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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 2 - CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE › Section 17:28-2.3 - Term of membership

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The term of membership for each member of a State or local
				  Campaign Steering Committee shall be for one year. The representative of a
				  State or local employee labor union and the executive branch of State
				  Government shall be eligible for reappointment by the presidents of the various
				  labor unions representing State employees and the Governor, respectively. A
				  charitable fund-raising organization shall be eligible to renew its membership,
				  annually, contingent upon the successful completion of the application
				  process.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 2 - CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE › Section 17:28-2.4 - Duties of a State or Local Campaign Steering Committee

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(a) The
				Campaign Steering Committee shall:
1. Elect a
				Campaign Steering Committee Chair to conduct the meetings of the Campaign
				Steering Committee, who shall serve for one year and until the election of a
				successor, and who shall be eligible for re-election;
2. Recommend a campaign Chair to be appointed
				by the Governor or head of the local unit of government;
3. Elect and oversee a campaign manager, who
				shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Campaign Steering Committee the
				following:
i. In general, the administrative,
				financial, technical and management capability to organize, publicize and
				operate an extensive fund-raising campaign in an efficient and equitable manner
				in accordance with this chapter; and
ii. Administering the Campaign in an
				efficient and fiscally responsible manner shall require that the campaign
				manager's payroll for the Campaign not exceed 1.5 full-time employees plus
				temporary assistance as needed;
4. Review the applications of charitable
				agencies wishing to participate in the Campaign; and
5. Establish policies and procedures for the
				operation and administration of the Campaign, including the hearing of any
				grievances concerning the operation and administration of the
				Campaign.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 2 - CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE › Section 17:28-2.5 - Eligibility of charitable fund-raising organizations

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(a) The
				requirements for eligibility of a charitable fund-raising organization are set
				forth in N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 7. N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 7d, in turn,
				cross-references and requires compliance with the statute repealed and
				superseded by the Charitable Registration and Investigation Act,
				45:17A-18 et seq. This means that
				the charitable fund-raising organization shall be in full compliance with the
				Charitable Registration and Investigation Act,
				45:17A-18 et seq., and
				implementing rules at N.J.A.C. 13:48, including, but not limited to,
				registration, reporting, solicitation, recordkeeping, and continuing disclosure
				requirements.
(b) The burden of
				demonstrating eligibility shall rest with the applicant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 2 - CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE › Section 17:28-2.6 - Membership procedure Campaign Steering Committee

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(a) Any
				charitable fund-raising organization that is qualified to participate as a
				recipient in the Charitable Campaign (see
				N.J.A.C.
				17:28-2.5 for eligibility factors, and
				N.J.A.C.
				17:28-2.8 for application procedures) may
				also participate on a Campaign Steering Committee.
(b) Within 30 days of the close of the
				application due date, the current Campaign Steering Committee, through the
				State employee coordinator or local unit of government Campaign chair, shall
				notify each applicant of its eligibility or ineligibility for the Campaign
				Steering Committee. In cases of ineligibility, the notice shall set forth the
				reason for such ineligibility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 2 - CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE › Section 17:28-2.7 - Appeal procedure

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(a) Any charitable fund-raising organization
				receiving a notice of ineligibility shall have 15 days from receipt of such
				notice to file an appeal and to submit to the State Treasurer or local unit of
				government campaign chair any additional information.
(b) Within 45 days of receipt of any
				additional information, the Campaign Steering Committee shall convene a special
				appeal panel consisting of the Chair of the Campaign Steering Committee, and,
				to the extent practicable, representatives of other groups composing the
				Campaign Steering Committee, such as the representative of the various labor
				unions representing State employees and the representative of the executive
				branch of State government, to review the charitable fund-raising
				organization's appeal and any additional documentation or information submitted
				by the charitable fund-raising organization.
(c) The special appeal panel shall conduct
				its review in a timely manner and shall make its recommendation in writing to
				the State Treasurer or local unit of government Campaign chair regarding the
				eligibility of the charitable fund-raising organization to participate on the
				Campaign Steering Committee. The decision of the State Treasurer or local unit
				of government shall be final.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 2 - CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE › Section 17:28-2.8 - Application form for charitable fund-raising organizations to be submitted electronically

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(a) The Campaign Manager shall prepare an
				application form for charitable fund-raising organizations wishing to
				participate on the Campaign/Campaign Steering Committee and shall advertise,
				using the Internet or other contact mechanisms, to notify that applications are
				being accepted for charitable agencies wishing to participate in the Campaign
				at least 30 days prior to the application due date.
(b) In addition to the completed application
				form, all applicants must certify:
1. With
				respect to the requirements set forth in N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 7(a), 15.9c7(b)
				and 15.9c7(c), an Internal Revenue Service Letter of Determination or other
				proof from the Internal Revenue Service that the applicant:
i. Is exempt from Federal income tax under
				section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
ii. Qualifies for tax deductible
				contributions under section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) or (viii) of the Internal Revenue
				Code; and
iii. Is not a private
				foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 3 - CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Section 17:28-3.1 - Eligibility

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(a) A charitable fund-raising organization
				eligible for membership on the Campaign Steering Committee must be eligible to
				participate in the Campaign.
(b) A
				charitable agency shall be eligible to participate in the Campaign if:
1. It is affiliated with a charitable
				fund-raising organization federation, which is participating in the
				Campaign;
2. It receives
				distributions from a charitable fund-raising organization fund, which is
				participating in the Campaign; or
3. The charitable agency meets the
				requirements of N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 7a through e. N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 7, in
				turn, cross-references and requires compliance with the statute superseded and
				repealed by the Charitable Registration and Investigation Act,
				45:17A-18 et seq. This means that
				the charitable agency shall be in full compliance with the Charitable
				Registration and Investigation Act,
				45:17A-18 et seq., and
				implementing rules at N.J.A.C. 13:48, including, but not limited to,
				registration, reporting, solicitation, recordkeeping, and continuing disclosure
				requirements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 3 - CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Section 17:28-3.2 - Application procedure for unaffiliated agencies, which may be submitted electronically

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(a) See
				17:28-2.6 for the application
				procedure of charitable fund-raising organizations.
(b) The application procedure for charitable
				agencies is as follows:
1. The Campaign
				Manager shall advertise, using the Internet or other contact mechanisms, to
				notify that applications are being accepted for charitable agencies wishing to
				participate in the Campaign at least 30 days prior to the application due date.
				These applications are due by the close of business on the date and at the
				location specified in the notice and may be submitted electronically. The
				current Campaign Steering Committee shall review the applications.
2. Within 30 days of the close of the
				application due date, the Campaign Steering Committee, through the State
				employee coordinator, shall notify each agency of its eligibility or
				ineligibility to participate in the Campaign. In cases of ineligibility, the
				notice shall set forth the reasons for such ineligibility.
3. Any charitable agency receiving notice of
				ineligibility shall have 15 days from receipt of such notice to file an appeal
				and submit to the State Treasurer any additional information.
4. Within 45 days of receipt of any
				additional information the State Treasurer shall convene a special appeal panel
				consisting of the Chair of the Campaign Steering Committee, and, to the extent
				practicable, representatives of other groups composing the Campaign Steering
				Committee, such as the representative of the various labor unions representing
				State employees and the representative of the executive branch of State
				government, to review the charitable agency's appeal and any documentation or
				information submitted by the charitable agency.
5. The special appeal panel shall conduct its
				review in a timely manner and shall make its decision in writing to the State
				Treasurer regarding the eligibility of the charitable agency to participate in
				the Campaign, and shall notify the charitable agency of its decision. The State
				Treasurer shall in a timely manner adopt, modify or reject the decision of the
				panel. The State Treasurer's action shall be final.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 3 - CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Section 17:28-3.3 - Application form; unaffiliated charitable agency

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(a) The Campaign
				Manager shall prepare an application form for unaffiliated charitable agencies
				wishing to participate in the Campaign.
(b) In addition to the completed application
				form, the applicant must certify:
1. With
				respect to the requirements set forth in N.J.S.A N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 7(a),
				15.9c7(b) and 15.9c7(c), an Internal Revenue Service Letter of Determination or
				other proof from the Internal Revenue Service that the applicant:
i. Is exempt from Federal income tax under
				section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
ii. Qualifies for tax deductible
				contributions under section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) or (viii) of the Internal Revenue
				Code; and
iii. Is not a private
				foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 4 - CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:28-4.1 - General provisions

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The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to State and
				  local unit of government employees whose compensation is payable by the State
				  Treasurer or appropriate disbursing officer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 4 - CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:28-4.2 - Campaign period

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(a) The campaign solicitation period will be
				no longer than September 1st through December 31st.
(b) Participating charitable fund-raising
				organizations and charitable agencies may not engage in solicitation activities
				among State or local unit of government employees at the work site of the State
				employee or local unit of government employee during the non-Campaign
				period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 4 - CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:28-4.3 - Campaign literature

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Campaign Steering Committee shall be
				responsible for the design, printing, and distribution of Campaign
				pledge/designation cards and other Campaign literature and the content and
				design of a Campaign website. Local units of government have the option of
				creating and maintaining a campaign website, but are not required to do
				so.
(b) The State Treasurer or head
				of the local unit of government shall approve, prior to distribution or launch,
				the content of any print or electronic Campaign pledge/designation card,
				Campaign literature, and/or other materials to be distributed to State and
				local unit of government employees during the course of a Campaign to ensure
				that the information contained in these materials is accurate and fair. The
				State Treasurer or head of the local unit of government shall also approve,
				prior to distribution, the form of any Campaign materials to ensure compliance
				with administrative requirements of the Campaign.
(c) The Campaign will create and/or maintain
				a giving website where employees may make their donations/designations to the
				Campaign. Local units of government have the option of creating a giving
				website, but are not required to do so.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 4 - CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:28-4.4 - Distribution of campaign literature

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During working hours, Campaign volunteers shall distribute,
				  at the request of the Campaign Manager, only Campaign information or literature
				  approved by the State Treasurer for distribution in the annual Campaign.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 4 - CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:28-4.5 - Form of contribution

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(a) Employees may
				contribute to eligible charitable fund-raising organizations and/or charitable
				agencies either by cash, check, electronic check, credit card, or a specified
				amount to be deducted from their compensation each pay period.
(b) Contributions can be made using the
				pledge/designation card or by using the Campaign giving website.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 4 - CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:28-4.6 - Designated contribution

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(a) Employees may
				designate, on a Campaign pledge/designation card, their contribution to
				specific charitable fund-raising organizations and/or charitable agencies
				participating in the Campaign, and/or may select the undesignated option.
				Designated contributions through the payroll deduction or in cash shall be a
				minimum contribution of $ 1.00 per week ($ 2.00 per pay period, or $ 52.00 per
				year) per charitable fund-raising organization or agency designated. The
				minimum contribution requirement shall be met for each additional charitable
				fund-raising organization or agency designated.
(b) A Campaign pledge/designation card shall
				be valid only for the calendar year of the Campaign. An employee who wishes to
				participate in a subsequent Campaign must file a new Campaign
				pledge/designation card valid for the subsequent Campaign. No roll-over pledges
				will be honored.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 4 - CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:28-4.7 - Distribution of contributions

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(a) Designated
				contributions shall be distributed in a manner established by the Campaign
				Steering Committee and in accordance with the wishes of the designating State
				employee.
(b) Undesignated
				contributions and designations to charitable agencies not approved to
				participate in the Campaign shall be distributed to participating charitable
				fund-raising organizations and unaffiliated charitable agencies in the same
				proportion that these charitable fund-raising organizations/unaffiliated
				charitable agencies received designated funds.
(c) The campaign manager shall maintain all
				funds in an interest-bearing account until their distribution. Interest earned
				on all Campaign accounts shall be distributed in the same manner as
				undesignated contributions and designations to charitable agencies not approved
				to participate in the Campaign, pursuant to (b) above.
(d) Should an agency participating in the
				Campaign cease operations before all payouts have been made, the funds will be
				returned to the undesignated portion of the Campaign and distributed to
				participating charitable fund-raising organizations and unaffiliated charitable
				agencies in the same proportion that these charitable fund-raising
				organizations/unaffiliated charitable agencies received designated
				funds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 4 - CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:28-4.8 - Selection and use of campaign volunteers

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(a) The
				Campaign Manager shall designate at least one campaign volunteer to represent
				each payroll account.
(b) At the
				close of the Campaign, the Campaign volunteers shall:
1. Collect from all employees the completed
				pledge/designation cards and any cash contributions;
2. Return to Centralized Payroll the
				completed pledge portion of the pledge/designation cards; and
3. Return to the Campaign Manager the
				designation portion of the pledge/designation cards and all cash contributions
				received by the campaign volunteers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 4 - CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:28-4.9 - Campaign education

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(a) Participating charitable fund-raising
				organizations and charitable agencies may engage in educational activities
				among State or local employees at the workplace, but only as detailed in this
				subchapter.
(b) During the
				Campaign, educational activities may take place only by a representative of the
				Campaign and when an authorized person at the workplace either requests or
				invites a representative of the Campaign to speak to and educate State or local
				employees about the Campaign. The representative of the Campaign may only:
1. Identify, describe or explain the
				Campaign, without engaging in activity which could be construed as a direct or
				indirect request for a contribution;
2. Promote a unified educational message,
				without criticizing or advocating for any specific charitable fund-raising
				organization and/or charitable agency; and
3. Conduct the educational activities in such
				a way as to minimize disruption to the workplace and its employees.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 5 - CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES › Section 17:28-5.1 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to State
				  employees whose compensation is handled through Centralized Payroll.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 5 - CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES › Section 17:28-5.2 - Payroll deductions

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(a) Upon receipt of the completed pledge
				cards and a donation/designation report from the Campaign giving website, and
				for each pay period, Centralized Payroll shall deduct the total amount of
				contribution, as requested by each State employee, from the employee's payroll
				check.
(b) At the end of each pay
				period, Centralized Payroll shall determine, and the Office of Management and
				Budget shall certify, the total amount deducted by State employees for
				charitable fund-raising.
(c) The
				State Treasurer shall issue a check for the total amount of contribution to the
				Campaign Manager.
(d) An employee
				may exercise his or her option of canceling his or her deduction for charitable
				contributions by submitting written notice to his or her payroll
				clerk.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 5 - CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES › Section 17:28-5.3 - Campaign accounting

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At the end of each pay period, Centralized Payroll shall
				  provide to the Campaign Manager information containing the total amount
				  contributed by each employee to charitable fund-raising organizations and
				  charitable agencies participating in the Campaign.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 5 - CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES › Section 17:28-5.4 - Local government provisions

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(a) The provisions
				of this section shall apply only to local units of government and are as
				follows:
1. At the end of the local Campaign
				solicitation period, the Chief Executive Officer of the local unit of
				government shall provide to the local Campaign Manager information containing
				the total amount contributed by the employees of the local unit of government
				to charitable fund-raising organizations and charitable agencies participating
				in the local Campaign.
2. The
				operation of the payroll deduction system for each local unit of government
				Campaign will be provided by the local unit of government as a service to its
				employees in the same manner that other authorized deductions are
				provided.
3. Other costs attributed
				to the local unit of government Campaign including, but not limited to, the
				design, printing, or preparation, and distribution of Campaign materials and
				Campaign accounting and administration to be conducted by the local Campaign
				Manager shall be payable by the local Campaign Steering Committee from
				contributions. These costs shall not exceed the statutorily designated
				percentage of the total amount of contribution in the local unit of government
				Campaign.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 6 - CAMPAIGN PROCEDURE FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES › Section 17:28-6.1 - General provisions

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For the purposes of this subchapter, boards, commissions and
				  authorities shall mean State-level public boards, commissions and authorities
				  in the State, having paid staffs whose compensation is not payable by the State
				  Treasurer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 6 - CAMPAIGN PROCEDURE FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES › Section 17:28-6.2 - Procedure for boards, commissions, and authorities

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(a) The
				State Treasurer shall provide to the Campaign Manager a listing of boards,
				commissions and authorities.
(b)
				The State Treasurer shall notify each board, commission and authority on such
				list of the existence of a State Campaign. Such notification shall direct each
				board, commission, and authority to allow its employees to participate in the
				Campaign.
(c) The provisions of
				N.J.A.C. 17:28-4, except for
				17:28-4.1 and 4.8, shall apply to
				employees of boards, commissions and authorities.
(d) In order to facilitate charitable
				fund-raising among employees of the boards, commissions and authorities, the
				Campaign Manager shall select Campaign volunteers in the manner described in
				N.J.A.C. 7:28-4.
(e) At the close
				of the Campaign, the Campaign volunteers shall:
1. Collect from employees of the boards,
				commissions and authorities the completed pledge designation cards and any cash
				contributions;
2. Return to the
				appropriate payroll clerk or fiscal officer of each board, commission and
				authority the completed pledge portion of the pledge/designation cards;
				and
3. Return to the Campaign
				Manager the designation portion of the pledge/designation cards and all cash
				contributions received by the campaign volunteers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 7 - ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE CAMPAIGN › Section 17:28-7.1 - Costs of operating payroll deduction system

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(a) The
				operation of the payroll deduction system for State employees will be provided
				by State government as a service to its employees in the same manner that other
				authorized deductions are provided.
(b) The operation of the payroll deduction
				system for employees of boards, commissions, and authorities will be provided
				by each board, commission or authority as a service to its employees in the
				same manner that other authorized deductions are provided.
(c) The appropriate disbursing officer for
				each local unit of government shall establish a payroll deduction system for
				the collection and distribution of voluntary charitable contributions by
				employees of the local unit of government.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 7 - ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE CAMPAIGN › Section 17:28-7.2 - Budget for other Campaign costs

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(a) Proposals for
				campaign manager submitted to the Campaign Steering Committee shall include a
				budget for other Campaign costs including, but not limited to, the design,
				printing, or preparation, and distributions of Campaign materials and Campaign
				accounting and administration to be conducted by the campaign
				manager.
(b) The budget for other
				Campaign costs may not exceed the statutorily designated percentage (see
				N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 12) of the total contributions received during the prior
				Campaign.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 28 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN › Subchapter 7 - ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE CAMPAIGN › Section 17:28-7.3 - Payment of other Campaign costs

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(a) Campaign costs,
				other than the cost of payroll deduction systems, shall be payable to the
				campaign manager as approved by the Campaign Steering Committee from
				contributions subject to the conditions below.
(b) Other Campaign costs shall not exceed the
				statutorily designated percentage (see N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 12) of the total
				amount of contributions received.
(c) The Campaign Steering Committee shall
				deduct 25 percent of the budget approved by the Steering Committee for other
				Campaign costs to compensate the campaign manager for each of the first three
				quarterly disbursements. The last payment, to be made after all Campaign
				contributions have been received, shall be an adjusted amount to reflect the
				actual total amount of Campaign contributions received. The adjusted amount may
				be more or less than 25 percent of the budget, depending upon the actual total
				amount of Campaign contributions received.
(d) In the event that, after the actual total
				amount of Campaign contributions is received, the compensation deducted from
				the first three quarterly disbursements exceeds the statutorily designated
				percentage (see N.J.S.A. 52:14-15.9c 12) of that total, the Campaign Manager
				shall promptly reimburse the overage to the interest-bearing account for the
				Campaign. That amount shall be distributed to charitable agencies in the same
				manner as interest on the account is distributed under this chapter.
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(a) This chapter
				implements the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace
				Modernization Act,
				P.L.
				2021, c.
				16(N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et
				seq).
(b) This chapter is
				applicable to the development, expansion, regulation, and enforcement of all
				activities associated with the personal use of cannabis pursuant to the
				Act.
(c) This chapter applies to
				any person, entity, organization, or business possessing, buying, selling,
				cultivating, producing, manufacturing, transporting, or delivering any cannabis
				or cannabis items within this State, or engages in any other activity
				associated with the personal use of cannabis pursuant to the Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17:30-1.3 - Construction and amendments

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(a)
				This chapter shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted
				principles of statutory construction, including those set forth at
				N.J.S.A.
				1:1-1.1 et seq.
(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed
				to permit the Commission to effectively carry out its statutory functions and
				to secure a just and expeditious determination of issues properly presented to
				the Commission.
(c) Nothing
				contained in this chapter shall be construed as to conflict with any provision
				of the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act or the Cannabis
				Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, or any
				other applicable statute.
(d)
				Whenever any provision of this chapter requires that an act or event occur on a
				specified day or date, and such day or date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or
				legal holiday, or on a day in which the State is closed as the result of a
				declared state of emergency, such provision shall be construed to refer to the
				next business day immediately following such day or date.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17:30-1.4 - Severability and preemption

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If any part, section, clause, paragraph, sentence, or
				  provision of
				  P.L.
				  2009, c.
				  307(N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et
				  seq.), P.L.
				  2015, c.
				  158(N.J.S.A.
				  18A:40-12.22 et seq.),
				  P.L.
				  2019, c.
				  153(N.J.S.A. 24:6I-5.1 et
				  seq.), or P.L. 2021, c.
				  16(N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et
				  seq.), or its application to any person or circumstance shall be adjudged by
				  any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise
				  invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder
				  thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the section, clause,
				  paragraph, sentence, or provision thereof directly involved in the controversy
				  in which the judgment shall have been rendered.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 2 - CONSUMER AND LICENSE HOLDER PROTECTIONS; CONSUMER PROHIBITIONS › Section 17:30-2.1 - Consumer and license holder criminal protections

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(a) Pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				24:6I-51.a, persons and licensed cannabis
				businesses and testing laboratories shall not be subject to arrest,
				prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denied any right or privilege, solely
				for conduct permitted pursuant to
				P.L.
				2021, c.
				16(N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et
				seq.).
1. Nothing in this subchapter shall be
				construed to limit the authority of an agency or subdivision of any agency of
				this State to cooperate with or assist the government of the United States, or
				any agency thereof, or the government of another state, or agency thereof, in
				matters pertaining to illegal interstate trafficking of marijuana, hashish,
				cannabis, or cannabis items; and
2.
				Licensed cannabis businesses and testing laboratories and personnel remain
				subject to criminal prosecution for activities not authorized by the Act, this
				chapter, or the cannabis business or testing laboratory license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 2 - CONSUMER AND LICENSE HOLDER PROTECTIONS; CONSUMER PROHIBITIONS › Section 17:30-2.2 - Consumer and under-age person prohibitions

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(a) Nothing in this chapter is intended to
				allow driving under the influence of cannabis items or driving while impaired
				by cannabis items or to supersede laws related to driving under the influence
				of marijuana or cannabis items or driving while impaired by marijuana or
				cannabis items.
(b) Nothing in this
				chapter is intended to permit the transfer of cannabis items, with or without
				remuneration, to a person under 21 years of age or to allow a person under 21
				years of age to purchase, possess, use, transport, grow, or consume cannabis
				items.
(c) Nothing in this chapter
				shall prohibit a landlord from prohibiting, or otherwise regulating the
				consumption, use, display, transfer, distribution, sale, or transportation of
				cannabis items on or in that property, or portion thereof.
(d) Nothing in this chapter is intended to
				permit any person to possess, consume, use, display, transfer, distribute,
				sell, transport, grow, or manufacture cannabis or cannabis items in a school,
				hospital, detention facility, adult correctional facility, or youth
				correctional facility.
(e) Nothing
				in this chapter is intended to permit the smoking, vaping, or aerosolizing of
				cannabis items in any place in which a Federal, State, or local law prohibits
				the smoking of tobacco.
(f)
				Pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				2C:35-10.d, a person under 21 years of age
				shall not purchase, acquire, accept, or consume a cannabis item, or attempt to
				do so.
1. A person under 21 years of age
				shall not enter, or attempt to enter, a cannabis business premises, unless
				accompanied by and supervised by a parent or legal guardian or otherwise
				permitted by law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 2 - CONSUMER AND LICENSE HOLDER PROTECTIONS; CONSUMER PROHIBITIONS › Section 17:30-2.3 - Consumer and license holder civil protections

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(a) Pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				24:6I-51.a, persons and licensed cannabis
				businesses and testing laboratories shall not be subject to penalty in any
				manner, or denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil
				liability or disciplinary action by a business, occupational, or professional
				licensing board or bureau, solely for conduct permitted pursuant to the Act.
1. Licensed cannabis businesses and testing
				laboratories and personnel remain subject to civil or criminal penalties for
				their activities not authorized pursuant to the Act, this chapter, the
				Commission, or by the cannabis business or testing laboratory
				license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 3 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION › Section 17:30-3.1 - Powers, duties, and responsibilities

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(a)
				The Commission shall assume all powers, duties, and functions with regard to
				the regulation and oversight of activities authorized pursuant to the
				Act.
(b) The Commission shall
				exercise all powers incidental, convenient, or necessary to enable the
				Commission to administer or carry out the provisions of the Act, or any other
				law of this State that charges the Commission with a duty, function, or power
				related to personal use cannabis. Powers include, but are not limited to:
1. Issuing subpoenas;
2. Compelling attendance of
				witnesses;
3. Administering
				oaths;
4. Certifying official
				acts;
5. Taking depositions as
				provided by law;
6. Compelling the
				production of books, payrolls, accounts, papers, records, documents, testimony,
				products, equipment, devices, supplies, and waste;
7. Requesting information from cannabis
				businesses and testing laboratories in order to assess the impact and
				effectiveness of the Act; and
8.
				Establishing fees in addition to the application, licensing, and renewal fees,
				provided that any fee established by the Commission is reasonably calculated
				not to exceed the cost of the activity for which the fee is charged.
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(a) The Commission may incur additional
				expenses within the limits of funds available to it in order to carry out its
				duties, functions, and powers under the Act.
(b) The Commission may accept, from any
				governmental department or agency, public or private body or any other source,
				grants or contributions to be used in carrying out the purposes of
				P.L.
				2009, c.
				307(N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et
				seq.).
(c) All fees collected
				pursuant to P.L. 2009, c.
				307(N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et
				seq.), including those from qualifying patients, designated and institutional
				caregivers, and initial, modification, and renewal applications for ATCs shall
				be used to offset the cost of the Commission's administration of the provisions
				of P.L.
				2009, c.
				307(N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et
				seq.).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 3 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION › Section 17:30-3.3 - Commission activities associated with the personal use of cannabis

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(a) The Commission
				shall:
1. Regulate the purchase, sale,
				cultivation, production, manufacturing, transportation, and delivery of
				cannabis or cannabis items;
2.
				Grant, refuse, suspend, revoke, cancel, or take actions otherwise limiting
				licenses or conditional licenses for the sale, cultivation, production, or
				manufacturing of cannabis items, or other licenses in regard to cannabis items,
				and to permit, in accordance with this chapter, the transfer of a license
				between persons or entities;
3.
				Adopt, amend, or repeal rules as necessary to carry out the intent and
				provisions of the Act;
4. Adopt
				rules regulating and prohibiting the advertising of cannabis items in a manner
				that is appealing to minors, that promotes excessive use, that promotes illegal
				activity, or that otherwise presents a significant risk to public health and
				safety; and
5. Regulate the use of
				cannabis and cannabis items for scientific, pharmaceutical, manufacturing,
				mechanical, industrial, and other purposes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 3 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION › Section 17:30-3.4 - Social equity excise fee

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(a) In
				accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				54:47F-1, the Commission shall impose a
				Social Equity Excise Fee on the sale or transfer of usable cannabis or unusable
				cannabis by a cannabis cultivator to any other cannabis establishment other
				than another cannabis cultivator , including a cannabis manufacturer, cannabis
				wholesaler, or a cannabis retailer owned by the same license holder as the
				cannabis cultivator.
1. Such fee shall be
				implemented in consultation with, and collected by, the Division of Taxation,
				in the Department of the Treasury.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 3 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION › Section 17:30-3.5 - Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund

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(a) Pursuant to
				the Act, all fees and penalties collected by the Commission, all tax revenues
				of retail sales of cannabis items, all tax revenues collected pursuant to the
				provisions of the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act,
				P.L.
				2009, c.
				307(N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et
				seq.), and all revenues collected for the Social Equity Excise Fee shall be
				deposited in a special non-lapsing fund, which shall be known as the Cannabis
				Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund (the
				Fund), with 15 percent of the monies deposited placed into an account within
				the Fund to be known as the Underage Deterrence and Prevention
				Account.
(b) Monies in the Fund
				shall be appropriated in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				24:6I-50.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 3 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION › Section 17:30-3.6 - Designated inventory tracking system

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(a) The Commission has the authority to
				require all ATCs and cannabis businesses to use the inventory tracking system
				designated by the Commission to track the cultivation, manufacturing,
				distribution, storage, transportation, and retail sale of medical cannabis and
				cannabis items pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				24:6I-22.c.
(b) An ATC or a cannabis business shall:
1. Use plant tags and labels compatible with
				the Commission-designated system; and
2. Be responsible for any costs associated
				with the acquisition of such compatible plant tags and for any costs associated
				with additional software or hardware that ensures compatibility with the
				Commission-designated system.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 3 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION › Section 17:30-3.7 - Waiver

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(a) The Commission,
				in accordance with the general purposes and intent of the Act and this chapter,
				may waive a regulatory requirement regarding the operations of a cannabis
				business, to the extent such waiver does not conflict with any other State law,
				if in the Commission's determination, such a waiver:
1. Is necessary to achieve the purpose of the
				Act;
2. Is necessary to provide
				access to cannabis items to consumers; and
3. Does not create a danger to the public
				health, safety, or welfare.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 3 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION › Section 17:30-3.8 - Petitions for rulemaking; purpose and scope

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Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, this subchapter
				  shall constitute the Cannabis Regulatory Commission's rules regarding the
				  disposition of all requests for rulemaking pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A.
				  52:14B-4(f).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 3 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION › Section 17:30-3.9 - Petitions for rulemaking; procedure

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(a) As used in this section, "initiate a
				rulemaking proceeding" means the submission of a notice of proposal to the
				Office of Administrative Law for publication in the next available issue of the
				New Jersey Register.
(b) Any
				interested person may petition the Commission to promulgate, amend, or repeal
				any rule of the Commission. Such petition must be in writing, signed by the
				petitioner, and must state clearly and concisely:
1. The full name and address of the
				petitioner;
2. The reasons for the
				request;
3. A description of the
				substance or nature of the rulemaking that is requested and the draft text of
				the proposed rule or rules;
4. A
				complete disclosure of the petitioner's interest in the request, including,
				without limitation, any relevant organizational affiliation or economic
				interest and the financial effect upon petitioner if the request were brought
				into effect;
5. The statutory
				authority under which the Commission may take the requested action;
				and
6. Any existing Federal or
				State statutes and rules that the petitioner believes may be pertinent to the
				request.