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NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-14 - Notice to employee of right to appeal, alternative procedures.

11A:2-14 Notice to employee of right to appeal, alternative procedures.  11A:2-14. Notice to employee of right to appeal, alternative procedures. Except as otherwise provided herein, within 20 days of the hearing provided in N.J.S.11A:2-13, the appointing authority shall make a final disposition of the charges against the employee and shall furnish the employee with written notice. If the appointing authority determines that the employee is to be removed, demoted or receive a suspension or a fine greater than five days, the employee shall have a right to appeal to the Civil Service Commission. The suspension or fine of an employee for five days or less shall be appealable if an employee's aggregate number of days suspended or fined in any one calendar year is 15 days or more. Where an employee receives more than three suspensions or fines of five or less days in a calendar year, the last suspension or fine is appealable. When the State of New Jersey and the majority representative have agreed pursuant to the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act, section 7 of P.L.1968, c.303 (C.34:13A-5.3), to a disciplinary review procedure that provides for binding arbitration of disputes involving disciplinary action in subsection a.(1), (2) and (3) of N.J.S.11A:2-6, which would be otherwise appealable to the Civil Service Commission under N.J.S.11A:2-14, being taken against a permanent employee in the career service or a person serving a working test period, such procedure shall be the exclusive procedure for any appeal of such disciplinary action. Amended 2004, c.104, s.2; 2008, c.29, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-15 - Appeal procedure.

11A:2-15 Appeal procedure.  11A:2-15. Appeal procedure. Any appeal from adverse actions specified in N.J.S.11A:2-13 and subsection a.(4) of N.J.S.11A:2-6 shall be made in writing to the Civil Service Commission no later than 20 days from receipt of the final written determination of the appointing authority. If the appointing authority fails to provide a written determination, an appeal may be made directly to the Civil Service Commission within reasonable time.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-16 - Appeal procedure for suspension or fine of five days or less.

11A:2-16 Appeal procedure for suspension or fine of five days or less.  11A:2-16. Appeal procedure for suspension or fine of five days or less. If a State employee receives a suspension or fine of five days or less, the employee may request review by the Civil Service Commission under standards and procedures established by the Civil Service Commission or appeal pursuant to an alternate appeal procedure where provided by a negotiated contract provision. If an employee of a political subdivision receives a suspension or fine of five days or less, the employee may request review under standards and procedures established by the political subdivision or appeal pursuant to an alternate appeal procedure where provided by a negotiated contract provision.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-17 - Use immunity

11A:2-17. Use immunity  11A:2-17. Use immunity. A person shall not be excused from testifying or producing evidence on the ground that the testimony or the evidence might tend to incriminate the person, but an answer shall not be used or admitted in any proceeding against the person, except in a prosecution for perjury. The foregoing use immunity shall not be granted without prior written approval by the Attorney General.  L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:2-17, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-18 - Representation.

11A:2-18 Representation.  11A:2-18. Representation. An employee may be represented at any hearing before an appointing authority or the Civil Service Commission by an attorney or authorized union representative.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-19 - Authority to increase or decrease penalty imposed.

11A:2-19 Authority to increase or decrease penalty imposed.  11A:2-19. Authority to increase or decrease penalty imposed. The Civil Service Commission may increase or decrease the penalty imposed by the appointing authority, but removal shall not be substituted for a lesser penalty.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-20 - Forms of disciplinary action.

11A:2-20 Forms of disciplinary action.  11A:2-20. Forms of disciplinary action. The Civil Service Commission shall establish by rule the general causes which constitute grounds for disciplinary action and the kinds of disciplinary action which may be taken by appointing authorities against permanent career service employees or those serving in their working test periods. Unless offered by the appointing authority and selected by an employee as a disciplinary option, a fine may only be imposed by an appointing authority as a form of restitution or in lieu of a suspension when a suspension would be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare. When a fine is assessed, it may either be paid in a lump sum or deducted from the employee's salary over time as provided by Civil Service Commission rule. Except as provided for in N.J.S.11A:2-13, an appointing authority may not impose a suspension or fine greater than six months.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-21 - Burden of proof

11A:2-21. Burden of proof  11A:2-21. Burden of proof. In categories listed in subsection a.(1), (2) and (3) of N.J.S. 11A:2-6, the employer shall have the burden of proof while in category (4), the employee shall have the burden of proof.  L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:2-21, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-22 - Back pay, benefits, seniority and reasonable attorney fees.

11A:2-22 Back pay, benefits, seniority and reasonable attorney fees.  11A:2-22. Back pay, benefits, seniority and reasonable attorney fees. The Civil Service Commission may award back pay, benefits, seniority and reasonable attorney fees to an employee as provided by rule.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-23 - Political activity limited

11A:2-23. Political activity limited  11A:2-23. Political activity limited. A person holding a position in the career service or senior executive service shall not directly or indirectly use or seek to use the position to control or affect the political action of another person or engage in political activity during working hours.  L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:2-23, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-24 - Protection against reprisals.

11A:2-24 Protection against reprisals.  11A:2-24. Protection against reprisals. An appointing authority shall not take or threaten to take any action against an employee in the career, senior executive or unclassified service in retaliation for an employee's lawful disclosure of information on the violation of any law or rule, governmental mismanagement or abuse of authority. An employee who is the subject of a reprisal action by an appointing authority for the lawful disclosure of information may appeal such action to the Civil Service Commission.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:2-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:2-28 - Law enforcement officers, certain, participation in intergovernmental transfer program.

11A:2-28 Law enforcement officers, certain, participation in intergovernmental transfer program.  1. a. The commission shall provide, by regulation, for intergovernmental transfers by law enforcement officers, including county sheriff and corrections officers, as part of the commission's intergovernmental transfer program. These law enforcement officers, county sheriff and corrections officers shall be granted all privileges under the intergovernmental transfer program, including the option to waive all accumulated sick leave and seniority rights. b. The waiver of accumulated sick leave and seniority rights shall require the consent in writing of the receiving jurisdiction, the affected employee, and the commission. c. The sending jurisdiction shall not pay supplemental compensation for accumulated sick leave to any law enforcement officer, county sheriff or corrections officer, approved for an intergovernmental transfer and shall certify, to the receiving jurisdiction and the commission, that no supplemental compensation was paid. L.2006, c.77, s.1; amended 2008, c.29, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-1 - Classification.

11A:3-1 Classification.  11A:3-1. Classification. The Civil Service Commission shall assign and reassign titles among the career service, senior executive service and unclassified service. The commission shall:  a. Establish, administer, amend and continuously review a State classification plan governing all positions in State service and similar plans for political subdivisions;  b. Establish, consolidate and abolish titles;  c. Ensure the grouping in a single title of positions with similar qualifications, authority and responsibility;  d. Assign and reassign titles to appropriate positions; and  e. Provide a specification for each title.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-2 - Career service.

11A:3-2 Career service.  11A:3-2. Career service. The career service shall have two divisions, the competitive division and the noncompetitive division. The commission shall assign and reassign such titles to each division and may provide for movement, including promotion, of employees from one division to the other.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-2.1 - Findings, declarations

11A:3-2.1 Findings, declarations  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. the importance of fairness and impartiality in State employment is recognized in Article VII, Section I, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution which provides that, "Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State ... shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by examination, which, as far as practicable, shall be competitive...";  b. nevertheless, the framers recognized that appointments to certain types of employment are not readily made through a competitive examination process;  c. accordingly, in implementing the constitutional provision, the Legislature has provided in N.J.S.11A:3-2 that the career service shall have a competitive division and a noncompetitive division;  d. it was the purpose of the Legislature, in making this distinction, to provide for positions which cannot properly be tested for, such as lower-level jobs which do not require significant education or experience, to be filled without the need of competitive examination but with civil service protection for the employee;  e. however, recent published reports suggest that the purpose of the noncompetitive division has been subverted by the transfer into that division of titles which properly belong in the unclassified service or in the competitive division of the career service, and the making of appointments thereto;  f. the apparent reason for this misuse of the noncompetitive division is to protect political appointees prior to the beginning of a new administration; and  g. in order to prevent this abuse of the civil service system, there is need for a statutory prohibition on the movement of job titles and political appointees to the noncompetitive division of the career service during the final six months of the Governor's term in office.  L.1993,c.371,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-2.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-2.2 - Certain transfers, appointments prohibited

11A:3-2.2 Certain transfers, appointments prohibited  2. No title shall be transferred from the State unclassified service or the senior executive service to the noncompetitive division of the career service and no individual serving in a title in the State unclassified service or the senior executive service shall be transferred to or appointed to the noncompetitive division of the career service during the six-month period immediately preceding the termination of the Governor's four-year term. A transfer or appointment which violates the provisions of this section is void. L.1993,c.371,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-3 - Senior executive service.

11A:3-3 Senior executive service.  11A:3-3. Senior executive service. A senior executive service shall be established in State government and include those positions having substantial managerial, policy influencing or policy executing responsibilities as determined by the Civil Service Commission. Titles included in a collective negotiations unit shall not be included in the senior executive service. The total number of senior executive service employees shall not exceed 1,200. The Civil Service Commission shall adopt rules providing for the selection, placement, transfer, development, compensation, separation and performance appraisal of senior executive service employees, and for the reinstatement of career service employees to the career service. The senior executive service shall not be subject to the provisions of this title unless otherwise specified. The senior executive service shall include noncareer and career service employees. The number of noncareer employees shall not exceed 15% of the entire senior executive service work force.  Where an employee holds permanent career service status in a position in a title that is assigned to the senior executive service, the employee, with appointing authority approval, shall be provided the option of joining the senior executive service. Permanent career service employees who opt not to join the senior executive service or who do not receive approval to join the senior executive service shall have the right to reinstatement to the career service to a level directly under the senior executive service. Permanent career service employees who join the senior executive service and who are later separated from the senior executive service shall have a right of reinstatement to the career service to a level held prior to entry in the senior executive service, unless the employee has been separated, after opportunity for hearing, from the senior executive service for reasons which constitute cause for removal from the career service.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-4 - State unclassified service.

11A:3-4 State unclassified service.  11A:3-4. State unclassified service. The State unclassified service shall not be subject to the provisions of this title unless otherwise specified and shall include the following:  a. Appointments of the Governor;  b. Department heads and members of boards and commissions authorized by law;  c. Employees in the legislative branch of State government;  d. Heads of institutions;  e. Superintendents, teachers and instructors in the public schools, the agricultural experiment station and State institutions, where certified teachers are employed under the supervision of and qualified by the State Department of Education, and other institutions maintained wholly or in part by the State;  f. Physicians, surgeons and dentists;  g. Assistant and Deputy Attorneys General and legal assistants appointed by the Attorney General;  h. One secretary and one confidential assistant to each department head, board, principal executive officer and commission. Each certification and appointment hereunder shall be recorded in the minutes of the Civil Service Commission;  i. Employees in the military or naval service of the State;  j. Student assistants;  k. Domestic employees in the Governor's household; and  l. All other titles as provided by law or as the Civil Service Commission may determine.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-4.1 - Rules, regulations concerning recordkeeping, record retention.

11A:3-4.1 Rules, regulations concerning recordkeeping, record retention.  1. a. The Civil Service Commission, in consultation with the Bureau of Records Management in the Department of the Treasury and in accordance with federal and State law and regulation, shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning recordkeeping and record retention requirements related to the recruitment, selection, hiring, and employment records of persons in the State's unclassified service. The recordkeeping and record retention requirements shall include, at minimum, written and electronic records concerning job advertisements, job applications, resumes, background checks, screening tools and tests, interview notes and other records related to the decisions to hire or not hire a person, and records related to job title and compensation, training, reasonable accommodation requests, promotions, demotions, transfers, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and terminations.  b. A personnel form shall be completed and maintained for each unclassified State employee. At minimum, the personnel form shall include the following information:(1) the name of the unclassified employee;(2) the job title of unclassified employee;(3) direct supervisor or manager;(4) salary history;(5) date of employment offer;(6) date of hire;(7) the individual authorizing the hire or change of employment status; and (8) any notes on promotions, demotions, transfers, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and terminations. Personnel forms shall be revised as needed to reflect any subsequent change or modification in the unclassified employee's employment status, salary, direct supervisor or manager, or legal name. c. The recruitment, selection, hiring, and employment records of unclassified employees in any State agency shall be compiled by the human resources office, or an equivalent entity, of that State agency. Information from such records shall be provided to the Civil Service Commission upon request for recordkeeping and data collection purposes. L.2019, c.346, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-6 - Public hearing required when moving title from career to unclassified service.

11A:3-6 Public hearing required when moving title from career to unclassified service.  11A:3-6. Public hearing required when moving title from career to unclassified service. Whenever the Civil Service Commission considers moving a title from the career service to the unclassified service, the Civil Service Commission shall first hold a public hearing before reaching a determination.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-7 - Employee compensation.

11A:3-7 Employee compensation.  11A:3-7. a. The commission shall administer an equitable State employee compensation plan which shall include pay schedules and standards and procedures for salary adjustments other than as provided for in the State compensation plan for the career, senior executive and unclassified services. b. Prior to adoption or implementation of an amendment, change or modification to the compensation plan for State employees which amendment, change or modification affects public employees represented by a majority representative selected or designated pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1968, c.303 (C.34:13A-5.3), the State shall negotiate with the majority representative for an agreement on the amendment, change or modification to the compensation plan. The State shall negotiate in good faith with the majority representative. A State employee compensation plan shall not be amended, changed or modified except pursuant to a written agreement entered into between the State and the majority representative following negotiations. c. When an employee has erroneously received a salary overpayment, the commission may waive repayment based on a review of the case. d. Employees of political subdivisions are to be paid in reasonable relationship to titles and shall not be paid a base salary below the minimum or above the maximum established salary for an employee's title. Amended 2001, c.240; 2008, c.29, s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:3-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:3-8 - Payroll audits.

11A:3-8 Payroll audits.  11A:3-8. Payroll audits. The commission may audit State payrolls and the payrolls of political subdivisions to determine compliance with this title. The commission may order and enforce immediate compliance as necessary.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.27.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:4-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:4-1 - Examinations.

11A:4-1 Examinations.  11A:4-1. Examinations. The commission shall provide for:  a. The announcement and administration of examinations which shall test fairly the knowledge, skills and abilities required to satisfactorily perform the duties of a title or group of titles. The examinations may include, but are not limited to, written, oral, performance and evaluation of education and experience;  b. The rating of examinations;  c. The security of the examination process and appropriate sanctions for a breach of security;  d. The selection of special examiners to act as subject matter specialists or to provide other assistance. Employees of the State or political subdivisions may be so engaged as part of their official duties during normal working hours with the approval of their appointing authority. Extra compensation may be provided for such service outside normal working hours; and  e. The right to appeal adverse actions relating to the examination and appointment process, which shall include but not be limited to rejection of an application, failure of an examination and removal from an eligible list.  Amended 2008, c.29, s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 11A:4-1.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 11A - Civil Service|Section 11A:4-1.2 - Rules, regulations.

11A:4-1.2 Rules, regulations.  2. The commission shall promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.  L.1992, c.197, s.2; amended 2008, c.29, s.30.