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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-8 - Director of Division of Labor

34:1A-8. Director of Division of Labor
The Division of Labor shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. The director of such division shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing him and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law.
The director shall administer the work of such division under the direction and supervision of the commissioner, and shall perform such other functions of the department as the commissioner may prescribe.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1765, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-9 - Bureau of migrant labor; transfer of functions, powers and duties to

34:1A-9. Bureau of migrant labor; transfer of functions, powers and duties to
There shall be within the Division of Labor, a Bureau of Migrant Labor.
The division of migrant labor of the existing Department of Labor and Industry, together with all of its functions, powers and duties is continued, but such division is transferred to and constituted the Bureau of Migrant Labor in the Division of Labor.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1765, s. 9. Amended by L.1967, c. 91, s. 14, eff. June 7, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-10 - Organization of existing Department of Labor continued; divisions constituted bureaus; deputy directors

34:1A-10. Organization of existing Department of Labor continued; divisions constituted bureaus; deputy directors
Except as otherwise provided herein or as may be changed pursuant to authorization contained herein or in any other law, the organization of the existing Department of Labor is continued as the organization of the Division of Labor established hereunder; provided, however, that divisions in the Department of Labor shall hereafter be constituted bureaus in the Division of Labor established hereunder, and any person appointed, pursuant to law, as a deputy in such division shall hereafter be known and designated as a deputy director in such division.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1766, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-11 - Division of Workmen's Compensation; powers and duties

34:1A-11. Division of Workmen's Compensation; powers and duties
All of the functions, powers and duties of the workmen's compensation bureau of the existing Department of Labor, and those exercised or performed by it or any of its officers or employees in the administration of the provisions of chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, and the acts amendatory and supplementary thereof, and all of the functions, powers and duties of the existing Department of Labor and of the Commissioner of Labor relating to or administered through such workmen's compensation bureau, and all of the functions, powers and duties of the director and secretary of such bureau, are hereby assigned to, and shall be exercised and performed through, the Division of Workmen's Compensation in the department.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1766, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-12 - Division of Workmen's Compensation; officials and employees in Division; director; powers and duties

34:1A-12. Division of Workmen's Compensation; officials and employees in Division; director; powers and duties
The Division of Workmen's Compensation shall consist of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry who shall act as chairman, a director who shall be appointed as hereinafter provided, judges of compensation appointed by the commissioner, and such referees and other employees as may, in the judgment of the commissioner, be necessary. Appointments of such judges of compensation, referees and other employees shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service.
The Director of the Division of Workmen's Compensation shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. He shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing him and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law.
The Director of the Division of Workmen's Compensation shall, subject to the supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry:
(a) Be the administrative head of the division;
(b) Prescribe the organization of the division, and the duties of his subordinates and assistants, except as may otherwise be provided by law;
(c) Direct and supervise the activities of all members of the division;
(d) Make an annual report to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry of the work of the division, which report shall be published annually for general distribution at such reasonable charge, not exceeding cost, as the commissioner shall determine;
(e) Perform such other functions of the department as the commissioner may prescribe.
The Director of the Division of Workmen's Compensation shall also serve as secretary of such division, and may perform the duties of a judge of compensation.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1766, s. 12. Amended by L.1950, c. 54, p. 95, s. 1; L.1960, c. 58, p. 487, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-12.1 - Director and each judge of compensation to be attorneys

34:1A-12.1. Director and each judge of compensation to be attorneys
The Director of the Division of Workmen's Compensation and each judge of compensation shall be an attorney-at-law of the State of New Jersey.
L.1952, c. 269, p. 921, s. 5. Amended by L.1960, c. 58, p. 488, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-12.2 - Referee, qualifications of

34:1A-12.2. Referee, qualifications of
Any person hereafter appointed as a "referee," "referee, formal hearings," "supervising referee," or "supervising referee, formal hearings" shall be an attorney-at-law of the State of New Jersey, except that a referee or a referee, formal hearings who, on July 1, 1966, had been a referee or a referee, formal hearings for a period of not less than 5 years may be appointed as a "referee," "referee, formal hearings," or as a "supervising referee" or "supervising referee, formal hearings," notwithstanding that he is not such an attorney-at-law.
L.1952, c. 269, p. 921, s. 6. Amended by L.1960, c. 57, p. 486, s. 1; L.1967, c. 128, s. 1, eff. June 22, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-12.3 - Continuation of deputy directors as judges of compensation

34:1A-12.3. Continuation of deputy directors as judges of compensation
All persons heretofore appointed and serving as deputy directors of compensation shall continue in such appointments, as heretofore, with the title of judge of compensation.
L.1960, c. 58, p. 488, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-12.4 - Director of Division of Worker's Compensation; duties

34:1A-12.4. Director of Division of Worker's Compensation; duties
4. The Director of the Division of Worker's Compensation shall:
a. cause copies of the voter registration forms furnished under subsection f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) to be prominently displayed at each public office of the division and to be made readily available to each individual who, when applying for benefits under R.S.43:21-19 et seq., may wish, on a voluntary basis, to register to vote. An employee of the division shall provide the applicant with any assistance necessary in completing the form; shall inform the applicant that the applicant may leave the completed form with the employee; and, if the applicant chooses to leave the form, shall accept the completed form, stamp or otherwise mark it with the date on which it was so received, and forward it to the Secretary of State;
b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to every office of the division which distributes application forms for benefits administered by the division;
c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages to each office of the division which distributes application forms for benefits administered by the division 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); and
d. provide for the collection of completed voter registration forms by any employee of the division who is employed in any office which distributes application forms for benefits administered by the division, and for the transmittal of the forms to the Secretary of State.
L.1991,c.318,s.4; amended 1994,c.182,s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-13 - Organization of existing workmen's compensation bureau continued

34:1A-13. Organization of existing workmen's compensation bureau continued
Except as otherwise provided herein or as may be changed pursuant to authorization contained herein or in any other law, the organization of the workmen's compensation bureau of the existing Department of Labor is continued as the organization of the Division of Workmen's Compensation established hereunder.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1767, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-14 - Powers and duties of the Unemployment Compensation Commission assigned to Division of Employment Security

34:1A-14. Powers and duties of the Unemployment Compensation Commission assigned to Division of Employment Security
All of the functions, powers and duties of the Unemployment Compensation Commission, of the respective bureaus and divisions therein, and of the executive director of such commission, are hereby assigned to, and shall be exercised and performed through, the Division of Employment Security in the Department of Labor and Industry established hereunder.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1768, s. 14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-15 - Director of division of Employment Security

34:1A-15. Director of division of Employment Security
The division of Employment Security shall be under the immediate supervision of a director who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. The director of such division shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing him and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law.
The director shall administer the work of such division under the direction and supervision of the commissioner, and shall perform such other functions of the department as the commissioner may prescribe.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1768, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-15.1 - Director of Division of Employment Services; duties

34:1A-15.1. Director of Division of Employment Services; duties
5. The Director of the Division of Employment Services shall:
a. cause copies of the voter registration forms furnished under subsection f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) to be prominently displayed at each public office of the division and to be made readily available to each individual who, when applying for services administered by the division, may wish, on a voluntary basis, to register to vote. An employee of the division shall inquire of every applicant for such services whether the applicant, if not already registered to vote from the place of his or her present residence, wishes to be so registered and shall inform the applicant that whether or not the applicant chooses to register will not affect the applicant's eligibility for those services. The employee shall provide the applicant with any assistance necessary in completing the form; shall inform the applicant that the applicant may leave the completed form with the employee; and, if the applicant chooses to leave the form, shall accept the completed form, stamp or otherwise mark it with the date on which it was so received, and forward it to the Secretary of State;
b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to every office of the division which receives applications for services administered by the division;
c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages to each office of the division that receives applications for services administered by the division 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); and
d. provide for the collection of completed voter registration forms by any employee of the division who is employed in any office which receives applications for services administered by the division, and for the transmittal of the forms to the Secretary of State.
L.1991,c.318,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-15.2 - Director of the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance; duties

34:1A-15.2. Director of the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance; duties
6. The Director of the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance shall:
a. cause copies of the voter registration forms furnished under subsection f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) to be prominently displayed at each public office of the division and to be made readily available to each individual who, when applying for benefits administered by the division, may wish, on a voluntary basis, to register to vote. An employee of the division shall inquire of every applicant for such services whether the applicant, if not already registered to vote from the place of his or her present residence, wishes to be so registered and shall inform the applicant that whether or not the applicant chooses to register will not affect the applicant's eligibility for those benefits. The employee shall provide the applicant with any assistance necessary in completing the form; shall inform the applicant that the applicant may leave the completed form with the employee; and, if the applicant chooses to leave the form, shall accept the completed form, stamp or otherwise mark it with the date on which it was so received, and forward it to the Secretary of State;
b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to every office of the division which receives applications for services administered by the division;
c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages to each office of the division that receives applications for services administered by the division 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); and
d. provide for the collection of completed voter registration forms by any employee of the division who is employed in any office which receives applications for services administered by the division, and for the transmittal of the forms to the Secretary of State.
L.1991,c.318,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-17 - Powers and duties of Employment Security Council

34:1A-17. Powers and duties of Employment Security Council
The Employment Security Council shall:
(a) Consult and advise with the Commissioner of Labor or his designated representative with respect to the administration and operation of the unemployment compensation law and the temporary disability benefits law;
(b) Review the operation and effect of the unemployment compensation law and the temporary disability benefits law in their several parts, and to that end hold hearings with respect thereto as it may deem necessary or desirable; and
(c) Report to the Governor and the Legislature annually and at such other times as it may deem in the public interest with respect to its findings and conclusions.
The commissioner shall, insofar as practicable, consult the council on all matters of major policies and procedures involved in or connected with the administration of the unemployment compensation law and the temporary disability benefits law and he shall inform the council of the action taken in connection with such matters.
The council shall have access to all files and records of the division and may require any officer or employee therein to provide such information as it may deem necessary in the performance of its functions.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1769, s. 17. Amended by L.1984, c. 24, s. 14, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-18 - Advisory Council on Disability Benefits in Division of Employment Security; powers

34:1A-18. Advisory Council on Disability Benefits in Division of Employment Security; powers
There shall also be within the Division of Employment Security the Advisory Council on Disability Benefits, as established by and constituted under the Temporary Disability Benefits Law, except that, in keeping with the purposes and provisions of this act, the council shall aid, consult with and advise the Commissioner of Labor and Industry and the Director of the Division of Employment Security. The council shall have access to all files and records of the division relating to the administration of the Temporary Disability Benefits Law, and may require any officer or employee therein to provide such information as it may deem necessary in the performance of its functions.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1770, s. 18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-19 - Board of Review in Division of Employment Security

34:1A-19. Board of Review in Division of Employment Security
There shall be within the Division of Employment Security a Board of Review consisting of three members, who shall act as a final appeals board in cases of benefit disputes, including appeals from determinations with respect to demands by the deputy for refunds of benefits under section 43:21-16(d) of the Revised Statutes, and who shall supervise the work of local appeal tribunals which may be organized pursuant to the unemployment compensation law. The members of the Board of Review shall be appointed by the director of the Division of Employment Security, subject to the approval of the commissioner, pursuant to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service. The first board constituted under this act shall consist of the members of the Board of Review constituted pursuant to section 43:21-10 of the Revised Statutes in office on the effective date of this act. No member of the Board of Review shall participate in any case in which he is an interested party.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1770, s. 19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-20 - Appeal tribunals; membership; compensation; disqualification for interest; alternates; disputed benefit claims

34:1A-20. Appeal tribunals; membership; compensation; disqualification for interest; alternates; disputed benefit claims
To hear and decide disputed benefit claims, including appeals from determinations with respect to demands by the deputy for refunds of benefits under section 43:21-16(d) of the Revised Statutes, the director of the Division of Employment Security, with the approval of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, shall establish one or more impartial appeal tribunals consisting in each case of either a salaried examiner or a body consisting of three members, one of whom shall be a salaried examiner, who shall serve as chairman, one of whom shall be a representative of employers and the other of whom shall be a representative of employees; each of the latter two members shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and be paid a fee of not more than twenty dollars ($20.00) per day of active service on such tribunal plus necessary expenses. No person shall participate on behalf of the division in any case in which he is an interested party. The director of the Division of Employment Security may designate alternates to serve in the absence or disqualification of any member of an appeal tribunal. The chairman shall act alone in the absence or disqualification of any other member and his alternates. In no case shall the hearings proceed unless the chairman of the appeal tribunal is present.
Disputed claims for benefits under approved private plans established in accordance with the Temporary Disability Benefits Law shall be heard, reviewed, and determined as provided in section 26(a) of that act.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1771, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-21 - Organization of existing Unemployment Compensation Commission continued; divisions constituted bureaus

34:1A-21. Organization of existing Unemployment Compensation Commission continued; divisions constituted bureaus
Except as otherwise provided herein or as may be changed pursuant to authorization contained herein or in any other law, the organization of the existing Unemployment Compensation Commission is continued as the organization of the Division of Employment Security established hereunder; provided, however, that any division required by law in the Unemployment Compensation Commission shall hereafter be constituted a bureau in the Division of Employment Security established hereunder.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1771, s. 21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-23 - New Jersey State Board of Mediation transferred to Department of Labor and Industry; removal of members

34:1A-23. New Jersey State Board of Mediation transferred to Department of Labor and Industry; removal of members
The New Jersey State Board of Mediation of the existing Department of Labor and all of its functions, powers and duties are hereby transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry established hereunder. Such board shall continue to have all of the powers and shall exercise all of the functions and duties vested in, or imposed upon, it by law. This act shall not affect the terms of office of the present members of such board. Such board shall continue to be constituted as provided by existing law. Any member of such board may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1772, s. 23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-24 - Directors of divisions; unclassified service of civil service; removal; vacancies

34:1A-24. Directors of divisions; unclassified service of civil service; removal; vacancies
The director of each division in the Department of Labor and Industry shall be in the unclassified service of the civil service of the State. Any such director may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard.
Any vacancy occurring in the office of director of any division in the department shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1772, s. 24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-25 - Appropriations transferred

34:1A-25. Appropriations transferred
All appropriations and other moneys available to become available to any department, commission, board, office or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry or to any office or agency designated, continued or constituted therein, are hereby transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry established hereunder, and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by State or Federal law.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1772, s. 25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-26 - Employees; transfer

34:1A-26. Employees; transfer
Such employees of any department, commission, board, office or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry or to any office or agency designated, continued or constituted therein, as the Commissioner of Labor and Industry may determine are needed for the proper performance of the functions and duties imposed upon the Department of Labor and Industry, or such office or agency therein, are hereby transferred to the department, office or agency to which such functions, powers and duties have been herein assigned or transferred.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1773, s. 26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-27 - Civil service, pension and retirement rights not affected

34:1A-27. Civil service, pension and retirement rights not affected
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person holding any office or position not abolished pursuant to the provisions of this act, of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any right or protection provided him under any pension law or retirement system.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1773, s. 27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-28 - Files, books, records and property transferred

34:1A-28. Files, books, records and property transferred
All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of any department, commission, board, office or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, shall upon the effective date of this act be transferred to the department, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1773, s. 28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-29 - Orders, rules and regulations continued

34:1A-29. Orders, rules and regulations continued
This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by any department, commission, board, officer or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder; but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and effect until amended or repealed pursuant to law.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1773, s. 29.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-30 - Pending actions or proceedings; orders or recommendations not affected

34:1A-30. Pending actions or proceedings; orders or recommendations not affected
This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, commission, board, officer or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and pending on the effective date of this act, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the department, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any department, commission, board, officer or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and all such matters or proceedings pending before such department, commission, board, officer or other agency on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the department, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1774, s. 30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-31 - Commissions and offices abolished

34:1A-31. Commissions and offices abolished
The Unemployment Compensation Commission, the office of executive director of the Unemployment Compensation Commission, the office of director of the New Jersey State Employment Service Division of the Unemployment Compensation Commission and the office of commissioner of labor are hereby abolished.
The term of office of the present commissioner of labor shall expire on the effective date of this act.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1774, s. 31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-33 - Repeal

34:1A-33. Repeal
All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1776, s. 33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-35 - Effective date

34:1A-35. Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, except that any appointment, and any confirmation or approval of any appointment, permitted by this act may be made prior to such date.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1777, s. 35.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-36 - State Apprenticeship Council

34:1A-36. State Apprenticeship Council
The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a State Apprenticeship Council in the Division of Labor in the Department of Labor and Industry, composed of three representatives each from employer and employee organizations respectively and one representative of the general public, who shall be the chairman. The council by majority vote may designate one of its members, other than the chairman, as vice-chairman to act in the absence or disability of the chairman. Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years. Each member shall hold office until his successor is appointed and has qualified, and any vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. The Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall ex officio be members of such council without vote. The members of the council shall receive no compensation for their services.
The council may: (a) establish suggested standards for apprenticeship agreements in conformity with the provisions of this act; (b) adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this act; (c) compile such data as may be deemed necessary to determine trends of employment opportunity in various trades; (d) terminate or cancel any apprenticeship agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement; (e) perform such other duties as may be necessary to give full effect to the provisions of this act.
The council shall annually make a report to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry of its activities and findings.
L.1953, c. 198, p. 1501, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-37 - Personnel

34:1A-37. Personnel
The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall appoint a person to be in charge of apprentice training in the Division of Labor in the Department of Labor and Industry. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry is authorized to appoint such clerical, technical, and professional assistants and may also designate such available personnel as shall be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. The personnel appointed under this act, shall receive annual compensations in accordance with their respective positions as classified by the Civil Service Commission and within the ranges established therefor and within the limits of available appropriations.
The person in charge of apprentice training shall further the purposes of this act, and his duties shall include (a) encouragement and promotion of the making of such apprenticeship agreements as may conform to the standards established by or in accordance with this act; (b) settlements of differences arising out of apprenticeship agreements when such differences cannot be adjusted locally or in accordance with established trade procedure; (c) supervision of the execution of agreements and maintenance of standards; (d) acting as secretary of the council and of State joint apprenticeship committees; (e) registration of such apprenticeship agreements as the council shall authorize as conforming to the standards herein; (f) keeping a record of apprenticeship agreements and upon performance thereof issuing certificates of completion of apprenticeship; (g) co-operation with other State apprenticeship councils and the Federal Committee on Apprenticeship in promoting and maintaining bona fide apprenticeships.
L.1953, c. 198, p. 1502, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-38 - Related and supplemental instruction

34:1A-38. Related and supplemental instruction
Related and supplemental instruction for apprentices, co-ordination of instruction with job experience, and the selection of teachers and co-ordinators for such instruction shall be the responsibility of State and local vocational education boards.
In accordance with statutory provisions, the State Department of Education shall be responsible for and provide related training as required by apprenticeship programs set up under this act. The State Apprenticeship Council may accept other related instruction facilities where vocational education related instruction facilities are not available or where registered apprenticeship programs designate other facilities for related instruction.
L.1953, c. 198, p. 1503, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-39 - Local, regional and State joint apprenticeship committees

34:1A-39. Local, regional and State joint apprenticeship committees
Local and State joint apprenticeship committees may be approved, in any trade or group of trades, in trade areas or regions of the State by the council, whenever the apprentice training needs of such trade or group of trades or such areas or regions justify such establishment. Such local, regional or State joint apprenticeship committees shall be composed of an equal number of employer and employee representatives chosen from names submitted by the respective local or State employer and employee organizations in such trade or group of trades and also such additional members representing local boards of education or other educational agencies as may be deemed advisable. In a trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employer or employee organization, the joint committee shall be composed of persons known to represent the interests of employers and of employees respectively, or a State joint apprenticeship committee may be approved as, or the council may act itself as, the joint committee in such trade or group of trades. Subject to a review by the council and in accordance with the standards established by the council, such committees may devise standards for apprenticeship agreements and give such aid as may be necessary in their operation, in their respective trades and localities.
L.1953, c. 198, p. 1503, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-40 - Standards for apprenticeship agreements

34:1A-40. Standards for apprenticeship agreements
Standards for apprenticeship agreements may be as follows:
(1) A statement of the trade or craft to be taught and the required hours for completion of apprenticeship which shall be not less than four thousand hours of reasonably continuous employment.
(2) A statement of the processes in the trade or craft divisions in which the apprentice is to be taught and the approximate amount of time to be spent at each process.
(3) A statement of the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work and the number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction, which instruction shall be not less than one hundred forty-four hours per year.
(4) A statement that apprentices shall be not less than sixteen years of age.
(5) A statement of the progressively increasing scale of wages to be paid the apprentice.
(6) Provision for a period of probation during which the apprenticeship council, or the person in charge of apprenticeship when authorized by the council, shall be directed to terminate an apprenticeship agreement at the request in writing of any party thereto. After the probationary period the apprenticeship council, or the person in charge of apprenticeship, when authorized by the council, shall be empowered to terminate the registration of an apprentice upon agreement of the parties.
(7) Provision that the services of the person in charge and the apprenticeship council may be utilized for consultation regarding the settlement of differences arising out of the apprenticeship agreement where such differences cannot be adjusted locally or in accordance with the established trade procedure.
(8) Provision that if an employer is unable to fulfill his obligation under the apprenticeship agreement he may transfer such obligation to another employer.
(9) Such additional standards as may be prescribed in accordance with the provisions of this act.
L.1953, c. 198, p. 1504, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-41 - Apprenticeship agreements

34:1A-41. Apprenticeship agreements
For the purposes of this act an apprenticeship agreement shall be deemed to be:
(1) An individual written agreement between an employer and an apprentice, or (2) a written agreement between an employer or an association of employers, and an organization of employees describing conditions of employment for apprentices, or (3) a written statement describing conditions of employment for apprentices in a plant where there is no bona fide employee organization.
L.1953, c. 198, p. 1505, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-42 - Limitation

34:1A-42. Limitation
The provisions of this act shall apply to a person, firm, corporation or craft only after such person, firm, corporation or craft has voluntarily elected to conform with its provisions.
L.1953, c. 198, p. 1505, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-43 - Separability

34:1A-43. Separability
If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
L.1953, c. 198, p. 1505, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-46 - Legislative findings and declarations.

34:1A-46 Legislative findings and declarations.
2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
a. Increased revenues for this State and more employment opportunities for its citizens will result from the proper promotion throughout the United States and the world of the many tourist attractions which New Jersey has to offer to vacationers and travelers.
b. Such proper promotion--and the desired expansion of tourism in New Jersey--will be enhanced by the formulation of a master plan for the development of the tourist industry throughout New Jersey.
c. It is an objective of State programs, agencies, and resources to provide an optimum of satisfaction and high-quality service to visitors, to protect the natural beauty of New Jersey, and to sustain, promote, and expand the economic health of the tourist industry in a manner and to the extent compatible with such goals.
d. Because of the crucial importance tourism plays in New Jersey's economy, the Department of State is therefore charged with the mandate to increase tourism through promotional, informational, educational, and developmental programs. These initiatives are to be designed to support a State policy of maintaining and increasing New Jersey's standing as a premier national and international travel destination. To implement this policy, the Department of State shall create advertisements for use on television, radio, the Internet and in print, to promote the State's diverse appeal to prospective national and international vacationers and travelers as part of its advertising, public relations, and marketing campaign. In addition, as required pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1977, c.225 (C.34:1A-53), the Division of Travel and Tourism shall annually review the 10-year master plan developed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1977, c.225 (C.34:1A-52) by the director of the division with the assistance of the New Jersey Tourism Policy Council, and submit a report to the Governor and Legislature containing an evaluation of the preceding year's activities and developments in tourism and the revisions recommended in the master plan.
e. In the advancement and promotion of New Jersey's tourism industry, it is necessary to require that the division report semiannually to the Governor and the Legislature on the efforts of the division to promote tourism in New Jersey and on the expenditure of funds allocated to tourism advertising and promotion from hotel and motel occupancy fees pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2003, c.114 (C.54:32D-2). As tourism may be particularly sensitive to changing economic conditions, a frequent review of the State's tourism planning and activities may necessitate revisions in the State's tourism policy to further encourage tourism promotion and to otherwise meet the challenges of implementing this policy.
L.1977, c.225, s.2; amended 2005, c.378, s.1; 2007, c.253, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-47 - Definitions.

34:1A-47 Definitions.
3. As used in this act, unless a different meaning appears from the context:
"Council" means the New Jersey Tourism Policy Council.
"Department" means the Department of State.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Travel and Tourism.
"Division" means the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State.
"Elected local official" means the county executive of any county wherein that office is established, a member of the governing body of a county, or a mayor or member of the governing body of a municipality.
"Tourism" means activities involved in providing and marketing services and products, including accommodations, for nonresidents and residents who travel to and in New Jersey for recreation and pleasure.
"Tourist industry" means the industry consisting of private and public organizations which directly or indirectly provide services and products to nonresidents and residents who travel to and in New Jersey for recreation and pleasure.
L.1977, c.225, s.3; amended 1991, c.280, s.1; 2005, c.378, s.2; 2007, c.253, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-48 - Division of Travel and Tourism; establishment; director; appointment.

34:1A-48 Division of Travel and Tourism; establishment; director; appointment.
4. There is hereby established in the Department of State the Division of Travel and Tourism. The division shall be under the supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. The director shall be appointed by the Governor after consultation with the council and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The director shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing the director and until the director's successor is appointed and qualified. The director shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law and shall devote the director's entire time and attention to the duties of the director's office and shall not, while in office, engage in any other gainful pursuit. The Governor may remove the director from office for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard.
L.1977, c.225, s.4; amended 2005, c.378, s.3; 2007, c.253, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-48.1 - Division of Travel and Tourism transferred to the Department of State.

34:1A-48.1 Division of Travel and Tourism transferred to the Department of State.
4. a. All the functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Travel and Tourism in the New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission are transferred to the Department of State.
b. All appropriations and other moneys available and to become available to the division are hereby continued in the Department of State and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which such moneys are appropriated subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations, or other requirements imposed by State or federal law.
c. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Division of Travel and Tourism in the New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission, the same shall mean and refer to the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State.
L.2007, c.253, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-49 - Transfer of functions, power and duties of office of tourism and promotion to division of travel and tourism

34:1A-49. Transfer of functions, power and duties of office of tourism and promotion to division of travel and tourism
All the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Tourism and Promotion in the Division of Economic Development in the Department of Labor and Industry are transferred to the Division of Travel and Tourism established hereunder.
L.1977, c. 225, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-50 - Transfer made in accordance with State Agency Transfer Act

34:1A-50. Transfer made in accordance with State Agency Transfer Act
The transfer directed by this act shall be made in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.).
L.1977, c. 225, s. 6.