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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-17.46.15 - Guidance tool.

52:14-17.46.15 Guidance tool.
3. a. The School Employees' Health Benefits Commission shall prepare, in coordination with the Division of Pensions and Benefits in the Department of the Treasury, a guidance tool to provide employees and retirees who are not Medicare-eligible with confidential consultations online with regard to the employee's or retiree's decision to select a plan during a period of open enrollment or at other times. The guidance tool shall operate using information supplied by the employee or retiree as answers to questions concerning the health care needs of the employee or retiree, and the employee's or retiree's dependents if any.
b. A comprehensive health and wellness plan intended to provide biometric screening services, chronic condition coaching services, and smoking cessation services shall be available to all members of the School Employees' Health Benefits Program, including all members of the New Jersey Educators Health Plan and the Garden State Health Plan.
The School Employees' Health Benefits Commission shall provide, through a contract, for the services of wellness related providers for employees and retirees, and their dependents if any, enrolled in the program. The contract awarded by the commission shall be offered to employers, as defined in section 32 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.2), who do not participate in the program so that their employees may have access to the same services and under same terms, conditions, and costs as the employees of employers who do participate.
The School Employees' Health Benefits Program shall promote, on an on-going basis, the expansion of the use of patient centered medical homes.
The School Employees' Health Benefits Plan Design Committee shall seek also to adopt, on an on-going basis, efforts and measures to support expanded population health arrangements that manage costs and prevent inappropriate utilization.
c. All provisions of law regarding the School Employees' Health Benefits Program shall remain applicable to the extent not inconsistent with, and shall not be interpreted in a manner that creates a direct impediment to the implementation of, this section and sections 1, 2, and 4 of this act, P.L.2020, c.44 (C.52:14-17.46.13, C.52:14-17.46.14, and C.52:14-17.46.16).
L.2020, c.44, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-17.50 - Management, consulting contracts; purpose

52:14-17.50. Management, consulting contracts; purpose
The Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury with the approval of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the General Assembly is authorized to enter into annual contracts on behalf of the State with a recognized management consulting firm of its selection to prepare, and from time to time revise, a thorough study of wages, salaries, benefits, work productivity and working conditions of State employees and comparison thereof with comparable private employment, with the ends in view of providing the Governor and the Legislature with standards and guidelines for use in the preparation of annual budgets and appropriation acts for the support of the State Government that will permit fair treatment of State employees and permit the State to gain and maintain a competitive position in its recruitment and retention of employees.
L.1968, c. 304, s. 1, eff. Sept. 13, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-18 - Annual reports of State departments, boards and officers; time for making; penalty.

52:14-18 Annual reports of State departments, boards and officers; time for making; penalty.
52:14-18. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, all boards, commissions, institutions, departments, state officers and other persons required by law to present an annual report to the Governor or to the Legislature, shall make report as of the thirtieth day of June annually, and shall complete the report and provide notice that it is available to the governor on or before the thirtieth day of November.
Any officer, commissioner or other person who shall fail to deliver his report on or before the thirtieth day of November shall, as a penalty, forfeit one-half his salary or compensation from the thirtieth day of November until the time when such report shall be so presented, and such forfeited compensation shall be withheld by the comptroller and treasurer.
amended 2011, c.184, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-18.1 - Time for making annual reports

52:14-18.1. Time for making annual reports
Any department, board, commission and agency of the State Government required to make an annual report to the Governor or the Governor and the Legislature as to its operations for a calendar year shall make such report on or before the following March 1.
L.1968, c. 338, s. 1, eff. Nov. 13, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-19 - Reports other than annual reports; time for making.

52:14-19 Reports other than annual reports; time for making.
52:14-19. Reports other than annual reports; time for making. All boards, commissions and officers of the State required by law, joint resolution, or otherwise to report to the Governor or Legislature upon any matter whatever, shall, unless otherwise specially directed, complete the report at least 10 days previous to the first day of January next following the date of their appointment, and notice of the availability of the report shall be delivered to the Legislature on the first day of the session.
This section shall not apply to the annual reports of State boards, commissions, institutions, departments or officers.
amended 1991, c.164, s.1; 2011, c.184, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-19.1 - Submission of reports to the Legislature.

52:14-19.1 Submission of reports to the Legislature.
2. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all boards, commissions, institutions, departments, agencies, State officers and employees and other persons required by law to make available, submit, forward, or otherwise transmit to the Legislature or to the members of the Legislature a report, study, survey, publication or other document shall, in lieu of distributing a copy thereof to each member, meet this requirement of law by: a. preparing the document for examination and approval in the manner provided by law; and, b. submitting notice of availability of the approved document to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the General Assembly and the Director of Public Information in the Office of Legislative Services. The Director of Public Information shall submit to the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the General Assembly and the members of the Legislature a notice containing the title of the document and the name of the agency issuing the document, that notice to be distributed to the members in the same manner as provided for the distribution of transcripts of public hearings. A copy of any such document shall be made available to any member of the Legislature upon request, or pursuant to such procedures as may be provided by the respective Houses of the Legislature.
This section shall not apply to any reporting requirements or procedures specified in the State Constitution, nor to any information required by law to be submitted to the Legislative Counsel, State Auditor, Legislative Budget and Finance Officer, the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards.
L.1991, c.164, s.2; amended 2011, c.184, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-20 - Editing and printing of official reports; duties of state librarian; approval of governor

52:14-20. Editing and printing of official reports; duties of state librarian; approval of governor
The state librarian, subject to the approval of the governor, shall critically examine, edit and prepare appropriate indexes of all official reports presented by any official, institution, board, commission or department of the state, and determine what parts, if any, and the number of copies of such reports which shall be printed. No official report shall be printed unless so examined and edited by the state librarian and approved by the governor.
This section shall not apply to any report of any legislative committee or commission.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-20.1 - Reports, publications made available, notice.

52:14-20.1 Reports, publications made available, notice.
1. All reports and publications produced by the State, or any agency of the State, that are to be submitted to the Governor or the Legislature, or made available to the public, shall be posted on the Internet in lieu of printing. A notice of availability of the report or publication shall be distributed to the Governor or the Legislature, as the case may be. In the case of a report or publication to be made available to the public, an electronic copy and a print copy shall be submitted to the State Librarian. If such reports or publications are printed, six copies shall be submitted to the State Librarian in addition to the one electronic copy.
Upon receiving notice of availability of a report or publication, an individual who is unable to access the document on the Internet may request a printed copy.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to publications produced pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-7).
L.2011, c.184, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-24 - Distribution of official reports.

52:14-24 Distribution of official reports.
52:14-24. The custodian of the State House shall, under the direction and control of the State House Commission, cause to be made available on the Internet the various official reports and legislative documents as the State House Commission shall direct. If such reports and documents are printed, six copies shall be submitted to the State Librarian in addition to an electronic copy for the Internet.
amended 2011, c.184, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-25.1 - Annual or special reports, publications; copies filed in State Library.

52:14-25.1 Annual or special reports, publications; copies filed in State Library.
52:14-25.1. All State officers, departments, commissions, committees, or agencies issuing annual reports or special reports required by law to be submitted to the Governor or to the Legislature of this State, and other State publications of a general informational character, where such reports are printed and electronically produced, shall file with the New Jersey State Library for purposes of permanent public access and distribution one electronic copy and six printed copies. In cases where such reports are made in electronic form only, one electronic copy and one printed copy shall be submitted to the State Library for preservation and permanent reference use. State officers, departments, commissions. committees and agencies shall designate an individual to act as a liaison to the State Library.
amended 1957, c.99, s.1; 1967, c.162, s.1; 2011, c.184, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-25.3 - Court decisions, pamphlet laws, etc., excepted

52:14-25.3. Court decisions, pamphlet laws, etc., excepted
The requirements of sections 52:14-25.1 and 52:14-25.2 of this title are not intended to apply to the decisions of the courts, to the pamphlet laws of the state or to the proceedings of the legislature or to other publications, the distribution of which in printed form is otherwise provided for by law. Nor are the requirements of said sections intended to apply to official opinions of the attorney general or to reports made as a part of the routine proceedings or official actions of any state officer, department, board or commission.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-27 - Amount of fund

52:14-27. Amount of fund
The state treasurer, upon the warrant of the state comptroller, may, for the purpose aforesaid, pay to the treasurer of such board or institution or to the person or official acting as such, from the annual appropriation of state funds for its maintenance, an amount necessary therefor not exceeding two thousand dollars in any fiscal year, upon the application in writing by the management of such board or institution.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-28 - Monthly account of disbursement of fund

52:14-28. Monthly account of disbursement of fund
The treasurer of the board or institution, or the official acting as such, shall include in the monthly schedule of expenses as provided by section 52:19-18 of this title, a detailed monthly account of the disbursement of the fund accompanied by appropriate vouchers therefor approved by the management of the board or institution, and shall devote the sum thereof when received from the state treasurer to the reimbursement of the fund.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-30 - Comptroller to decide question respecting fund

52:14-30. Comptroller to decide question respecting fund
Any question arising with reference to the amount to be allowed each institution or board, the expenditure thereof, the accounting therefor, and the repayment thereof to the state treasurer, shall be finally determined by the ruling of the state comptroller.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-31 - Federal and state bonds; bonds or notes secured by property within State; limitations

52:14-31. Federal and state bonds; bonds or notes secured by property within State; limitations
All boards, commissions and heads of departments of the State Government may invest moneys or funds in their possession in the following securities:
a. Bonds of the United States of America.
b. Bonds of the State of New Jersey, or of any municipality thereof, including school districts.
c. Mortgage bonds or notes secured by property within the State of New Jersey and insured by the Federal housing administrator.
No investment of such funds shall be made where the total debt of any such municipality, including the school debt, shall exceed thirty per centum (30%) of the assessed valuation of all the real and personal property therein; but in ascertaining the total indebtedness, credit shall be allowed only for such moneys or property as shall be in the sinking fund.
Amended by L.1948, c. 197, p. 974, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-32 - Notes and bonds of certain municipalities; "local government board" defined; powers conferred as additional

52:14-32. Notes and bonds of certain municipalities; "local government board" defined; powers conferred as additional
All boards, commissions, officers of the State and heads of departments of the State Government authorized to invest moneys or funds may invest moneys or funds in their possession in the notes, bonds or other obligations of any municipality of the State which have heretofore been or shall hereafter be issued pursuant to a resolution or ordinance adopted by the proper officers of such municipality in a form certified, approved, indorsed or consented to by the local government board or issued with approval or consent in writing on behalf of such local government board.
The words "local government board" shall mean the Local Government Board of the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Taxation and Finance, or the commission referred to in section six hundred fifty-seven of the act entitled "An act to authorize and regulate the issuance of bonds and other obligations and the incurring of indebtedness by county, city, borough, town, township, village or any other municipality, other than a school district (Revision of 1935)," approved March twentieth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five (P.L.1935, c. 77) or in section 40:1-67 of the Revised Statutes, or the commission referred to in section 52:27-1 of this Title and having and exercising with respect to such municipality the powers and duties prescribed by chapter twenty-seven of this Title (s. 52:27-1 et seq.), or any board, commission, officer or other agency of the State Government which may succeed to and exercise the powers and duties of such Local Government Board or either such commission.
The powers conferred by this section shall be in addition to the powers conferred by every other law, and notes, bonds and other obligations may be purchased hereunder notwithstanding the restrictions contained in any other laws.
Amended by L.1948, c. 94, p. 531, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-33 - Acceptance of preferred bank stock to extent of money on deposit; exercise of rights incidental to ownership

52:14-33. Acceptance of preferred bank stock to extent of money on deposit; exercise of rights incidental to ownership
Any officer, commission or board of this State, having money of the State or of such board or commission on deposit in any national bank transacting business in this State, or any bank or trust company organized under the laws of this State, may subscribe to and accept preferred stock in any such national bank, or bank or trust company of this State, in whole or in part to the extent of such deposit, where the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, or the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of this State, as the case may be, shall certify in writing to any such officer, commission or board of this State, that the same is advisable in the public interest. Such officer, board, or commission of this State and his or their successors, shall have and may, in his or their discretion, exercise all the rights incidental to the ownership of such stock, and may sell, transfer, or exchange such stock upon such terms and conditions, and for such consideration as such officer, board, or commission of this State shall deem advisable or advantageous. Such officer, board, or commission of this State shall have power to participate in and to consent to any amendment or amendments to the certificate of incorporation of such national bank or of such bank or trust company of this State, now or hereafter authorized by law, and may do all acts and things required or necessary to make such amendment or amendments effective according to their terms.
Amended by L.1944, c. 13, p. 38, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-34 - Filing and preservation of records, accounts and papers of departments

52:14-34. Filing and preservation of records, accounts and papers of departments
All state departments, institutions, boards, commissions and officials shall file all vouchers, bills, checks, minutes and all other papers and books relating to the conduct and accounts of their respective offices in their respective offices, at least once each month, where the same shall be preserved in a safe and secure manner.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-34.1 - Participation in grants of federal funds; notice

52:14-34.1. Participation in grants of federal funds; notice
Whenever a State agency makes application, enters into a contract or agreement or submits State plans for participation in and for grants of Federal funds under any Federal law which are not appropriated by the Legislature, the agency making such application shall at the time of such action, notify the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, the Director of Legislative Budget and Finance, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee on forms and in a manner prescribed by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
L.1968, c. 273, s. 1, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-34.2 - Notice of amendment of application, contract, agreement or state plan

52:14-34.2. Notice of amendment of application, contract, agreement or state plan
Whenever any such application, contract, agreement or State plan is amended, such agency shall notify each such officer of such action in a manner prescribed by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
L.1968, c. 273, s. 2, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-34.3 - Progress report; final report

52:14-34.3. Progress report; final report
Such agency shall furnish to each such officer a progress report in relation to each such application, contract, agreement or State plan at least once in each 6 months period following the date of the filing of the application, contract, agreement or State plan and shall also file with each such officer a final report as to the final disposition of each such application, contract, agreement or State plan.
L.1968, c. 273, s. 3, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-34.4 - Notice of fund availability

52:14-34.4. Notice of fund availability
In addition to all other notification requirements imposed by law, each State department, agency and commission which awards federal or State grant funds shall publish notice regarding the availability of those funds in the New Jersey Register or an appropriate publication of the department, agency or commission. The published notice shall include:
a. the names of the grant programs that have funds available;
b. the purpose for which the grant program funds shall be used;
c. the amount of money in the grant program;
d. the groups or entities (citizens, counties, municipalities of a certain class, etc.) which may apply for funding under the grant program;
e. the qualifications an applicant needs to be considered for the grant program;
f. the procedure for eligible entities to apply for grant funds;
g. the address of the division, office or official receiving the application;
h. the deadline by which applications must be submitted to that division, office or official; and
i. the date by which applicants shall be notified whether they will receive funds under the grant program.
P.L. 1987,c.7, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-34.5 - Publication of notice

52:14-34.5. Publication of notice
A State department, agency or commission using a publication other than the New Jersey Register for the purposes of this act shall publish in the New Jersey Register, at least semi-annually, the name of the publication; the volume and issue, catalogue number, series and number, or other identification of the specific publication; and the address of the division, office or official distributing the publication. This section shall not apply to new grant programs which are not contained in the department, agency or commission publication.
L. 1987, c. 7, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-34.6 - Rules, regulations

52:14-34.6. Rules, regulations
The Director of the Office of Administrative Law may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) for purposes of implementing the provisions of this act.
L. 1987, c. 7, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-34.7 - State license, permit establishments, administrators, duties

52:14-34.7. State license, permit establishments, administrators, duties
40. The manager or other chief administrative officer of any office or commercial establishment where State licenses or permits, other than licenses or permits issued by a professional or occupational board established under the laws of this State, are available to individual members of the public shall:
a. cause copies of the voter registration forms and instructions furnished under subsection f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) to be displayed at the office or commercial establishment and to be made available to each person who, when appearing in person at such location to obtain a State license or permit, may wish, on a voluntary basis, to register to vote;
b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to each such office or establishment; and
c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages to each office or establishment which provides services under any program administered thereby which is located in any county in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, R.S.19:49-4 or section 2 of P.L.1965, c.29 (C.19:23-22.4).
L.1994,c.182,s.40.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-35 - Sale of certain Port of New York Authority bonds authorized; proceeds for emergency relief purposes

52:14-35. Sale of certain Port of New York Authority bonds authorized; proceeds for emergency relief purposes
The governor, treasurer and comptroller constituting the sinking fund commission are hereby authorized to make private sale at not less than par and accrued interest of the bonds to be delivered to the state in liquidation of its claim against the Port of New York Authority for moneys advanced in the construction of the George Washington bridge.
The moneys received by the state from the sale of the aforesaid bonds shall be credited by the treasurer to the emergency relief account, and used solely for emergency relief purposes.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-35.1 - Resolutions of State House Commission and political subdivisions' governing bodies in connection with rationing authorized

52:14-35.1. Resolutions of State House Commission and political subdivisions' governing bodies in connection with rationing authorized
Whenever any Federal or State law or any rule or regulation made thereunder requires or permits the operation of a ration bank account or any administrative action in connection with any rationing program by this State, or any county, municipality, school district or other political subdivision of this State, or by any board, body, agency or commission of this State, or of any county, municipality or school district thereof, the State House Commission, in the case of the State, and the governing body in the case of such county, municipality, school district or other political subdivision, may by resolution provide for any action necessary or expedient in connection with the operation of such ration bank account or in connection with such administrative action.
L.1943, c. 142, p. 391, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-37 - Transfers to account

52:14-37. Transfers to account
At the end of each fiscal year the Comptroller of the Treasury shall advise the Governor as to which sums might be transferred to this account from surpluses in either the General State Fund or the State Highway System Fund and, upon certification by the Governor, such sums shall be transferred and credited to the post-war reserve account; provided, however, that no moneys which have been or shall be appropriated or allotted as State aid to counties, municipalities or school districts shall be subject to the provisions of this act.
L.1944, c. 218, p. 757, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14-38 - Investments

52:14-38. Investments
The Governor, Comptroller of the Treasury and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and empowered to invest and to liquidate the sums credited to the post-war reserve account in the United States Government bonds.
L.1944, c. 218, p. 758, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14A-2 - Declaration of policy

52:14A-2. Declaration of policy
Because of the existing possibility of attack upon the United States of unprecedented size and destructiveness, and in order, in the event of such an attack to assure continuity of government through legally constituted leadership, authority and responsibility in offices of the Government of the State; to provide for the effective operation of governments during an emergency; and to facilitate the early resumption of functions temporarily suspended, it is found and declared to be necessary to provide for additional officers who can exercise the powers and discharge the duties of Governor and for emergency interim succession to governmental offices of this State in the event the incumbents thereof (and their deputies, assistants or other subordinate officers authorized, pursuant to law, to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of such offices) are unavailable to perform the duties and functions of such offices.
L.1963, c. 117, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14A-3 - Definitions

52:14A-3. Definitions
Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this act:
(a) "Attack" means any attack or series of actions by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, biological means or other weapons or methods.
(b) "Emergency interim successor" means a person designated pursuant to this act, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as may be provided by the Constitution and Statutes, or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
(c) "Office" includes all State offices, the power and duties of which are defined by the Constitution and Statutes, except the office of Governor, and except those in the Legislature and the Judiciary.
(d) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the power and discharge the duties of the office, or that the lawful incumbent of the office (including any deputy exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office because of a vacancy) and his duly authorized deputy are absent or unable, for physical, mental, legal or other reasons, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
L.1963, c. 117, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14A-4 - Additional successors to office of Governor

52:14A-4. Additional successors to office of Governor
In the event that the Governor, for any reason, is not able to exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of his office, or is unavailable, the functions, powers and duties of such office shall devolve in the manner provided in Article V, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. In the event that the persons upon whom such functions, powers and duties devolve, under such provisions of the Constitution, are not able to exercise the same or are unavailable, then such functions, powers and duties shall devolve upon the Attorney General, for the time being; and in the event that he is unable to exercise the powers and duties of such office or is unavailable, then upon the State Highway Commissioner, for the time being; and in the event that he is unable to exercise the powers and duties of such office or is unavailable, then upon such person as the Legislature by majority vote of the total number of available legislators and emergency interim successors, exercising the powers and discharging the duties of legislators not available, in both Houses may designate. Any such official or other person upon whom the powers and duties of the Governor have developed shall exercise the same until a new Governor is elected and qualified. No deputy or emergency interim successor to the aforementioned offices, including such successor to any Senator or Assemblyman may serve as Governor.
L.1963, c. 117, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14A-5 - Emergency interim successors for State officers

52:14A-5. Emergency interim successors for State officers
All State officers, subject to such regulations as the Governor may issue, shall in addition to any deputy authorized pursuant to law to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office, designate by title emergency interim successors, specify their order of succession and file such designations with the Secretary of State. All such data shall be opened to public inspection. The officer shall review and revise, as necessary, such designations to insure their current status. The Secretary of State shall inform the Governor and the State officer affected of the failure of any such officer to file such designations. The officer will designate a sufficient number of such emergency interim successors so that there will be not less than 3, nor more than 7, such deputies or emergency interim successors or any combination thereof, at any time. In the event that any State officer is unavailable following an attack, and in the event his deputy, if any, is also unavailable, the said powers of his office shall be exercised and the said duties of his office shall be discharged by his designated emergency interim successors in the order specified. Such emergency interim successors shall exercise said powers and discharge said duties only until such time as the Governor under the Constitution or authority other than this act (or other official authorized under the Constitution or this act to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of Governor) may, where a vacancy exists, appoint a successor to fill the vacancy or until a successor is otherwise appointed, or elected and qualified as provided by law; or an officer (or his deputy or a preceding named emergency interim successor) becomes available to exercise, or resume the exercise of, the powers and discharge the duties of his office.
L.1963, c. 117, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14A-6 - Formalities of taking office

52:14A-6. Formalities of taking office
At the time of their designation, emergency interim successors shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers or discharge of the duties of an office to which he succeeds, shall be required to comply with any other provision of law relative to taking office.
L.1963, c. 117, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14A-7 - Period in which authority may be exercised

52:14A-7. Period in which authority may be exercised
Officials and other persons authorized to act as Governor pursuant to this act and emergency interim successors are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as herein authorized only after an attack has occurred and until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified according to law, or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office. The Legislature, by concurrent resolution, may at any time terminate the authority of any emergency interim successors to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of any office.
L.1963, c. 117, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14A-8 - Removal of designees

52:14A-8. Removal of designees
Until such time as the persons designated as emergency interim successors are authorized to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office in accordance with this act, including section 7 hereof, said persons shall serve in their designated capacities at the pleasure of the designating authority and may be removed or replaced by said designating authority at any time, with or without cause.
L.1963, c. 117, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14A-9 - Disputes

52:14A-9. Disputes
Any dispute, after an attack, arising under this act with respect to an office in the Executive Branch of the State Government (except a dispute of fact relative to the office of Governor) shall be adjudicated by the Governor (or other official exercising the powers and discharging the duties of the office of Governor) and his decision shall be final.
L.1963, c. 117, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14A-10 - Separability clause

52:14A-10. Separability clause
If a part of this act is invalid, all valid parts that are separable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of this act is invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are separable from the invalid applications.
L.1963, c. 117, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14B-2 - Definitions.

52:14B-2 Definitions.
2. As used in this act:
"Administrative adjudication" or "adjudication" includes any and every final determination, decision, or order made or rendered in any contested case.
"Administrative rule" or "rule," when not otherwise modified, means each agency statement of general applicability and continuing effect that implements or interprets law or policy, or describes the organization, procedure or practice requirements of any agency. The term includes the amendment or repeal of any rule, but does not include: (1) statements concerning the internal management or discipline of any agency; (2) intra-agency and inter-agency statements; and (3) agency decisions and findings in contested cases.
"Contested case" means a proceeding, including any licensing proceeding, in which the legal rights, duties, obligations, privileges, benefits or other legal relations of specific parties are required by constitutional right or by statute to be determined by an agency by decisions, determinations, or orders, addressed to them or disposing of their interests, after opportunity for an agency hearing, but shall not include any proceeding in the Division of Taxation, Department of the Treasury, which is reviewable de novo by the Tax Court.
"Director" means the Director and Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Law, unless otherwise indicated by context.
"Electronic mailing list " means a computer program that allows agency website visitors, at their discretion, to subscribe to, or unsubscribe from, an e-mail discussion group or e-mail mailing list controlled by the agency, and which program enables the agency to automatically send e-mail messages to multiple e-mail addresses on the user-generated subscriber list.
"Head of the agency" means and includes the individual or group of individuals constituting the highest authority within any agency authorized or required by law to render an adjudication in a contested case.
"License" includes the whole or part of any agency license, permit, certificate, approval, chapter, registration or other form of permission required by law.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of State.
"State agency" or "agency" shall include each of the principal departments in the executive branch of the State Government, and all boards, divisions, commissions, agencies, departments, councils, authorities, offices or officers within any such departments now existing or hereafter established and authorized by statute to make, adopt or promulgate rules or adjudicate contested cases, except the office of the Governor.
"URL address" means a Uniform Resource Locator address, which is used for the purposes of Internet navigation and is commonly referred to as a website link, and which uses a protocol, such as "http", and a domain name to identify, and provide website visitors with direct access to, a particular Internet file or website page.
L.1968, c.410, s.2; amended 1980, c.166; 1981, c.27, s.10; 1981, c.511, s.21; 1993, c.343, s.1; 2013, c.259, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14B-3a - Regulations relative to State agency rule-making; "regulatory guidance document" defined.

52:14B-3a Regulations relative to State agency rule-making; "regulatory guidance document" defined.
1. a. A State agency shall follow the administrative rule-making requirements set forth in the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and shall only implement rules that have been adopted in accordance with those rule-making requirements.
b. No State agency shall utilize regulatory guidance documents that have not been adopted as rules in accordance with P.L.1968, c.410 unless the agency makes such documents readily available to the regulated community through appropriate means, including but not limited to posting in a prominent place on the website for the agency.
c. A regulatory guidance document that has not been adopted as a rule pursuant to P.L.1968, c.410, shall not:
(1) impose any new or additional requirements that are not included in the State or federal law or rule that the regulatory guidance document is intended to clarify or explain; or
(2) be used by the State agency as a substitute for the State or federal law or rule for enforcement purposes.
d. As used in this section, "regulatory guidance document" means any policy memorandum or other similar document used by a State agency to provide technical or regulatory assistance or direction to the regulated community to facilitate compliance with a State or federal law or a rule adopted pursuant to P.L.1968, c.410, but shall not include technical manuals adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.422 (C.13:1D-111).
e. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the disclosure of any information or record that is protected from disclosure by law, court order or rule of court, or to abrogate or erode any privilege or grant of confidentiality heretofore established or recognized by the Constitution of this State, statute, court rule or judicial case law.
L.2011, c.215, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14B-3.1 - Findings, declarations

52:14B-3.1. Findings, declarations
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Under the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) all interested persons are afforded reasonable opportunity to submit data, views or arguments, orally or in writing, during any proceedings involving a permit decision;
b. Persons who have particularized property interests or who are directly affected by a permitting decision have constitutional and statutory rights and remedies;
c. To allow State agencies without specific statutory authorization to promulgate rules and regulations which afford third parties, who have no particularized property interests or who are not directly affected by a permitting decision, to appeal that decision would give rise to a chaotic unpredictability and instability that would be most disconcerting to New Jersey's business climate and would cripple economic development in our State; and
d. It is, therefore, altogether fitting and proper, and within the public interest, to prohibit State agencies from promulgating rules and regulations which would allow third party appeals of permit decisions unless specifically authorized to do so by federal law or State statute.
L.1993,c.359,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14B-3.2 - Definitions

52:14B-3.2. Definitions
2. As used in this act:
"Permit decision" means a decision by a State agency to grant, deny, modify, suspend or revoke any agency license, permit, certificate, approval, chapter, registration or other form of permission required by law, other than a license or certificate issued to an individual for the practice of a profession or occupation.
"State agency" or "agency" means and includes each of the principal departments in the executive branch of the State government, and all boards, divisions, commissions, agencies, councils, authorities, offices or officers within any such departments which are authorized to grant, deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a license, permit, certificate, approval, chapter, registration or other form of permission required by law, other than a license or certificate issued to an individual for the practice of a profession or occupation.
"Third party" means any person other than:
a. An applicant for any agency license, permit, certificate, approval, chapter, registration or other form of permission required by law;
b. A State agency; or
c. A person who has particularized property interest sufficient to require a hearing on constitutional or statutory grounds.
L.1993,c.359,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14B-3.3 - Appeal of permit decision by third party

52:14B-3.3. Appeal of permit decision by third party
3. a. Except as otherwise required by federal law or by a statute that specifically allows a third party to appeal a permit decision, a State agency shall not promulgate any rule or regulation that would allow a third party to appeal a permit decision.
b. Nothing herein shall be construed as abrogating or otherwise limiting any person's constitutional and statutory rights to appeal a permit decision.
L.1993,c.359,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:14B-4.1 - Rules, submission to Legislature; referral to committee

52:14B-4.1. Rules, submission to Legislature; referral to committee
1. Every rule hereafter proposed by a State agency shall be submitted by the Office of Administrative Law to the Senate and General Assembly within two business days of its receipt by the office, and the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly shall immediately refer the proposed rule to the appropriate committee in each House.
L.1981,c.27,s.1; amended 2001, c.5, s.6.