New Jersey A 2803: Clarifies municipal authority to share construction code officials.

Bill Text

A2803 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2803 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman BRIAN E. RUMPF

District 9 (Ocean)

Assemblyman GREGORY E. MYHRE

District 9 (Ocean)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman DePhillips

SYNOPSIS

���� Provides certain veteran benefits to veterans of 
global war on terror conflicts and those of certain military engagements served 
during certain periods.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act 
providing certain benefits to veterans of certain conflicts and amending 
various parts of the statutory law. 

���� Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� N.J.S.11A:5-1 is amended 
to read as follows:

���� 11A:5-1.���� As used in this 
chapter:

���� a.���� "Disabled 
veteran" means any veteran who is eligible to be compensated for a 
service-connected disability from war service by the United States Veterans 
Administration or who receives or is entitled to receive equivalent 
compensation for a service-connected disability which arises out of military or 
naval service as set forth in this chapter and who has submitted sufficient 
evidence of the record of disability incurred in the line of duty to the 
Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs and 
received a determination of status no later than eight days prior to the 
issuance of an employment list, for which that individual received a passing 
score on an examination;

���� b.��� "Veteran" 
means any honorably discharged soldier, sailor, marine or nurse who served in 
any army or navy of the allies of the United States in World War I, between 
July 14, 1914 and November 11, 1918, or who served in any army or navy of the 
allies of the United States in World War II, between September 1, 1939 and 
September 2, 1945 and who was inducted into that service through voluntary 
enlistment, and was a citizen of the United States at the time of the 
enlistment, and who did not renounce or lose his or her United States 
citizenship; or any soldier, sailor, marine, airman, nurse or army field clerk, 
who has served in the active military or naval service of the United States and 
has been discharged or released under other than dishonorable conditions from 
that service [in] rendering 
during any of the following wars or conflicts and who has presented to the 
Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs sufficient 
evidence of the record of service and received a determination of status no 
later than eight days prior to the issuance of an employment list, for which 
that individual received a passing score on an examination:

���� (1)�� World War I, between April 
 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918;

���� (2)�� World War II, on or 
after September 16, 1940, who shall have served at least 90 days beginning on 
or before December 31, 1946 in such active service, exclusive of any period of 
assignment for a course of education or training under the Army Specialized Training 
Program or the Navy College Training Program, which course was a continuation 
of a civilian course and was pursued to completion, or as a cadet or midshipman 
at one of the service academies; except that any person receiving an actual 
service-incurred injury or disability shall be classed a veteran whether or not 
that person has completed the 90-day service;

���� (3)�� Korean conflict, on or 
after June 23, 1950, who shall have served at least 90 days beginning on or 
before January 31, 1955, in active service, exclusive of any period of 
assignment for a course of education or training under the Army Specialized 
Training Program or the Navy College Training Program, which course was a 
continuation of a civilian course and was pursued to completion, or as a cadet 
or midshipman at one of the service academies; except that any person receiving 
an actual service-incurred injury or disability shall be classed as a veteran, 
whether or not that person has completed the 90-day service;

���� (4)�� Lebanon crisis, on or 
after July 1, 1958, who has served in Lebanon or on board any ship actively 
engaged in patrolling the territorial waters of that nation for a period, 
continuous or in the aggregate, of at least 14 days commencing on or before 
November 1, 1958 or the date of termination of that conflict, as proclaimed by 
the President of the United States or Congress, whichever date of termination 
is the latest, in such active service; provided, that any person receiving an 
actual service-incurred injury or disability shall be classed as a veteran 
whether or not that person has completed the 14 days' service as herein 
provided;

���� (5)�� Vietnam conflict, on or 
after December 31, 1960, who shall have served at least 90 days beginning on or 
before May 7, 1975, in active service, exclusive of any period of assignment 
for a course of education