orally in such appropriate cases as prescribed by the director and if a transcript has been requested pursuant to subsection (e) of section 9 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-9). An administrative law judge may file a recommended report and decision in the form of a checklist in such appropriate cases and formats as prescribed by the director after consultation with each State agency. The head of the agency, upon a review of the record submitted by the administrative law judge, shall adopt, reject or modify the recommended report and decision no later than 45 days after receipt of such recommendations. In reviewing the decision of an administrative law judge, the agency head may reject or modify findings of fact, conclusions of law or interpretations of agency policy in the decision, but shall state clearly the reasons for doing so. The agency head may not reject or modify any findings of fact as to issues of credibility of lay witness testimony unless it is first determined from a review of the record that the findings are arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable or are not supported by sufficient, competent, and credible evidence in the record. In rejecting or modifying any findings of fact, the agency head shall state with particularity the reasons for rejecting the findings and shall make new or modified findings supported by sufficient, competent, and credible evidence in the record. Unless the head of the agency modifies or rejects the report within such period, the decision of the administrative law judge shall be deemed adopted as the final decision of the head of the agency. The recommended report and decision shall be a part of the record in the case. For good cause shown, upon certification by the director and the agency head, the time limits established herein may be subject to a single extension of not more than 45 days. Any additional extension of time shall be subject to, and contingent upon, the unanimous agreement of the parties. (d) A final decision or order adverse to a party in a contested case shall be in writing or stated in the record. A final decision shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated and shall be based only upon the evidence of record at the hearing, as such evidence may be established by rules of evidence and procedure promulgated by the director. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory language, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. The final decision may incorporate by reference any or all of the recommendations of the administrative law judge. Parties shall be notified either personally or by mail of any decision or order. Upon request a copy of the decision or order shall be delivered or mailed forthwith by registered or certified mail to each party and to his attorney of record. (e) Except where otherwise provided by law, the administrative adjudication of the agency shall be effective on the date of delivery or on the date of mailing, of the final decision to the parties of record whichever shall occur first, or shall be effective on any date after the date of delivery or mailing, as the agency may provide by general rule or by order in the case. The date of delivery or mailing shall be stamped on the face of the decision. (f) The head of an agency may order that, in certain appropriate cases, the recommended report and decision of the administrative law judge shall be deemed adopted, immediately on filing thereof with the agency, as the final decision of the head of the agency. The appropriate cases shall be described in a written order issued by the head of the agency, filed with the director, and made available to the public as a government record. The order shall not include any contested case for which the head of the agency is specifically required by State or federal law to review the recommended report and decision and adopt the final decision. The head of the agency may revise or revoke an order, issued pursuant to this subsection, whenever it is deemed appropriate. The order shall apply to all appropriate contested cases commenced with the agency after the order's issuance and until the order is rescinded or modified. In such appropriate contested cases, the head of the agency shall not have the opportunity to reject or modify the administrative law judge's recommended report and decision pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and the final decision by the administrative law judge shall comply with the requirements of and shall be given the same effect as a final decision of the head of the agency pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. (g) Whenever the parties in a contested case stipulate to the factual record, and agree that there are no genuine issues of material fact to be adjudicated, the head of the agency may, in his discretion, render a final agency decision on the matter without obtaining the prior input of, or a recommended report and decision from, an administrative law judge. L.1968, c.410, s.10; amended 1971, c.217, s.4; 1978, c.67, s.8; 1993, c.343, s.3; 2001, c.5, s.4; 2013, c.236, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4B-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-8.1
Development of an informational tracking system.
Status: in_force

19. a. The Victims of Crime Compensation Agency, after consultation with the Attorney General, the Department of Corrections, and the Administrative Office of the Courts, on behalf of the county probation divisions and the municipal court clerks, shall continue to develop the existing uniform system for recording all information necessary to ensure proper identification, tracking, collection and disposition of moneys owed for: (1) assessments imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1979, c.396 (C.2C:43-3.1); (2) fines and restitutions imposed in accordance with provisions of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; (3) fees imposed pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-20; (4) penalties imposed pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-15. b. The Victims of Crime Compensation Agency shall use the moneys deposited in the Criminal Disposition and Revenue Collection Fund to defray the costs incurred by the agency in developing, implementing, operating and improving the agency's component of the uniform system for tracking and collecting revenues described in subsection a. of this section. c. The Youth Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170), the Department of Corrections, and the Administrative Office of the Courts, on behalf of the county probation divisions and the municipal court clerks, shall file such reports with the Victims of Crime Compensation Agency as required for the operation of the uniform system described in subsection a. of this section. d. The Victims of Crime Compensation Agency shall report annually to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Administrative Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, the Youth Justice Commission and the Legislature on the development, implementation, improvement and effectiveness of the uniform system and on moneys received, deposited and identified as receivable. L.1991,c.329,s.19; amended 1992, c.169, s.4; 1995, c.281, s.4; 2007, c.95, s.10; 2025, c.35, s.59.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-9 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-9
Economic development council; transfer to department; members; continuance in office; duties; advisory committees
Status: in_force

The Economic Development Council created by P.L.1965, c. 21 (C. 13:1B-15.75 et seq.), shall be transferred to the department. The chairperson and other members of the Economic Development Council in office on the effective date of this act shall continue in office respectively as members of the council for the duration of the terms for which they were appointed. The council shall provide advice to the commissioner and assist the commissioner in the recommendation of comprehensive policies for the implementation of the functions, powers and duties assigned to the department for the promotion of a healthy business and industrial climate in New Jersey. The council shall consult with and advise the commissioner with respect to the work of the department, hold hearings with respect thereto and report to the commissioner annually, and at such other times as it deems to be in the public interest, with respect to its findings, conclusions and recommendations. The council may, in its discretion, create advisory committees. L.1981, c. 122, s. 9, eff. April 16, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27C-100 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27C / Section 27C-100
Adoption of bylaws.
Status: in_force

5. Upon the incorporation of the Foundation for Technology Advancement and the establishment of the first board of trustees, the board shall adopt bylaws setting forth the structure, offices, powers and duties of the foundation using the following guidelines. Members of the board of trustees shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The chair may appoint such subcommittees as deemed necessary or desirable, and if a subcommittee is appointed, the members of the subcommittee shall elect one of the members to serve as chair and one of the members to serve as vice-chair. The foundation shall meet no less than quarterly and at the call of the chair. The foundation shall hold at least four public hearings in different parts of the State, at such times and places as the foundation shall determine. All issues raised by those testifying at the hearings shall be recorded and included, together with the foundation's responses, if any, in the foundation's report to the Governor and the Legislature as required by section 6 of this act. L.2005,c.373,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-63 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-63
Membership of board of education in qualified municipality increased; appointments; terms.
Status: in_force

67. a. The membership of the board of education serving in a school district which is contiguous with a qualified municipality and which is subject to level II monitoring or level III monitoring pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14) prior to the effective date of P.L.2005, c.235 shall be increased as set forth in this section in order to ensure the State's and the municipality's ability to participate in the activities of the board. The membership of the board of education serving in a school district which is contiguous with a qualified municipality so designated after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.235 and which is directed to enter partial State intervention pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.212 (C.18A:7A-14) shall be increased as set forth in this section in order to ensure the State's and the municipality's ability to participate in the activities of the board. Board members appointed by the Governor or mayor shall be voting members of the board and shall have all the rights, powers and privileges of a member of the board. Members appointed by the Governor or mayor shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor or mayor, as appropriate. Any vacancy in the membership appointed by the Governor or mayor shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. The first members appointed by the Governor shall serve for a term commencing upon appointment and qualification and ending three years from the date that the number of members of the board returns to the number on the board prior to the designation of the qualified municipality. Members appointed thereafter shall serve for a term of three years as provided in this section. In order to ensure substantial local representation on any such board, in no case shall the number of the positions appointed by the mayor and elected by the voters, combined, constitute less than a majority of the total positions on the board. This section shall not apply to State-operated school districts established pursuant to P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-34 et seq.) prior to the effective date of P.L.2005, c.235 or a district under full State intervention established pursuant to P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-34 et seq.) after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.235. b. The membership of a type I board of education in a qualified municipality consisting of five members shall be temporarily increased to include two additional members to be appointed by the Governor upon receipt of notification by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-4) for a term of three years, as set forth in subsection a. of this section. The first two positions on the board, the terms of which expire after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of their terms and shall not be filled by mayoral appointments so that the total membership of the board returns to five members. The Governor shall continue to make appointments to fill the positions held by the gubernatorial appointees, when their terms expire or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term, or for any other reason, in any position on the board filled by gubernatorial appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. c. The membership of a type I board of education in a qualified municipality consisting of seven members shall be temporarily increased to include three additional members to be appointed by the Governor upon receipt of notification by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-4) for a term of three years, as set forth in subsection a. of this section. The first three positions on the board, the terms of which expire after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of their terms and shall not be filled by mayoral appointments so that the total membership of the board returns to seven members. The Governor shall continue to make appointments to fill the positions held by gubernatorial appointees, when their terms expire or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term, or for any other reason, in any position on the board filled by gubernatorial appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. d. The membership of a type I board of education in a qualified municipality consisting of nine members shall be temporarily increased to include three additional members to be appointed by the Governor upon receipt of notification by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-4) for a term of three years as set forth in subsection a. of this section. The first three positions on the board, the terms of which expire after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of their terms and shall not be filled by mayoral appointments so that the total membership of the board returns to nine members. The Governor shall continue to make appointments to fill the positions held by gubernatorial appointees, when their terms expire or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term, or for any other reason, in any position on the board filled by gubernatorial appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. e. The membership of a type II board of education in a qualified municipality consisting of three members shall be temporarily increased to include one additional member to be appointed by the Governor upon receipt of notification by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-4) for a term of three years as set forth in subsection a. of this section. The first position on the board, the term of which expires after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of its term and shall not be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality so that the total membership of the board returns to three members. The Governor shall continue to make appointments to fill the position held by a gubernatorial appointee when the term expires or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, a vacancy resulting from the expiration of the term in the position on the board filled by gubernatorial appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. The second position on the board, the term of which expires after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of its term and shall not be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. Instead, the vacancy shall be filled by a mayoral appointment as described in subsection a. of this section so that the total membership of the board remains at three. Mayoral appointees shall serve for a term of three years. The mayor shall continue to make appointments to fill the position held by a mayoral appointee when the term expires or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, a vacancy resulting from the expiration of the term in the position on the board filled by mayoral appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. f. The membership of a type II board of education in a qualified municipality consisting of five members shall be temporarily increased to include two additional members to be appointed by the Governor upon receipt of notification by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-4) for a term of three years as set forth in subsection a. of this section. The first two positions on the board, the terms of which expire after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of their terms and shall not be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality so that the total membership of the board returns to five members. The Governor shall continue to make appointments to fill the positions held by gubernatorial appointees when the terms expire or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term in any position on the board filled by gubernatorial appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. The third position on the board, the term of which expires after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of its term and shall not be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. Instead, the vacancy shall be filled by a mayoral appointment as described in subsection a. of this section so that the total membership of the board remains at five. Mayoral appointees shall serve for a term of three years. The mayor shall continue to make appointments to fill the position held by a mayoral appointee when the term expires or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, a vacancy resulting from the expiration of the term in the position on the board filled by mayoral appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. g. The membership of a type II board of education in a qualified municipality consisting of seven members shall be temporarily increased to include three additional members to be appointed by the Governor upon receipt of notification by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-4) for a term of three years as set forth in subsection a. of this section. The first three positions on the board, the terms of which expire after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of their terms and shall not be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality so that the total membership of the board returns to seven members. The Governor shall continue to make appointments to fill the positions held by gubernatorial appointees when the terms expire or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term in any position on the board filled by gubernatorial appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. The fourth and fifth positions on the board, the terms of which expire after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of their terms and shall not be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. Instead, the vacancies shall be filled by mayoral appointments as described in subsection a. of this section so that the total membership of the board remains at seven. Mayoral appointees shall serve for a term of three years. The mayor shall continue to make appointments to fill the positions held by mayoral appointees when the terms expire or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term in any position on the board filled by mayoral appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. h. The membership of a type II board of education in a qualified municipality consisting of nine members shall be temporarily increased to include three additional members to be appointed by the Governor upon receipt of notification by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-4) for a term of three years as set forth in subsection a. of this section. The first three positions on the board, the terms of which expire after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of their terms and shall not be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality so that the total membership of the board returns to nine members. The Governor shall continue to make appointments to fill the positions held by gubernatorial appointees when the terms expire or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term in any position on the board filled by gubernatorial appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. The fourth, fifth and sixth positions on the board, the terms of which expire after the designation of a qualified municipality, shall be abolished upon expiration of their terms and shall not be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. Instead, the vacancies shall be filled by mayoral appointment as described in subsection a. of this section so that the total membership of the board remains at nine. Mayoral appointees shall serve for a term of three years. The mayor shall continue to make appointments to fill the positions held by mayoral appointees when the terms expire or when a vacancy occurs, until after the tenth year following the designation of the qualified municipality. Beginning in the first year following the tenth year after the designation of the qualified municipality, vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term in any position on the board filled by mayoral appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided before the designation of the qualified municipality. i. At all times the board of education and its membership shall comply with the requirements of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.) and the "School Ethics Act," P.L.1991, c.393 (C.18A:12-21 et seq.), and meet the requirements and qualifications for board membership established pursuant to chapter 12 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.2002,c.43,s.67; amended 2002, c.108, s.13; 2005, c.235, s.35.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-57 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-57
Quorum
Status: in_force

The powers of the Authority shall be vested in the members in office from time to time and shall be exercised by them without regard or reference to any officer or agency of the State, except as otherwise expressly provided in this act. Two members of the Authority shall constitute a quorum and the vote of two members shall be necessary for any action taken by the Authority. No vacancy in the membership of the Authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and powers and perform all the duties of the Authority. L.1950, c. 255, p. 876, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14B-21.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-21.2
Establishment, maintenance of program.
Status: in_force

2. The department shall, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, establish and maintain a program to assist small businesses in identifying financial assistance programs, offered by any State agency, for which the business may be eligible. The department shall create, modify, and update, as necessary, a uniform application form for the purpose of gathering basic operational and financial information, and any additional information as deemed necessary by the department, from small businesses seeking assistance under this program. The application form shall be created, modified, and updated, as necessary, in a manner that requires a small business to provide the business's basic operational and financial information on the form. L.2011, c.123, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-21.7 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-21.7
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares: a. That small businesses play a major role in the economy of this State; and b. That small businesses, and businesses owned by minorities and women in particular, are often in need of financial and technical assistance which may be unavailable to them through traditional sources; and c. That it is the public policy of this State to provide a source of technical assistance and financial assistance in order to encourage the establishment and the growth of small businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women; and d. That, in the interest of efficiency, the services now provided by the State to these businesses should be combined into a single division within the Department of Commerce and Economic Development; and e. That it is the intention of this Legislature that the division, in concert with the New Jersey Development Authority for Small Businesses, Minorities and Women's Enterprises created pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1985, c. 386 (C. 34:1B-47 et seq.), provide a full range of financial and technical assistance to small businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women in order to ensure their success and their growth. L. 1987, c. 55, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-236.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-236.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act." L.2023, c.259, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27E-77 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27E / Section 27E-77
Rights, terms preserved
Status: in_force

66. This act shall not: a. affect the tenure, compensation, and pension rights, if any, of the lawful holder thereof, in any position not specifically abolished herein, upon the effective date of P.L.1994, c.58 (C.52:27E-50 et al.); b. alter the term of any member of any board, commission, or public body, not specifically abolished herein, lawfully in office on the effective date of P.L.1994, c.58 (C.52:27E-50 et al.), or require the reappointment thereof. L.1994,c.58,s.66.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27-27 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-27
Assessment, reassessment, etc., of taxable ratables; cost; employment of experts
Status: in_force

The commission may require the municipality to cause to be made an assessment, reassessment, valuation, revaluation, appraisal or reappraisal, or any one or all of them, of the taxable ratables of the municipality as the basis for any subsequent tax levy, and the cost thereof, whether or not directed by the commission, shall at the request of the governing body, be included in the amount of indebtedness to be refunded under this chapter. Any tax duplicate based thereon shall be used for all purposes in connection with the levy, apportionment and collection of taxes. For any or all such purposes the governing body of the municipality may employ such experts as it may deem advisable.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4-1.4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-1.4
Geographic units of population counts.
Status: in_force

4. a. For each individual included in a report received under sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2019, c.385 (C.52:4-1.2 and C.52:4-1.3), the secretary shall determine the geographic units for which population counts are reported in the federal decennial census that contain the address of the facility in which the individual was incarcerated and the residential address of the individual, as listed according to the report. No later than December 31st of each year in which the federal decennial census is taken and in which the United States Bureau of the Census enumerates incarcerated persons as residents of the geographic units in which the correctional facilities are located, the secretary shall report to the members of the Apportionment Commission, established pursuant to Article IV, Section III, paragraphs 1 through 3 of the New Jersey Constitution, that this determination has been completed. b. For each individual included in a report received under sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2019, c.385 (C.52:4-1.2 and C.52:4-1.3), if the residential address of the individual is known and located in this State, the secretary shall: (1) re-allocate all relevant population counts reported in the census to reflect residential address, as determined under sections 2 and 3, on the date the Bureau of the Census completes the federal decennial census for the State; and (2) ensure that the individual is not represented in any applicable population counts reported in the federal decennial census for the geographic units that include the facility at which the person was incarcerated on the day the bureau completes the federal decennial census for this State. c. For each individual included in a report received under sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2019, c.385 (C.52:4-1.2 and C.52:4-1.3), and for all persons reported in the census as residing in a federal correctional facility for whom a report was not provided, if the residential address of the individual is not known or not located in this State, the secretary shall: (1) re-allocate all relevant population counts reported in the census to reflect that the person resided at an unknown geographic location within the State on the day the bureau completes the federal decennial census for this State; and (2) ensure that the individual is not represented in any applicable population counts reported in the federal decennial census for the geographic units that include the facility at which the person was incarcerated on the day the bureau completes the federal decennial census for this State. L.2019, c.385, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:34-13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-13
Terms and conditions; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer shall determine the terms and conditions of the various types of agreements or contracts, including provisions for adequate security, the time and amount or percentage of each payment thereon and the amount to be withheld pending completion of the contract, and he shall issue and publish rules and regulations concerning such terms and conditions, standard contract forms and such other rules and regulations concerning purchasing or procurement, not inconsistent with any applicable law, as he may deem advisable to promote competition and to implement this act. L.1954, c. 48, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-198.10 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-198.10
Rules; exemptions.
Status: in_force

4. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52: 14B-1 et seq.), adopt such rules as may be necessary to implement P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.7 et al.). Such rules may include exemption from the requirements of section 3 of P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.9) for any types of buildings that may be determined to not warrant the level of protection provided in section 3 of P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.9) based on the fire hazard risk. L.2000,c.56,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-74 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-74
Definitions relative to the New Jersey Cultural Trust
Status: in_force

3. The following words or terms as used in this act shall have the following meaning, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: "Account" means the New Jersey Cultural Trust Account in the General Fund established by section 8 of this act. "Board" means the Board of Trustees established by section 5 of this act. "Capital facilities projects" means those projects in New Jersey of a qualified organization that construct, expand, renovate, plan for, repair, rehabilitate, restore, adaptively re-use, purchase, effectuate long-term leaseholds on, replace, relocate, or otherwise improve cultural or historical property and facilities, including any work relating to providing access thereto for persons with disabilities. The term includes the acquisition of an interest in real property and includes the repair and replacement of fixtures. "Commission" means the New Jersey Historical Commission established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:73-21 et seq. "Council" means the New Jersey State Council on the Arts established pursuant to P.L.1966, c. 214 (C.52:16A-25 et seq.). "Cultural Trust" means the New Jersey Cultural Trust established by section 4 of this act. "Endowment" means a permanent fund, the principal of which is to remain intact in perpetuity and which is invested and held by or for the exclusive use of a qualified organization, and the income of which may be expended by the qualified organization for purposes consistent with its mission. "Financial stabilization" means those enhancements to a qualified organization that build assets, reduce liabilities, aid cash flow, establish working capital and capital reserves, expand income, improve public access, build institutional capability and efficiency, or otherwise effect long-term improvement of a qualified organization's financial ability to sustain itself and carry out its mission. "Fiscal plan" means a document or documents detailing the policies, functions, workings, and strategies of the Cultural Trust for its operation in carrying out the purposes of this act, including all those applicable to the solicitation and receipt of public funds and private donations, the investment of the Trust Fund, and the distribution of funds. "Historic Trust" means the New Jersey Historic Trust established pursuant to P.L.1967, c.124 (C.13:1B-15.111 et seq.). "Performing, visual and creative arts" means performing and creative arts as defined in section 2 of P.L.1966, c.214 (C.52:16A-26). "Preservation" means the stabilization, planning, repair, rehabilitation, renovation, restoration, improvement, or protection of any historic property, structure, facility, or site of a qualified organization, and includes any work related to providing access thereto for persons with disabilities. "Project list" means a compilation of projects, their purposes, and amounts recommended for receipt of Cultural Trust moneys by the Council, Historic Trust, or Commission. "Qualified organization" means a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to promote the performing, visual and creative arts in New Jersey or to promote or preserve history and humanities in New Jersey. The term shall not include private, State, county, or municipal colleges, and universities. The term shall not include State, county, or local governmental units, authorities or corporations created by such units, and shall not include a "qualifying governmental body" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1985, c.410 (C.52:16A-26.2). "Trust Fund" means the permanent investment fund established by the Board of Trustees of the Cultural Trust as provided in section 8 of this act. L.2000,c.76,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-43.26 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-43.26
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Hispanics in New Jersey represent 9% of the total population and constitute the second largest and fastest growing minority in the State. b. In 1985, 32% of all Hispanic families were headed by women; 43% of whom were families in poverty. c. Hispanic women are concentrated in low-skill, low-salary jobs, working fewer hours per year and earning less than either black or white women; their disadvantaged employment status is linked to the fact that Hispanic women have completed fewer years of education than non-Hispanic women; only 6% have completed college and a mere 43% of Hispanic women as compared to 69% of non-Hispanic women have graduated from high school. d. Contributing to the Hispanic women's plight is the fact that cultural differences and language barriers are not acknowledged by the present educational, career and social services system in New Jersey; although some agencies have bilingual staff, they lack the bicultural knowledge of the socioeconomic obstacles that affect an Hispanic woman's ability to fully participate in the programs currently offered. L.1990,c.83,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:19-36.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-36.2
Comptroller's authority to appoint and employ persons not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing herein contained shall alter, vary, limit or abridge the power and authority of the Comptroller of the Treasury to hereafter appoint fit persons or employees in the work of auditing and preauditing, and the power of the Comptroller of the Treasury to appoint and employ persons in his department shall remain as heretofore. L.1939, c. 222, p. 620, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9H-40 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9H / Section 9H-40
Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

2. The commission shall engage in a continuous study of the State and local tax structure and related fiscal issues with regard to the laws relating to the imposition, assessment and collection of State and local taxes, with attention given, but not limited to: the ways in which the tax laws may be revised to ensure greater efficiency and equity in the assessment and collection of taxes; the identification and quantification of provisions that represent revenue policy and provisions that reflect indirect expenditure policy; the relative incidence of tax burdens and the effects of redistributing tax burdens or tax bases; and the methods for providing funds for government services and infrastructure. The commission shall report annually on or before January 1 to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature summarizing its activities in the prior year and its planned activities for the current year and shall submit interim reports setting forth the results of its studies and making such recommendations of legal, administrative and organizational changes as the committee determines are appropriate. The commission shall also make any appropriate studies, subject to the limitations of the commission's resources, that are requested by the Governor, the President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the General Assembly, notifying each of those officers of any request made by another. L.2007,c.43,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9U-2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9U / Section 9U-2
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that, although this State has the highest cancer death rate in the nation for many of the most frequently fatal types of cancer, it has provided relatively little encouragement for cancer studies at any of its local institutions involved in basic biological research; and that this failure has made New Jersey unattractive for the recruitment of highly skilled cancer investigators, has reduced the State's capacity to compete for its fair share of federal and private research dollars, and has been responsible for delaying the development of services and facilities necessary to conduct productive research. New Jersey's failure to make a concerted and intense effort in the war against cancer has deprived its citizens of the benefits resulting from the latest advances in basic cancer research. The Legislature further finds that the State can ill afford to continue its present policy in this regard. Corrective measures should be adopted promptly and funded adequately to make up for lost ground and to make the State competitive in the area of cancer research within the next 5 years. L.1983, c. 6, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-75 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-75
Reimbursement for expenses
Status: in_force

10. The members of the commission shall receive no salary but all members except those designated in subsection c. of section 5 of this act shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses lawfully incurred in the performance of their official functions. The members of the commission who are employed by the State, a county, a municipality or any State, county, or local governmental entity shall not be subject to loss of pay or accrued time due to attending commission meetings or otherwise performing the official commission functions. L.1961, c. 56, p. 546, s. 10. Amended by L.1963, c. 81, s. 13; amended 2022, c.65, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27C-76 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27C / Section 27C-76
Awarding of purchases, contracts, agreements.
Status: in_force

16. a. All purchases, contracts, or agreements, where the cost or contract price exceeds the sum of $25,000, or, after January 1, 1999, the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, shall, except as otherwise provided in this act, be made, negotiated, or awarded only after public advertisement for bids therefor and shall be awarded to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, is most advantageous to the commission in its judgment, upon consideration of price and other factors. Any bid may be rejected when the commission determines that it is in the public interest to do so. Any purchase, contract, or agreement, where the cost or contract price is less than or equal to $25,000, or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, shall be made, negotiated, or awarded by the commission without advertising and in any manner which the commission, in its judgment, deems necessary to serve its unique interests and purposes and which promotes, whenever practicable, full and free competition by the acceptance of quotations or proposals or by the use of other suitable methods. b. Commencing January 1, 1999, the Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall no later than March 1 of each odd numbered-year adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, or subsequent to 1999 the threshold amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection, in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor shall, no later than June l of each odd-numbered year, notify the commission of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. L.1998,c.44,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-15.9c13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-15.9c13
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer shall, within 90 days after the effective date of this act and from time to time thereafter, adopt rules and regulations as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). L. 1985, c. 140, s. 13, eff. April 12, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-106 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-106
Supersedure of county prosecutor
Status: in_force

Whenever requested in writing by the Governor, the Attorney General shall, and whenever requested in writing by a grand jury or the board of chosen freeholders of a county or the assignment judge of the superior court for the county, the Attorney General may supersede the county prosecutor for the purpose of prosecuting all of the criminal business of the State in said county, intervene in any investigation, criminal action, or proceeding instituted by the county prosecutor, and appear for the State in any court or tribunal for the purpose of conducting such investigations, criminal actions or proceedings as shall be necessary for the protection of the rights and interests of the State. Whenever the Attorney General shall have superseded a county prosecutor as aforesaid, the county prosecutor, the assistant county prosecutors and other members of the staff of the county prosecutor shall exercise only such powers and perform such duties as are required of them by the Attorney General. L.1970, c. 74, s. 10, eff. May 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-25n — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-25n
Definitions relative to fire protection equipment.
Status: in_force

1. As used in sections 1 through 19 of P.L.2001, c.289 (C.52:27D-25n et seq.): "Business entity" means a proprietor, corporation, partnership or company operating as a fire protection contractor. "Carbon dioxide fire protection system" means a special hazard fire suppression system that uses carbon dioxide as its extinguishing agent. "Certificate of certification" means a certificate issued by the commissioner that authorizes a person to engage in the fire protection equipment business to the degree indicated on the certificate. "Certificate holder" means a person who is certified to engage in the fire protection equipment business. "Clean agent fire suppression system" means a special hazard fire suppression system that uses an extinguishing agent that will not damage the contents of the hazard. "Combination fire and smoke damper" means a device that meets both the fire damper and smoke damper requirements. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs. "Committee" means the Fire Protection Equipment Advisory Committee created by section 2 of this act. "Dedicated smoke control system" means a smoke control system and components that are installed for the sole purpose of providing smoke control and that upon activation of the systems operate specifically to perform the smoke control function. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs. "Division" means the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs. "Engineered fire suppression system" means a fire suppression system which is designed individually to suit a particular purpose or hazard. Such a system requires individual calculation and design to determine the flow rates, nozzle pressures, pipe size, area or volume to be protected by each nozzle, quantities of extinguishing agent and the number and types of nozzles and their placement in a specific system. "Fire alarm system" means a system which provides a warning alarm signaling the presence of fire conditions and may be capable of initiating an action to suppress a fire condition. "Fire damper" means a device installed in ducts and air transfer openings designed to close automatically upon detection of heat and resist the passage of flame. Fire dampers are classified for use in either static systems that will automatically shut down in the event of a fire, or in dynamic systems that continue to operate during a fire. A dynamic fire damper is tested and rated for closure under elevated temperature airflow. "Fire protection equipment" includes fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, clean agent fire suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, carbon dioxide fire protection systems, foam fire protection systems, kitchen fire suppression systems, portable fire extinguishers or any other equipment designed to detect, suppress or extinguish a fire. "Fire protection subcode official" means a qualified person appointed by the appropriate appointing authority or the commissioner pursuant to the authority of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.). "Fire protection contractor" or "contractor" means a person or business entity that offers to undertake or represents itself as being able to undertake, or does undertake the installation, service, sale, repair, inspection or maintenance of fire protection equipment. "Fire protection contractor business permit" means a permit issued by the commissioner to a business entity to operate as a fire protection contractor. "Fire sprinkler system" means an automatic fire suppression system that includes an automatic water sprinkler system or a standpipe system and related system components, including detection. "Fire suppression system" means an engineered or pre-engineered system that suppresses a fire using an extinguishing agent distributed through fixed piping and nozzles that are activated either manually or automatically. The system may include containers, nozzles, controls, automatic detection, manual releases, equipment shut downs and alarms. In such systems, an extinguishing agent is discharged through fixed pipes and nozzles into or over a potential fire hazard. "Foam fire protection system" means a special hazard fire suppression system that uses foam as its extinguishing agent. "Kitchen fire suppression system" means a pre-engineered system which is designed specifically to protect the hood, duct, and cooking appliances of a kitchen. The system, which may include containers, nozzles, controls, automatic detection, manual release, cooking appliance shutdown equipment, and alarms will have an extinguishing agent discharged through fixed pipes and nozzles over and into the fire hazard area. "Maintenance" means the function of keeping equipment in such a condition that it will perform as it originally was designed to do. "Portable fire extinguisher" means a portable device, carried or on wheels and operated by hand, containing an extinguishing agent that can be expelled under pressure for the purpose of suppressing or extinguishing fire. "Pre-engineered system" means a fire suppression system having predetermined flow rates, nozzle pressures, detection and quantities of extinguishing agent. Such a system has the specific pipe size, maximum and minimum pipe lengths, flexible hose specifications, number of fittings and types of nozzles prescribed by a testing laboratory. The hazards protected by such a system are specifically limited as to type and size by a testing laboratory based upon actual fire tests. Limitations on hazards which can be protected by such a system are contained in the manufacturer's installation manual which is referenced as a part of the listing. "Smoke control system" means an engineered system that includes all methods that can be used singly or in combination to modify smoke movement, including engineered systems that use mechanical fans to produce pressure differences across smoke barriers to inhibit smoke movement. "Smoke damper" means a device installed in ducts and air transfer openings designed to resist the passage of smoke. The device is installed to operate automatically, controlled by a smoke detection system, and, where required, is capable of being positioned from a fire command center. "Special hazard fire suppression system" means a fire suppression system that uses an extinguishing agent other than water. "Standpipe system" means a fire protection system consisting of an arrangement of piping, valves, hose outlets, and allied equipment installed in a building or structure. "Warranty" means a written guarantee given to a purchaser of fire protection equipment covering a period of one year after the installation of new fire protection equipment. L.2001,c.289,s.1; amended 2023, c.186, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BB-81 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BB / Section 27BB-81
Fiscal control officer; powers and duties
Status: in_force

An officer shall have such of the powers and duties of the director in sections 57 and 58 and 82 to 87 inclusive, of this act, as are specifically assigned to him by the board. An officer shall exercise his powers and perform his duties under the general supervision of the director. L.1947, c. 151, p. 674, s. 81. Amended by L.1981, c. 211, s. 9, eff. July 20, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-368 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-368
Determinations
Status: in_force

It is determined that it is the policy of this State to provide a necessary means to prevent the deterioration of housing, the decline of neighborhoods and surrounding areas, and the problems associated with deterioration and decline; that these conditions are detrimental not only to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the State, but reduce economic values and impair private investments and public revenues; that the support of corporations hereinafter described is necessary and desirable to alleviate those problems, and the rehabilitation of substandard housing as proposed in this act is a public purpose and a public use for which public money may be borrowed, expended, loaned and granted; and that the necessity in the public interest for provisions hereinafter enacted is a matter of legislative determination. L. 1987, c. 50, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-43 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-43
State government entity, Executive Branch, direct services to public, develop, publish language access plan, compliance, documentation of progress.
Status: in_force

4. a. Each State government entity in the Executive Branch that provides direct services to the public, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, Department of Law and Public Safety, and Office of Information Technology, shall develop and publish a language access plan that shall reflect how the entity will comply with the provisions of this act, P.L.2023, c.263 (C.52:14-40 et seq.), and document all progress since it last submitted a language access plan. The State government entity shall issue the language access plan required by this section within one year of the effective date of this act, and shall update and publish the plan every three years thereafter. The State government entity shall also post the language access plan on the entity's website. The State government entity shall consult with community or stakeholder entities representing limited-English proficient populations in drafting and updating the plan. b. Each language access plan shall set forth, at a minimum: (1) when and by what means the government entity will provide or is already providing language assistance services; (2) how the government entity intends to keep track of the limited-English proficient population requesting interpretation and translation services, and how the government entity determines the need for language assistance services for the limited-English proficient population; (3) a report on the frequency of requests for language assistance services, how the requests were met, whether language assistance services were requested in languages other than the required seven, and how the government entity intends to notify the limited-English proficient populations of the available language assistance services; (4) how the government entity documents the actual provision of language assistance services to individuals with limited-English proficiency; (5) a training plan for government entity employees who will be involved in the implementation of this act which includes, at minimum, annual training on the language access policies of the government entity, how to provide language assistance services, and follow any applicable State and federal confidentially protocols; (6) a plan for how the agency will ensure the provision of language assistance services of the highest quality and in a culturally competent manner; (7) the manner and means by which the public may contact the entity's language access coordinator regarding language access issues; (8) the titles of all available translated documents and the languages into which they have been translated; (9) a website and document content describing the translation services, processes, and documents required by this act; and (10) a plan for annual internal monitoring of the government entity's compliance with this act. c. As part of the development of the initial language access plan required by this section, each State government entity shall assess the interpretation needs of members of the public with limited English proficiency that the entity serves, estimate the cost associated with providing interpretation services to those individuals, and incorporate the provision of interpretation services into the entity's language access plan. d. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, if a State government entity already has a language access plan on the effective date of this act, the State government entity may continue to use that language access plan and may adjust that plan in accordance with the provisions of this section. A State government entity shall be permitted to retain any additional languages already included in an existing language access plan. e. Each State government entity that provides direct services to the public shall designate a senior-level employee to serve as a language access coordinator to oversee the development and implementation of the entity's language access plan and compliance with the provisions of this act. L.2023, c.263, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9Z-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9Z / Section 9Z-4
Duties of the commission
Status: in_force

The commission shall: a. develop, coordinate, and advise the Governor and Legislature of Statewide activities in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday; b. establish programs designed to educate the citizens of New Jersey about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement; c. meet with other groups and organizations in order to coordinate events and seek volunteers who are willing to donate their talents; and d. receive donations, through fund-raising activities and contributions, from individuals and public and private organizations in order to carry out its responsibilities and to address the needs of Dr. King's living memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. L.1989,c.188,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-15.107b — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-15.107b
Amounts received, Emergency Management Performance Grant Program, Superintendent of the State Police, salary costs.
Status: in_force

8. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1974, c.55 (C.52:14-15.107) or any other law to the contrary, amounts received by the State from the federal Emergency Management Performance Grant Program allowable for the salary costs of the Superintendent of the State Police shall be paid to the Superintendent of the State Police as supplemental compensation in addition to the annual salary provided for in section 1 of P.L.1974, c.55 (C.52:14-15.107). L.2023, c.349, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-78.11d — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-78.11d
Supervision by chairman
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any provision of section 11 or any other provision of the act to which this act is a supplement to the contrary, the authority may delegate, by resolution, the supervision of the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, renovation, preservation or improvement of any project to the chairman of the authority. L.1987,c.203,s.1; amended 1992,c.174,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-19.6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-19.6
State Cafeterias Revolving Account
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the general State treasury, a State Cafeterias Revolving Account, into which shall be paid from time to time, the receipts obtained from the operation of said cafeteria or cafeterias, which sums, together with all other sums paid into said account, shall be used, to defray the cost of the establishment, maintenance and operation of said cafeteria or cafeterias, including the payment of salaries, the cost of the purchase of supplies and equipment and all other incidental expenses and also to provide for the improvement and extension of the service and facilities of said cafeteria or cafeterias. L.1951, c. 312, p. 1117, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27EE-86 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27EE / Section 27EE-86
Department of the Public Advocate abolished.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of the Public Advocate created by P.L.2005, c.155 (C.52:27EE-1 et al.) is abolished as a principal department in the Executive Branch of State Government and all of its functions, powers and duties, except as otherwise provided in this act, are hereby terminated. b. The offices and terms of the Public Advocate, and of the assistants, deputies, and directors of the various divisions and offices of the Department of the Public Advocate, except as otherwise provided in this act, are hereby terminated. c. Regulations of the Department of the Public Advocate concerning its organization, function, practice, and procedure are void. Except as otherwise provided in this act, whenever in any law, rule, regulation, order, reorganization plan, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, reference is made to the Department of the Public Advocate, the same shall mean and refer to the Office of the Public Defender in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury. d. All communications between an individual client and an attorney in or engaged by the Department of the Public Advocate shall remain fully protected by the attorney-client privilege subsequent to the effective date of this act. The confidentiality of medical records and other documents maintained as confidential by the Department of the Public Advocate shall likewise be protected subsequent to the effective date of this act. Any record held by the department that includes information about the identity, care, or treatment of any person seeking or receiving services from the department, or the identity of any person seeking services from the department on behalf of another person, shall not be a government record as defined in section 1 of P.L.1995, c.23 (C.47:1A-1.1) and shall not be available for public inspection, copying, or the purchase of copies. Any person acting reasonably and in good faith who sought assistance from the department on behalf of another person shall be immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed and shall have the same immunity with respect to testimony given in any judicial proceeding resulting from that request for assistance. e. This act shall not affect the tenure, compensation, and pension rights, if any, of the holder of a position not specifically abolished herein in office upon the effective date of this act, nor alter the term of a member of a board, commission, or public body, not specifically abolished herein, in office on the effective date of this act, or require the reappointment thereof. f. The provisions of this act in and of themselves shall not be construed to create any new cause of action, or to authorize any suit against any public entity or employee. g. Acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, superseded and repealed. h. This act shall be subject to the provisions of the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). i. The Governor may take such action by Executive Order, or other formal redesignation document, for the purpose of designating a private entity as the State's protection and advocacy agency for persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities. j. The responsibility for all cases pending on the effective date of this act in which the Department of the Public Advocate is a party handled by divisions or offices being abolished shall be assumed by the Office of the Public Defender, unless the Public Defender, exercising discretion, determines that there are not sufficient resources to continue any particular litigation. In assuming responsibility for such cases, the Public Defender shall be bound by the terms of any orders, judgments, determinations, or settlements in the same manner as its predecessor the Department of the Public Advocate. k. The Office of the Public Defender may take such actions as the Governor may by Executive Order, or other formal redesignation document, authorize for the purpose of coordinating and cooperating with any private entity designated by the Governor as the State's mental health protection and advocacy agency and protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities. L.2010, c.34, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4B-60.7 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-60.7
Victims of Crime Compensation Office, functions, powers, duties transferred employees, certain, unclassified, Civil Service.
Status: in_force

4. a. All the functions, powers, and duties of the Victims of Crime Compensation Office in the Department of Law and Public Safety, originally established as the Victims of Crime Compensation Agency pursuant to P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-1 et seq.) and continued as the Victims of Crime Compensation Office pursuant to P.L.2007, c.95 (C.52:4B-3.2 et al.) and the Reorganization Plan No. 001-2008, are transferred to the Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance established hereunder. b. Except for secretarial and clerical personnel, all employees of the Victims of Crime Compensation Office, including the Victims of Crime Compensation Office investigators, shall be in the unclassified service of the Civil Service. L.2023, c.167, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BB-91 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BB / Section 27BB-91
Termination of supervision
Status: in_force

State supervision of a municipality pursuant to this act shall cease if: (1) the resolution placing the municipality under State supervision has not been renewed in accordance with section 56, or (2) the conditions listed in section 55 of this act have ceased and the municipality has operated during the last fiscal year without incurring a cash deficit (as computed in the manner provided by N.J.S 40A:4-42). When the director finds that none of the conditions listed in section 55 of this act have existed for the period of 1 year in a municipality subject to this article, and he finds that the municipality operated during the last fiscal year without incurring a cash deficit (as computed in the manner provided by N.J.S. 40A:4-42) he shall give notice to the local governing body that the question of the application of this article to that municipality will be placed before the board for its determination at a time and place which shall be stated in the notice. The board, at the time and place stated in the notice, shall, after giving the local governing body and other interested parties an opportunity to be heard, determine whether any of the conditions listed in section 55 (C. 52:27BB-55) continues to exist in the municipality, and whether the municipality operated during the last fiscal year without incurring such cash deficit. If the board finds that such conditions have not existed for the period of 1 year, and that the municipality operated during said year without incurring such cash deficit, it shall, by resolution, determine that the provisions of this article will no longer be in effect in the municipality. The director shall forthwith certify to the governing body that the provisions of this article no longer affect that municipality. Notice shall be given by registered mail to the clerk of the municipality. L.1947, c. 151, p. 678, s. 91. Amended by L.1981, c. 211, s. 19, eff. July 20, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-25d — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-25d
Powers, duties
Status: in_force

4. In addition to any other powers and duties invested in it by law or by the commissioner, the division shall: a. Provide staff support for the work of the fire safety commission and its advisory councils; b. Administer and enforce the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," established by P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et al.); c. Implement training and education programs for the fire service and the public; d. Administer a fire incident reporting system; e. Conduct research and master planning for fire safety; and f. In conjunction with the Department of Labor and Department of Health, conduct investigations of fire incidents in which one or more firefighters suffer death or serious injury and identify those measures which may be required to prevent the future occurrence of deaths and serious injuries under similar circumstances and, in furtherance of any such investigation, the division may issue and enforce subpoenas to compel the testimony of any person who might have knowledge of any relevant matters and the production of any relevant documents. If any investigation conducted under this subsection results in the discovery of any violation of the provisions of the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et al.), the division, as an enforcing agency, may issue a written notice or order pursuant to that act. Any notice or order issued by the Division of Fire Safety pursuant to this subsection may be enforced under section 19 of P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-210) as a notice or order of the commissioner. L.1983,c.382,s.4; amended 1991,c.186,s.1; 1993,c.218,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-292 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-292
Services and programs offered
Status: in_force

Through the demonstration training and resource model center or other similar centers established by the division or the centers specified in section 2 of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act, the division shall undertake to provide at least seven of the following services: a. Job counseling services which are specifically designed to prepare women to enter or reenter the work force by assisting them in acquiring knowledge of their talents and skills in relation to existing traditional and nontraditional job opportunities and to those which are emerging as a result of new employment trends; b. A job training and job placement service which assists participants in gaining admission to existing public and private job training programs and opportunities by cooperating, wherever possible, with appropriate State and local government agencies and private employers. This training and placement service shall foster the development of partnerships with industry, particularly those concerns which are associated with urban enterprise zones, and the enhancement of the neighborhood and communities which surround the training and resource center. To the extent possible, the training and placement service shall consult with the area private industry councils established pursuant to the provisions of the federal Job Training Partnership Act, Pub. L. 97-300 (29 U.S.C. s. 1501 et seq.) in order to help identify local job opportunities or areas of expansion in private industry; c. Self-help programs and mentoring projects, including workshops, group discussions, and dissemination of information about existing federal, State, and local employment, education, health, and other community services which provide assistance in overcoming barriers to employment. These programs shall include outreach and information about other programs which are determined to be of interest and benefit to working parents, women newly entering or reentering the work force after a prolonged absence from it, those in need of financial management services (including information and assistance with respect to credit, insurance, taxes, loans, and related financial matters), and women who need information about a diversity of housing problems; d. Counseling and referral through the use of workshops and group discussions, with the cooperation of State and local women's organizations to help promote identification with role models and the use of mentors in entering the world of work; e. Information and referral services concerning federal and State employment, education, legal counseling, health, and public assistance programs; f. Child care, which shall be funded independently of the appropriation provided in section 14 of this act, to enable women to participate in and benefit from the services provided by these training and resource centers; g. Technical assistance to allow for the expansion of other multi-purpose programs aimed at enhancing the employability of urban women throughout the State, including on-site consultation, workshops within the division or at one or more community locations, and facilitation of access to relevant informational material, and professional and lay resources; h. Pre-business and business development training to develop a business plan, and single session activities on specific topics, including but not limited to bookkeeping, pricing, and marketing, for women with an interest in self-employment or small business ownership as a non-traditional career option. Individual and group business counseling sessions shall be included in the training; and i. Information and guidance on accessing post-secondary education and personal and academic counseling, to facilitate entry or re-entry into educational institutions as well as the completion of educational programs. L.1985, c.189, s.5; amended 1989,c.344,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:34-10.11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-10.11
"State agency" defined, adoption of procurement practices by Judicial branch, legislative branch.
Status: in_force

11. a. As used in sections 1,2, 3, 8, and 9 of P.L.2005, c.336 (C.52:34-10.1, C.52:34-10.2, C.52:34-10.3, C.52:34-10.8, and C.52:34-10.9), "State agency" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of State Government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such principal department, and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality or agency. b. The Administrative Director of the Courts, in consultation and cooperation with the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury, shall adopt procurement and contracting processes for the Judicial Branch of the State that are consistent with the intent of sections 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9 of P.L.2005, c.336 (C.52:34-10.1, C.52:34-10.2, C.52:34-10.3, C.52:34-10.8, and C.52:34-10.9). c. The Legislature, in consultation and cooperation with the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property, shall adopt procurement and contracting processes for the Legislative Branch of the State that are consistent with the intent of sections 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9 of P.L.2005, c.336 (C.52:34-10.1, C.52:34-10.2, C.52:34-10.3, C.52:34-10.8, and C.52:34-10.9). L.2005,c.336,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-334 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-334
Revocation of certificates
Status: in_force

a. The certificate of authority or temporary certificate of authority of a provider shall remain in effect until revoked, after notice and hearing conducted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), upon the commissioner's written findings of fact that the provider has: (1) Repeatedly failed to correct violations of this act or any regulation adopted hereunder; (2) Failed to file an annual disclosure statement or resident agreement pursuant to this act; (3) Failed to deliver to a prospective resident the disclosure statement required pursuant to this act; (4) Delivered to a prospective resident a disclosure statement which makes an untrue statement or omits a material fact and the provider at the time of the delivery of the disclosure statement had actual knowledge of the misstatement or omission; (5) Failed to comply with the terms of a cease and desist order; or (6) Committed serious violations of any other State or federal law. b. The commissioner shall include with the findings of fact in support of revocation a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. c. If the commissioner has cause to believe that the provider is guilty of a violation for which revocation may be ordered, the commissioner may issue an order directing the provider or operator to cease and desist from engaging in any practice in violation of this act. d. If the cease and desist order is not or may not be effective in remedying the violation, the commissioner, after notice and hearing conducted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), may revoke the certificate of authority or temporary certificate of authority and order that it be surrendered to the commissioner. L. 1986, c. 103, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-6.14 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-6.14
Program of government employee interchange; terms, conditions and requirements
Status: in_force

Any program of government employee interchange pursuant to this act shall be subject to the following terms, conditions and requirements: (a) No period of individual assignment or detail to any receiving agency shall exceed 12 months, nor shall any participating employee be assigned or detailed to a receiving agency for more than 12 months during any 36-month period. (b) No person shall be assigned or detailed as a participating employee except upon the freely-given consent of such person, and without any form of coercion or duress whatsoever. (c) Any participating employee shall remain in the employ of the sending agency for a period of not less than 1 year from the termination of his participation in a program of government employee interchange pursuant to this act. (d) Any program of government employee interchange pursuant to this act may be terminated by the sending agency or the receiving agency, without reason therefor, upon 30 days' notice. (e) Any participating employee received by a receiving agency shall be considered, for the duration of his participation in a program of government employee interchange pursuant to this act, to be assigned to the receiving agency on detail to the regular work assignments of the sending agency. No participating employee who is so assigned on detail shall, by virtue of such assignment on detail, be considered an employee of the said receiving agency, but shall be considered to be an employee of the sending agency for any purpose other than a question as to the supervision of said participating employee; provided, that the supervision of any participating employee may be governed by an agreement between the respective chief executive officers of the sending agency and the receiving agency; and provided further, that any question as to the employee status of an employee of a New Jersey Governmental unit who participates in a program of government employee interchange pursuant to this act shall be decided according to the law of this State. (f) Any New Jersey Governmental unit may, without regard to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, receive and appoint a participating employee from a sending agency to the unclassified service of said New Jersey Governmental unit. (g) No employee of a New Jersey Governmental unit who is assigned to a receiving agency shall lose, or suffer any diminution of, any right, power, privilege or benefit to which said participating employee would otherwise be entitled pursuant to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or Title 43 of the Revised Statutes, Pensions and Retirement, or any other law, including but not limited to rights, powers, privileges, or benefits as to salary, seniority, promotion, re-employment, retirement or pension. (h) Any employee of a New Jersey Governmental unit who participates in a program of government employee interchange pursuant to the provisions of this act who shall suffer injury, occupational disease, or death, arising out of and in the course of said program or sustained in the discharge of duties in connection therewith, shall be considered an "employee" as said term is defined in section 34:15-36 of the Revised Statutes, and shall not be deprived, by virtue of his participation in said program, of any right or expectancy that would otherwise accrue to said participating employee pursuant to chapters 15 and 16, both inclusive, of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, Labor and Workmen's Compensation. No such participating employee of a New Jersey Governmental unit shall receive or accept any payment or benefit pursuant to a workmen's compensation program, if any, of any State Governmental unit or Federal Governmental unit with which the said New Jersey Governmental unit has implemented a program of government employee interchange pursuant to this act. No employee of a Federal Governmental unit or State Governmental unit who is assigned to a New Jersey Governmental unit as a receiving agency and who suffers injury, occupational disease, or death, arising out of and in the course of a program of government employee interchange pursuant to this act or sustained in the discharge of duties in connection therewith, shall be considered an "employee" within the meaning of section 34:15-36 of the Revised Statutes, nor shall any right or expectancy accrue to said employee pursuant to chapters 15 and 16, both inclusive, of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, Labor and Workmen's Compensation. (i) Except as hereinafter provided, no participating employee shall receive or accept any compensation from the receiving agency to which the said participating employee is assigned on detail. Any receiving agency may, in accordance with any applicable regulations of said receiving agency, reimburse the per diem and mileage expenses of any participating employee assigned on detail thereto. Any sending agency may, in accordance with any applicable regulations of said sending agency, pay the expenses incurred by a participating employee thereof incurred in transporting the immediate family, household goods and personal effects of said participating employee to and from the location of the receiving agency; provided, that the period of assignment of said participating employee is greater than 8 months. L.1967, c. 77, s. 5, eff. May 31, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 52:11-67 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-67
Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
Status: in_force

Legislative Budget and Finance Officer. The commission shall appoint a Legislative Budget and Finance Officer, who by training and experience shall be well-versed in the fields of budget preparation and analysis, revenue projection, appropriation requirements, program analysis and fiscal management and control. The Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall be the chief fiscal officer of the Legislature and the commission. He shall serve at the pleasure of the commission, shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office and shall be under the supervision and direction of the Executive Director. Whenever in any other law reference is made to the Legislative Budget and Finance Director, the Executive Director of the Office of Fiscal Affairs or the Legislative Budget Officer, such reference thereto shall be to the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer in the Office of Legislative Services. L.1979, c.8, s.14; amended 1985, c.162, s.11, eff. May 2, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13H-17 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13H / Section 13H-17
Request for assistance
Status: in_force

17. The council may request from any State agency or any county, municipality or school district cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties. L.1996,c.24,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4B-60.5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-60.5
Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance, work organized, Attorney General.
Status: in_force

2. The Attorney General shall organize the work of the division in bureaus and other organizational units as the Attorney General may determine to be necessary for efficient and effective operation and shall assign to the division employees in the Department of Law and Public Safety as may be necessary to assist the executive director in the performance of the executive director's duties. All employees of the division, except for secretarial and clerical personnel, shall be in the unclassified service of the Civil Service. L.2023, c.167, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9WW-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9WW / Section 9WW-3
Employment of executive director, personnel; contract authority.
Status: in_force

3. The foundation's board of trustees shall be authorized, within the limits of its own funds, to employ an executive director and professional, technical and administrative personnel. Employees of the foundation shall not be construed to be employees of the State of New Jersey. The board shall also be authorized to contract for such professional and administrative services as it shall deem necessary. No member of the board of trustees shall engage in any business transaction or professional activity for profit with the Department of State. L.2005, c.371, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:7-10.11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-10.11
Signature if individual unable to sign.
Status: in_force

20. Signature if Individual Unable to Sign. If an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual may direct an individual other than the notarial officer to sign the record with the individual's name. The notarial officer shall insert "Signature affixed by (name of other individual) at the direction of (name of individual)" or words of similar import. L.2021, c.179, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 52:11-75 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-75
Appropriations transferred
Status: in_force

All appropriations, grants and other moneys available and to become available to the Legislative Services Agency and the Office of Fiscal Affairs are transferred to the Office of Legislative Services. Laws 1979, c. 8, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-18.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-18.2
Rules, regulations promulgated by Local Finance Board; efficiency benchmarks.
Status: in_force

9. a. Within 12 months of the effective date of this act, the Local Finance Board shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing performance measures to promote cost savings in the delivery of services by municipal governments. In developing these measurements, the board shall take into account differing size, demographic, and geographic characteristics of municipalities that may have an impact on the demand for, and delivery of, specific services. In addition, these rules and regulations shall include consideration of the measurement process, identification of performance indicators, and design of data collection forms in order to assure consistency of information. In promulgating efficiency benchmarks, the Local Finance Board shall also include a training module for key municipal staff in order to facilitate the institutionalization of performance measurement. b. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall be authorized to finance the development of the performance measures and training modules promulgated pursuant to subsection a. of this section by using funds from the Regional Efficiency Development Incentive Program (REDI) established pursuant to P.L.1999, c.60 (C.40:8B-14 et seq.) and the Regional Efficiency Aid Program (REAP) established pursuant to P.L.1999, c.61 (C.54:4-8.76 et seq.). c. Following the promulgation of the performance measures and training modules pursuant to subsection a. of this section, every municipality shall submit an annual performance report to the Local Finance Board setting forth an assessment of its performance of local government services. Each report also shall be posted on the municipality's official web site. The board shall provide that reporting of performance measurement data to the board shall be done through electronic submission over the Internet. Funding for the costs of development of performance measures, training programs, and the implementation of the reporting system shall be appropriated from the "Sharing Available Resources Efficiently" account within the Property Tax Relief Fund. d. Within two years of adopting rules implementing performance measures, the Local Finance Board shall develop and electronically publish on the Department of Community Affairs website a municipal report card, indicating a municipality's performance relative to efficiency standards, and how its efficiency changes over time. L.2007,c.54,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:3-14 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-14
Killed in Action flag designated an official State flag.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Killed in Action (K.I.A.) flag is designated an official State flag for recognizing members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed in action, or died of wounds resulting from injuries received in action, in any war or conflict in which the United States has been involved. The K.I.A. flag is a red flag which depicts the silhouette of a helmet on top of a firearm next to a servicemember. b. The flag shall be displayed during normal business hours at the State House in Trenton, the principal municipal building in each municipality, and the principal county building in each county seat. L.2017, c.188, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-136a — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-136a
New Jersey Business Action Center, publicly available information, guidance, small businesses, Internet presence, establish, maintain.
Status: in_force

1. a. The New Jersey Business Action Center established in the Department of State pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 003-2011, shall, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the New Jersey Small Business Development Centers, establish and maintain publicly available information and guidance to help small businesses learn about available programs that help businesses develop an Internet presence. b. The guidance shall provide information on available programs that: (1) provide assistance with launching websites and social media web pages; (2) assist businesses with setting up technological tools for an Internet presence; (3) provide continuing assistance with the technological tools until the business has an understanding of how to use those technological tools to enhance the business's Internet presence; (4) expand online sales; (5) implement digital payroll, sales, inventory, and other processes; and (6) connect with other business owners. L.2023, c.185, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.46.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.46.2
Definitions relative to school employees' health benefits program.
Status: in_force

32. As used in the School Employees' Health Benefits Program Act, sections 31 through 41 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.1 through C.52:14-17.46.11): a. The term "State" means the State of New Jersey. b. The term "commission" means the School Employees' Health Benefits Commission, created by section 33 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.3). c. The term "employer" means local school district, regional school district, county vocational school district, county special services school district, jointure commission, educational services commission, State-operated school district, charter school, county college, any officer, board, or commission under the authority of the Commissioner of Education or of the State Board of Education, and any other public entity which is established pursuant to authority provided by Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, but excluding the State public institutions of higher education and excluding those public entities where the employer is the State of New Jersey. d. (1) The term "employee" means a person employed in any full time capacity by an employer, and shall include persons defined as a school employee by the regulations of the State Health Benefits Commission in effect on the effective date of the School Employees' Health Benefits Program Act. "Full-time" shall have the same meaning as in the regulation of the State Health Benefits Commission regarding local coverage in effect on the effective date of the School Employees' Health Benefits Program Act. (2) After the effective date of P.L.2010, c.2, the term "employee" means (a) a person employed in any full-time capacity by an employer who appears on a regular payroll and receives a salary or wages for an average of the number of hours per week as prescribed by the governing body of the participating employer which number of hours worked shall be considered full-time, determined by resolution, and not less than 25, and shall include persons defined as a school employee by the regulations of the State Health Benefits Commission in effect on the effective date of the School Employees' Health Benefits Program Act, or (b) a person employed in any full-time capacity by an employer who has or is eligible for health benefits coverage provided under P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.25 et seq.) or sections 31 through 41 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.1 et seq.) on that effective date and continuously thereafter provided the person is covered by the definition in paragraph (1) of this subsection. The term "employee" shall not include persons employed on a short-term, seasonal, intermittent, or emergency basis, persons compensated on a fee basis, persons having less than two months of continuous service or persons whose compensation is limited to reimbursement of necessary expenses actually incurred in the discharge of their official duties. An employee paid on a 10-month basis, pursuant to an annual contract, shall be deemed to have satisfied the two-month waiting period if the employee begins employment at the beginning of the contract year. The term "employee" shall also not include retired persons who are otherwise eligible for benefits under the School Employees' Health Benefits Program but who, although they meet the age or disability eligibility requirement of Medicare, are not covered by Medicare Hospital Insurance, also known as Medicare Part A, and Medicare Medical Insurance, also known as Medicare Part B. A determination by the commission that a person is an eligible employee for the purposes of the School Employees' Health Benefits Program shall be final and binding on all parties. e. The term "dependents" means an employee's spouse, domestic partner, or partner in a civil union couple, and unmarried children under the age of 23 years who live in a regular parent/child relationship. "Children" shall include stepchildren, legally adopted children and children placed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families, provided they are reported for coverage and are wholly dependent upon the employee for support and maintenance. A spouse, domestic partner, partner in a civil union couple, or child enlisting or inducted into military service shall not be considered a dependent during the military service. The term "dependents" shall not include spouses, domestic partners, or partners in a civil union couple, of retired persons who are otherwise eligible for the benefits under the School Employees' Health Benefits Program but who, although they meet the age or disability eligibility requirement of Medicare, are not covered by Medicare Hospital Insurance, also known as Medicare Part A, and Medicare Medical Insurance, also known as Medicare Part B. f. The term "carrier" means a voluntary association, corporation or other organization, including but not limited to a health maintenance organization as defined in section 2 of the "Health Maintenance Organizations Act," P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-2), which is lawfully engaged in providing or paying for or reimbursing the cost of, personal health services, including hospitalization, medical and surgical services under insurance policies or contracts, membership or subscription contracts, or the like, in consideration of premiums or other periodic charges payable to the carrier. g. The term "hospital" means: (1) an institution operated pursuant to law which is primarily engaged in providing on its own premises, for compensation from its patients, medical diagnostic and major surgical facilities for the care and treatment of sick and injured persons on an inpatient basis, and which provides such facilities under the supervision of a staff of physicians and with 24 hour a day nursing service by registered graduate nurses, or (2) an institution not meeting all of the requirements of paragraph (1) but which is accredited as a hospital by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. In no event shall the term "hospital" include a convalescent nursing home or any institution or part thereof which is used principally as a convalescent facility, residential center for the treatment and education of children with mental disorders, rest facility, nursing facility or facility for the aged or for the care of persons with substance use disorder. h. The term "Medicare" means the program established by the "Health Insurance for the Aged Act," Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," Pub.L.89-97 (42 U.S.C. s.1395 et seq.), as amended, or its successor plan or plans. i. The term "managed care plan" means a health care plan under which comprehensive health care services and supplies are provided to eligible employees, retirees, and dependents: (1) through a group of doctors and other providers employed by the plan; or (2) through an individual practice association, preferred provider organization, or point of service plan under which services and supplies are furnished to plan participants through a network of doctors and other providers under contracts or agreements with the plan on a prepayment or reimbursement basis and which may provide for payment or reimbursement for services and supplies obtained outside the network. The plan may be provided on an insured basis through contracts with carriers or on a self-insured basis, and may be operated and administered by the State or by carriers under contracts with the State. j. The term "successor plan" means a managed care plan that shall replace the "traditional plan," as defined in section 2 of P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.26), and that shall provide benefits as set forth in section 36 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.6), and provide out-of-network benefits to participants with a payment by the plan of 80 percent of reasonable and customary charges as set forth in section 37 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.7) and as may be adjusted in accordance with section 40 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.10). L.2007, c.103, s.32; amended 2010, c.2, s.10; 2023, c.177, s.140.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9U-6.5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9U / Section 9U-6.5
Advisory group.
Status: in_force

3. a. The New Jersey State Commission on Cancer Research shall establish an advisory group within the commission which shall be responsible for advising the commission on how moneys from the fund established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2021, c.210 (C.54A:9-25.47) to support pediatric cancer research projects will be distributed by the commission. b. The size and composition of the advisory group shall be at the discretion of the commission and shall be limited to individuals who either treat patients with pediatric cancer, conduct research into pediatric cancer, advocate to advance pediatric cancer research or treatment, or have been affected by their own or a family member's diagnosis of pediatric cancer. c. The advisory group shall meet at such times and frequencies as shall be required by the commission. L.2021, c.210, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27G-16 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27G / Section 27G-16
Severability
Status: in_force

If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment shall have been rendered. L.1977, c. 239, s. 16, eff. Sept. 29, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4-2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-2
Effective date of 1960 census
Status: in_force

The Federal Census of 1960 shall become effective May 6, 1961, or on the date of the filing of the bulletin provided for in section 52:4-1 of the Revised Statutes, whichever date is later. Amended by L.1961, c. 3, p. 15, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:31-41 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-41
Approval required for alteration of completed project.
Status: in_force

8. Upon completion of any project for the restoration, preservation, improvement, and environmental sustainability of the State capitol complex, no alteration of any element of the project shall be made without the approval of the commission or the appropriate subcommittee. L.1992,c.67,s.8; amended 2025, c.286, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-72 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-72
Designation of areas as enterprise zones.
Status: in_force

13. a. In designating eligible areas as enterprise zones, the authority shall approve zone development plans which: (1) Have potential for success in stimulating primarily new economic activity in the area; (2) Are designed to address urban distress, as measured by existing levels of unemployment, poverty, and property tax arrearages; (3) Demonstrate substantial and reliable commitments of resources by zone businesses, zone neighborhood associations, voluntary community organizations and other private entities to the economic success of the zone; (4) Demonstrate substantial effort and commitment by the municipality to encourage economic activity in the area and to remove disincentives for job creation compatible with the fiscal condition of the municipality. b. In addition to the considerations set forth in subsection a. of this section, the authority in evaluating a zone development plan for designation purposes shall consider: (1) The likelihood of attracting federal assistance to projects in the eligible area, and of obtaining federal designation of the area as an enterprise zone for federal tax purposes; (2) The adverse or beneficial effects of an enterprise zone located at the proposed area upon economic development activities or projects of State or other public agencies which are in operation, or are approved for operation, in the qualifying municipality; (3) The degree of commitment made by public and private entities to utilize minority contractors and assure equal opportunities for employment in connection with any construction or reconstruction to be undertaken in the eligible area; (4) The impact of the zone development plan upon the social, natural and historic environment of the eligible area; (5) The degree to which the implementation of the plan involves the relocation of residents from the eligible area, and the adequacy of commitments and provisions with respect thereto. c. A designated zone that is operative on the effective date of P.L.2021, c.197 shall remain a designated zone until the end of the 10th State fiscal year next following the effective date of P.L.2021, c.197. The authority shall not designate new enterprise zones following the effective date of P.L.2021, c.197. L.1983, c.303, s.13; amended 2021, c.197, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15B-1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15B / Section 15B-1
Findings, declarations relative to an Office of the Inspector General.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: the State of New Jersey expends more than $28 billion in taxpayer funds each year, and agencies at other levels of government expend billions more; it is fundamental that all government officials be publicly accountable for such expenditures; promoting integrity in the administration and operations of government and improving public accountability are the cornerstones of government; one of the remedial actions that can be taken to improve such accountability is to identify areas where State spending is wasteful or inefficient; the Governor has the responsibility to ensure a balanced budget, manage the operations of State government effectively and efficiently, and maintain necessary government programs and assistance to the public; it is the duty of the Governor to guard against extravagance, waste, or fiscal mismanagement in the administration of any State appropriation; it is critically important that public officers and employees, at all levels of government, discharge their duties and responsibilities in a lawful and ethical manner, while conserving the fiscal resources that have been entrusted to the government's care by the taxpayers; there is a compelling need to centralize the responsibility for investigating allegations of the improper discharge of these duties and responsibilities concerning the expenditure of State funds by, and the procurement process of, all State departments and agencies, independent authorities, county and municipal governments, and boards of education; and there is a need, therefore, to create the Office of the Inspector General, which will report directly to the Governor, to ensure that these responsibilities are met. L.2005, c.119, s.1; amended 2007, c.52, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 52:28-26 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-26
Annexation of islands
Status: in_force

Thirdly. That all islands, islets, and dry land within the bed and between the shores of the said river, and between the said station point, northerly, and the falls of Trenton, southerly, shall as to jurisdiction, be hereafter deemed and considered as parts and parcels of the state to which such insulated dry land doth lie nearest at the time of making and executing this agreement; and that from said falls of Trenton to the state of Delaware, southerly, Biles' island, near Trenton, Windmill island, opposite to Philadelphia, League island, Mud or Fort island, Hog island, and Little Tinnicum islands, shall be annexed to the state of Pennsylvania, and considered as parts and parcels thereof; and that Biddle's or Newbold's island, Burlington island, Petty's islands, Redbank island, Harmanus Helm's island, Chester island, and Shiverse's island, shall be annexed to the state of New Jersey, and considered as parts and parcels thereof; and that all other islands within said river, between the falls of Trenton and the state of Delaware, which are not hereinbefore particularly enumerated, shall be hereafter deemed and considered as parts and parcels of the state to which such island doth lie nearest, at the date hereof; and that all islands which may hereafter be formed within the said river shall be classed and annexed to the jurisdiction of either state, according to the same principle. Rev. 1877, p. 1181, s. 17 (C.S. p. 5369, s. 32).
N.J. Stat. § 52:20-18.4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-18.4
Commission to determine what projects subcommittee may consider, interim guidelines
Status: in_force

The commission shall formulate and adopt rules of procedure for the government of the subcommittee in exercising its powers and fulfilling its duties under this act, including a determination of the type of proposed alteration, expansion, or improvement that the subcommittee may consider. Until this determination is made, the subcommittee, on an interim basis, may consider proposals involving expenditures of less than $2,000,000.00 or proposals for exchanges of land parcels of equal value less than 20 acres in size. L.1989, c.241, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BB-24 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BB / Section 27BB-24
Authority of director as to budget; reduction in rate of interest; powers of county board of taxation
Status: in_force

The director may inquire into any item of budget or certification of requirements and may order any item required by law to be raised by taxation for municipal, county or school purposes which has been omitted in whole or in part from any budget to be included in the budget or the tax ordinance or resolution or tax levy, or he may inquire into any item of the budget and if wrongly stated in such budget, may order said item to be corrected and properly stated in the budget before its adoption, or to have the error corrected and adjusted in the tax ordinance or resolution or in the tax levy. All such orders shall constitute a mandatory obligation upon the governing body of any municipality, county or school district or the sinking fund commission or the county board of taxation, as the case may be. Where any county or other municipality has agreed or shall agree with the holders of fifty per centum (50%) in amount of any evidence of indebtedness of any such county or other municipality to accept a reduced rate of interest thereon, or postpone any amortization requirement concerning any such evidence of indebtedness, the county board of taxation may reduce to such extent the item or items so certified by the director. Upon application to such county board of taxation by any county or other municipality for such reduction or reductions, such county board shall within thirty days fix a date for the hearing of such application, of which hearing public notice shall be given by the county board of taxation, and at the time and place so fixed any party in interest may be heard. Upon being satisfied of the sufficiency of such application the county board of taxation may correct and reduce the item or items within the limits fixed by this section. L.1947, c. 151, p. 654, s. 24.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-410 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-410
Access for reporting abuse, neglect, exploitation; evaluation
Status: in_force

5. a. A county adult protective services provider shall provide access for reporting abuse, neglect and exploitation. Information shall also be available to a person who reports abuse, neglect or exploitation on ways to access emergency assistance. b. The county adult protective services provider upon receiving a report that a vulnerable adult is being or has been the subject of abuse, neglect or exploitation, shall initiate a prompt and thorough evaluation of the report within 72 hours. c. If the county adult protective services provider is prevented from conducting an evaluation of a report of abuse, neglect or exploitation, the county adult protective services provider may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order to conduct the evaluation. d. An evaluation conducted pursuant to this act shall be conducted by a person with appropriate training and experience as set forth by regulation. The evaluation shall be based upon a visit with the vulnerable adult about whom the report was made and upon consultation with others who have knowledge of the particular case to determine whether protective services are needed and what action, if any, is required. e. Records of public agencies, private organizations, banks and other financial institutions, medical institutions and practitioners, which the county director or his designee reasonably believes to be necessary to complete the evaluation, shall be made available to the county adult protective services provider. L.1993,c.249,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4B-68 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-68
Failure to give notice of payment; notice of hearing, proceedings; findings, penalties
Status: in_force

8. a. Whenever it appears that a person or entity has knowingly and willfully failed to give notice in violation of subsection a. of section 3 of this act, the board shall be authorized to serve a notice of hearing upon the person or entity by personal service or by registered or certified mail. The notice shall contain the time, place and purpose of the hearing. In addition, the notice shall be accompanied by a petition alleging facts of an evidentiary character that support or tend to support that the person or entity, who shall be named therein as a respondent, knowingly and willfully failed to give the notice required in subsection a. of section 3 of this act. Service of the notice and petition shall take place at least 15 days prior to the date of the hearing. b. The chairperson of the board, or any board member designated by the chairperson, shall preside over the hearing. The presiding member shall administer oaths and may issue subpoenas. The presiding member shall not be bound by the rules of evidence or civil procedure, but the presiding member's determination shall be based on a preponderance of the evidence. At the hearing, the burden of proof shall be on the board, which shall be represented by the counsel to the board or another person designated by the board. The board shall produce witnesses and present evidence in support of the alleged violation, which may include relevant hearsay evidence. The respondent, who may appear personally at the hearing, shall have the right of counsel and may cross-examine witnesses and produce evidence and witnesses in his behalf, which may include relevant hearsay evidence. The issue of whether the person who received an alleged payment or obligation to pay committed the underlying crime shall not be relitigated at the hearing. Where the alleged violation is the failure to give notice of a payment amount involving two or more payments the combined value or aggregate value of which exceeds $10,000, no violation shall be found unless it is shown that such payments were intentionally structured to conceal their character as funds of a convicted person. At the conclusion of the hearing, if the presiding member is not satisfied that there is a preponderance of evidence in support of a violation, the member shall dismiss the petition. If the presiding member is satisfied that there is a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent committed one or more violations, the member shall so find. Upon such a finding, the presiding member shall prepare a written statement, to be made available to the respondent and respondent's counsel, indicating the evidence relied on and the reasons for finding the violation. The board shall adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal administrative rules and regulations governing the procedures to be followed with respect to hearings, including rules and regulations for the administrative appeal of a decision made pursuant to this paragraph, provided such rules and regulations are consistent with the provisions of this section. c. Whenever it is found that a respondent knowingly and willfully failed to give the required notice, the board shall impose an assessment of up to the amount of the payment or obligation to pay and a civil penalty of up to $1,000 or ten percent of the payment or obligation to pay, whichever is greater. If a respondent fails to pay the assessment and civil penalty imposed, the assessment and civil penalty may be recovered from the respondent by an action brought by the Attorney General, upon the request of the board, in any court of competent jurisdiction. The board shall deposit the assessment in an escrow account pending the expiration of the three-year statute of limitations authorized by section 4 of this act to preserve such funds to satisfy a civil judgment in favor of a person who is a victim of a crime committed by the convicted person to whom such failure to give notice relates. The board shall pay the civil penalty to the State Treasurer who shall deposit the money in the State treasury. The board shall then notify any crime victim or crime victims, who may have a claim against the convicted person, of the existence of such moneys. Such notice shall instruct such person or persons that they may have a right to commence a civil action against the convicted person, as well as any other information deemed necessary by the board. Upon a crime victim's presentation to the board of a civil judgment for damages incurred as a result of the crime, the board shall satisfy up to 100 percent of that judgment, including costs and disbursements as taxed by the clerk of the court, with the escrowed fund, but in no event shall the amount of all judgments, costs and disbursements satisfied from such escrowed funds exceed the amount in escrow. If more than one such crime victim indicates to the board that they intend to commence or have commenced a civil action against the convicted person, the board shall delay satisfying any judgment, costs and disbursements until the claims of all such crime victims are reduced to judgment. If the aggregate of all judgments, costs and disbursement obtained exceeds the amount of escrowed funds, the amount used to partially satisfy each judgment shall be reduced to a pro rata share. After expiration of the three-year statute of limitations period established in section 4 of this act, the board shall review all judgments that have been satisfied from such escrowed funds. In the event no claim was filed or judgment obtained prior to the expiration of the three-year statute of limitations, the board shall return the escrowed amount to the respondent. In the event a claim or claims are pending at the expiration of the statute of limitations, such funds shall remain escrowed until the final determination of all such claims to allow the board to satisfy any judgment which may be obtained by the crime victim. Upon the final determination of all such claims and the satisfaction of up to 100 percent of such claims by the board, the board shall be authorized to impose an additional civil penalty of up to $1,000 or ten percent of the payment or obligation to pay, whichever is greater. Prior to imposing any such penalty, the board shall serve a notice upon the respondent by personal service or by registered or certified mail of the intent of the board to impose such penalty 30 days after the date of the notice and of the opportunity to submit documentation concerning the board`s determination. After imposing and deducting any such additional civil penalty, the board shall distribute 50 percent of the remaining escrowed funds to the State Treasurer, who shall deposit the money in the General Fund for general State purposes. The other 50 percent of the remaining escrowed funds shall be distributed to the board and may be used for purposes the board deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, awarding scholarships pursuant to P.L.2000, c.163 (C.18A:71B-53 et seq.), the Tony Pompelio Commemorative Scholarship Fund Act. d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an alleged failure by a convicted person to give notice under this act may not result in proceedings for an alleged violation of the conditions of probation, conditional release or post release supervision unless: one or more claims were made by a crime victim against the convicted person pursuant to this section, and the crime victims board imposes an assessment or penalty upon the convicted person pursuant to this section, and the convicted person fails to pay the total amount of the assessment or penalty within sixty days of the imposition of such assessment or penalty. e. Records maintained by the board and proceedings by the board or a board member based thereon regarding a claim submitted by a victim or a claimant shall be deemed confidential. L.2003,c.190,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 52:32-58 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-58
Certification required.
Status: in_force

4. a. A State agency shall require a person or entity that submits a bid or proposal or otherwise proposes to enter into or renew a contract to certify, prior to the time a contract is awarded and at the time the contract is renewed, that the person or entity is not identified on a list created pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of this act as a person or entity engaging in investment activities in Iran described in subsection f. of section 2 of this act. b. The certification required shall be executed on behalf of the applicable person or entity by an authorized officer or representative of the person or entity. c. In the event that a person or entity is unable to make the certification required because it or one of its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates as defined in subsection e. of section 2 of this act has engaged in one or more of the activities specified in subsection f. of section 2 of this act, the person or entity shall provide to the State agency concerned, prior to the deadline for delivery of such certification, a detailed and precise description of such activities, such description to be provided under penalty of perjury. d. The certifications provided under subsection a. of this section and disclosures provided under subsection c. of this section shall be disclosed to the public. L.2012, c.25, s.4; amended 2021, c.4, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:25-16.4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-16.4
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property may make such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to implement and facilitate the making of purchases by counties, municipalities and school districts through contracts entered into by the director. L.1969, c. 104, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:32-44 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-44
Definitions relative to registration of certain businesses; registration requirements.
Status: in_force

1. a. For the purposes of this section: "Bid" or "request for proposal" means a publicly advertised, formal process used by a contracting agency to receive offers to provide goods or services or construct a construction project. It is not the same as an informal, non-advertised process of requesting quotations from contractors. "Bid threshold" means the statutory amount over which a contracting agency must seek bids. "Business organization" means an individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, or other legal business entity or successor thereof, but does not include a government agency or organization organized as a nonprofit entity under 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c); "Business registration" means a business registration certificate issued by the Division of Revenue in the Department of the Treasury or such other form of verification or proof of registration as may be approved by the Division that a contractor or subcontractor is registered with the Department of the Treasury; "Contract" means any agreement, including but not limited to a purchase order or a formal agreement for the provision of goods, performance of services, or construction of a construction project, which is a legally binding relationship enforceable by law, between a contractor and a contracting agency that agrees to compensate the contractor, as defined by and subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement; and where the goods that are received, services that are delivered, and construction is constructed is within the geographic borders of the State of New Jersey; and where: (1) the value of a single contract with the contractor is in excess of 15 percent of the amount of the contracting agency's bid threshold; or (2) when the aggregate amount of contracts with the contractor, during the fiscal year of the contracting agency, exceeds 15 percent of the amount of the contracting agency's bid threshold. "Contractor" means a business organization that seeks to enter, or has entered into, a contract with a contracting agency; "Contracting agency" means the principal departments in the Executive Branch of the State Government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such department, or any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality or agency, or any State college or university, any county college, or any local unit; "Local unit" means any contracting unit as defined pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-2), any board of education as defined pursuant to N.J.S.18A:18A-2, a private firm that has entered into a contract with a public entity for the provision of water supply services pursuant to P.L.1995, c.101 (C.58:26-19 et al.), a private firm or public authority that has entered into a contract with a public entity for the provision of wastewater treatment service pursuant to P.L.1995, c.216 (C.58:27-19 et al.), and a duly incorporated nonprofit association that entered into a contract with the governing body of a city of the first class for the provision of wastewater treatment services pursuant to P.L.1995, c.216 (C.58:27-19 et al.); "Subcontractor" means any business organization that is not a contractor that knowingly enters into a contract, or constructs a construction project, with a contractor or another subcontractor in the fulfillment of a contract issued by a contracting agency. In the case of a construction contract, "subcontractor" shall mean only those subcontractors who are required by law to be named in the submission of a bid. b. A contractor shall provide the contracting agency with the business registration of the contractor and that of any named subcontractor prior to the time a contract, purchase order, or other contracting document is awarded or authorized. At the sole option of the contracting agency, the requirement that a contractor provide proof of business registration may be fulfilled by the contractor providing the contracting agency sufficient information for the contracting agency to verify proof of registration of the contractor, or named subcontractors, through a computerized system maintained by the State. c. A subcontractor named in a bid or other proposal made by a contractor to a contracting agency shall provide a copy of its business registration to any contractor who shall provide it to the contracting agency pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of this section. No contract with a subcontractor shall be entered into by any contractor under any contract with a contracting agency unless the subcontractor first provides the contractor with proof of a valid business registration. For bids and requests for proposals, the contracting agency must retain the proof of business registration in the file where documents relating to the contract are maintained. For all other contracts, proofs of business registration shall be maintained in an alphabetical file. d. The contractor shall maintain and submit to the contracting agency a list of subcontractors and their addresses that may be updated from time to time during the course of the contract performance. A complete and accurate list shall be submitted before final payment is made for goods provided or services rendered or for construction of a construction project under the contract. A contracting agency shall not be responsible for a contractor's failure to comply with this subsection. e. The Department of the Treasury shall provide each contracting agency with appropriate language reflecting the obligations of contractors and subcontractors under this section that the contracting agency shall include in any contract document, bid specification, requests for proposals, or other documents notifying potential contractors of contract opportunities with a contracting agency. f. Nothing in this section shall in any way alter the provisions or change the responsibilities or obligations of casino industry licensees as set forth in section 92 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-92). g. (1) A contractor or a contractor with a subcontractor that has entered into a contract with a contracting agency, and each of their affiliates, shall collect and remit to the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury the use tax due pursuant to the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) on all their taxable sales of tangible personal property delivered into this State. (2) A contracting agency entering into a contract with a contractor, or a contractor with a subcontractor, shall include in its contract with that contractor, or a contractor with a subcontractor, for the term of the contract, a requirement that the contractor or subcontractor and each of their affiliates shall collect and remit to the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury the use tax due pursuant to the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) on all their sales of tangible personal property delivered into this State. (3) For the purposes of this subsection, "affiliate" means any entity that (1) directly, indirectly, or constructively controls another entity, (2) is directly, indirectly, or constructively controlled by another entity, or (3) is subject to the control of a common entity. For purposes of this subsection an entity controls another entity if it owns, directly or individually, more than 50% of the ownership interest in that entity. h. The State Treasurer may adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act", P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as are necessary to administer the provisions of this act. i. If a contractor fails to provide proof of business registration upon request by the contracting agency for a contract that does not require bidding or a request for proposals, and the contracting agency determines that the purpose of that contract is of a proprietary nature with a contractor that does not have a business presence in New Jersey, the contracting agency shall provide the Division of Revenue, within 10 days of executing the contract, a copy of the contract, evidence of the contractor's taxpayer identification number, and a signed certification attesting to the proprietary nature of the contract and representing that the contracting agency made a diligent effort to obtain proof of a business registration from the contractor. j. When a contracting agency enters into a contract with a contractor under a contract issued by State of New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Program, or any other authorized cooperative purchasing system, the contracting agency awarding the initial contract shall receive and file the proof of business registration. Contract documents issued under a cooperative purchasing agreement shall identify the contract and the contracting agency awarding the contract. k. In situations of an emergent nature, a contracting agency may enter into a contract with a business organization, provided that the contractor agrees to provide a business registration within two weeks of the execution of the contract. The contracting agency shall not pay the business organization for goods or services provided until such time as the organization provides proof of business registration as set forth in this section. Failure to pay the business organization until proof of business registration is received shall not be grounds for the agency being liable for payment. L.2001, c.134, s.1; (Title amended 2004, c.57, s.2); amended 2004, c.57, s.3; 2009, c.315, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-55 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-55
Application for CBT or insurance tax credit, certain, for new positions
Status: in_force

56. a. A taxpayer engaged in the conduct of business within a qualified municipality and who is not receiving a benefit under the "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act," P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.), may apply to receive a tax credit against the amount of tax otherwise imposed under the "Corporation Business Tax Act (1945)," P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.), or the tax imposed on insurers pursuant to P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-1 et seq.), section 1 of P.L.1950, c.231 (C.17:32-15) and N.J.S.17B:23-5, equal to: $2,500 for each new full-time position at that location in credit year one and $1,250 for each new full-time position at that location in credit year two. b. (1) The credit pursuant to subsection a. of this section for credit year one shall be allowed for the privilege period or reporting period in which or with which credit year one ends; the credit pursuant to subsection a. of this section for credit year two shall be allowed for the privilege period or reporting period in which or with which credit year two ends. (2) An unused credit may be carried forward, if necessary, for use in the privilege periods or reporting periods following the privilege period or reporting period for which the credit is allowed. (3) The order of priority of the application of the credit allowed under this section and any other credits allowed by law shall be as prescribed by the Director of the Division of Taxation. The amount of the credit applied under this section against the tax imposed pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5) for a privilege period, together with any other credits allowed by law, shall not exceed 50% of the tax liability otherwise due and shall not reduce the tax liability to an amount less than the statutory minimum provided in subsection (e) of section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162. c. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of this section to the contrary, the credit allowed for credit year one may be refundable at the close of the privilege period or reporting period in which or with which credit year two ends, pursuant to the requirements and limitations of this subsection. (2) That amount of the credit received for credit year one remaining, if any, after the liabilities for the privilege period or reporting period in which or with which credit year two ends and for any prior period have been satisfied, multiplied by the sustained effort ratio, shall be an overpayment for the purposes of section R.S.54:49-15 for the period in which or with which credit year two ends; that amount of the credit received for credit year one remaining, if any, that is not an overpayment pursuant to this paragraph may be carried forward pursuant to subsection b. of this section. d. The burden of proof shall be on the taxpayer to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the taxpayer is entitled to the credits or refund allowed pursuant to this section. The director shall by regulation establish criteria for the determination of when new or expanded operations have begun at a location. No taxpayer shall be allowed more than a single 24-month continuous period in which credits shall be allowed for activity at a location within a qualified municipality pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). e. For the purposes of this section: "Credit year one" means the first twelve calendar months following initial or expanded operations at a location within a qualified municipality pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). "Credit year two" means the twelve calendar months following credit year one. "Employee of the taxpayer" does not include an individual with an ownership interest in the business, that individual's spouse or dependants, or that individual's ancestors or descendants. "Full time position" means a position filled by an employee of the taxpayer for at least 140 hours per month on a permanent basis, which does not include employment that is temporary or seasonal. "New full time position" means a position that did not exist prior to credit year one. New full time positions shall be measured by the increase, from the twelve-month period preceding credit year one to the measured credit year, in the average number of full-time positions and full-time position equivalents employed by the taxpayer at the location within a qualified municipality pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). The hours of employees filling part-time positions shall be aggregated to determine the number of full-time position equivalents. "Part-time position" means a position filled by an employee of the taxpayer for at least 20 hours per week for at least three months during the credit year. "Sustained effort ratio" means the proportion that the credit year two new full-time positions bears to the credit year one new full-time positions, not to exceed one. L.2002,c.43,s.56; amended 2003, c.194, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-321.5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-321.5
Administration of online portal.
Status: in_force

3. The agency shall administer the Housing Resource Center, or a designated successor, as an online portal for income-restricted housing listings and searches. L.2020, c.51, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-96 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-96
Transfer of agencies and their functions, powers, duties, equipment and records--exceptions
Status: in_force

The following agencies, namely the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System, the Prison Officers' Pension Commission, the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, the Board of Trustees of the Alcoholic Beverage Law Enforcement Officers' Pension Fund, the Board of Trustees of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey, and the Consolidated Police and Firemen's Pension Fund Commission, and all of their respective present functions, powers, duties, equipment and records, excepting, however, documents, records and equipment relating to their respective investments which documents, records and equipment shall remain in the Division of Investment of the Department of the Treasury, are hereby transferred to the Division of Pensions created and established hereunder in the Department of the Treasury. L.1955, c. 70, p. 233, s. 2.