New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17:28-1.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter
				  shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following
				  meanings:
"Affiliated charitable agency" means a charitable agency
				  which is affiliated with a charitable fund-raising organization participating
				  in the Campaign for the purpose of directly sharing in funds raised by the
				  organization.
"Appropriate disbursing officer" means the individual or
				  individuals who is responsible for employee payroll of that unit of
				  government.
"Campaign manager" means a charitable fund-raising
				  organization which manages a charitable fund-raising campaign.
"Campaign Steering Committee" means either the operational
				  unit of the State or local unit of government Campaign, as further described in
				  N.J.A.C. 17:28-2.
"Campaign volunteer" means a public employee who volunteers
				  to assist the Campaign Manager in the administration of the Campaign.
"Charitable agency" means a volunteer, not-for-profit
				  organization which provides health, welfare, or human care services to
				  individuals.
"Charitable fund-raising campaign" (Campaign) means an annual
				  payroll deduction campaign organized pursuant to the Public Employee Charitable
				  Fund-Raising Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 1, to receive and distribute the
				  voluntary charitable contributions of public employees.
"Charitable fund-raising organization" means a volunteer,
				  not-for-profit organization, which solicits, receives, and distributes
				  voluntary charitable contributions. It may be either a federation or a
				  fund.
"Compensation" means compensation payable by the State
				  Treasurer to a State employee or payable by the appropriate disbursing officer
				  to an employee of a local unit of government.
"Contribution" means, for purposes of the Campaign, a
				  donation of money to or for the use of an organization that qualifies for
				  tax-deductible contributions under section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) or (viii) of the
				  Internal Revenue Code and that is otherwise eligible to receive the payment
				  under this chapter.
"Day" means a working day.
"Federation" means a charitable fund-raising organization
				  that gives to affiliated charitable agencies that are constituents or members
				  of the organization.
"Fund" means a charitable fund-raising organization that
				  gives to single charitable agencies but does not require that those agencies be
				  constituents or members of the organization.
"Health, welfare, or human care services" means services,
				  provided directly or indirectly, meeting the human needs of health, welfare, or
				  care, including, but not limited to, the relief of human suffering and poverty,
				  public education and welfare, education, civil and human rights, and
				  environmental restoration and conservation.
"Local unit of government" means any county, municipality, or
				  board of education, or instrumentality thereof.
"Local unit of government charitable fund-raising campaign"
				  means an annual payroll deduction campaign among employees of a local unit of
				  government, organized pursuant to the Public Employee Charitable Fund-Raising
				  Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 1, to receive and distribute the voluntary charitable
				  contributions of employees of local units of government.
"Payroll deduction" means a contribution deducted from a
				  State employee's compensation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 1.
"State employee" means any person employed by, or holding a
				  public office, or position of, the State or any board, body, agency, or
				  commission thereof, whose compensation is payable by the State
				  Treasurer.
"State Treasurer" means the Treasurer of the State of New
				  Jersey.
"Unaffiliated charitable agency" means a charitable agency
				  which provides health, welfare, or human care services within New Jersey and
				  which is not affiliated with a charitable fund-raising organization.
"Undesignated contribution" means funds contributed to a
				  charitable fund-raising campaign with no designation by the contributor as to
				  the recipient charitable fund-raising organization or charitable
				  agency.