New Jersey S 257: Amends State college law to remove certain employees from civil service system and allow boards of trustees to conduct collective bargaining.

Bill Text

S257 

SENATE, No. 257 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

���� Excludes certain unemployment compensation recipients 
from paying civil service open competitive examination application and appeal 
fees.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning certain unemployment compensation 
recipients and certain civil service application fees, and amending P.L.1992, 
c.197.� 

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

���� 1.� Section 1 of P.L.1992, 
c.197 (C.11A:4-1.1) is amended to read as follows:� 

���� 1.� a.� Except as provided in 
subsection b. of this section concerning law enforcement officer and 
firefighter examinations, the commission shall establish a $25 fee for each 
application for an open competitive or promotional examination and a $15 fee for 
each application for an open competitive or promotional examination by a 
veteran.� Persons receiving public assistance benefits pursuant to P.L.1947, 
c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), P.L.1973, c.256 (C.44:7-85 et seq.), or P.L.1997, 
c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.), persons receiving unemployment compensation 
benefits pursuant to R.S.43:21-1 et seq., or unemployed persons whose 
unemployment compensation benefits terminated within the previous six months, 
shall not be required to pay this fee if they apply for an open competitive 
examination.� Receipts derived from application fees established by this 
subsection shall be appropriated to the commission.� On or after July 1, 2015, 
and every five years thereafter, the chairperson of the commission shall review 
the $25 fee established by this subsection and may modify the fee, provided, 
however, that the fee, along with the $15 fee, shall not exceed the cost of 
developing, procuring, and administering the examination.

���� b.��� The commission shall 
establish a fee for each application for an open competitive or promotional 
examination for a law enforcement officer or firefighter title.� The fee shall 
not exceed the cost of developing, procuring and administering the examination.� 
Persons receiving public assistance benefits pursuant to P.L.1947, c.156 
(C.44:8-107 et seq.), P.L.1973, c.256 (C.44:7-85 et seq.), or P.L.1997, c.38 
(C.44:10-55 et seq.), persons receiving unemployment compensation benefits 
pursuant to R.S.43:21-1 et seq., or unemployed persons whose unemployment 
compensation benefits terminated within the previous six months, shall not 
be required to pay this fee if they apply for an open competitive examination.� 
Receipts derived from application fees established by this subsection shall be 
appropriated to the commission for use in developing, procuring and 
administering law enforcement officer and firefighter examinations.

���� c.���� In addition to the fees 
established in subsections a. and b. of this section, the commission shall 
establish a $15 fee for each application for an open competitive or promotional 
examination for a position in State service.� Persons receiving public assistance 
benefits pursuant to P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), P.L.1973, c.256 
(C.44:7-85 et seq.), or P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.), persons 
receiving unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to R.S.43:21-1 et seq., 
or unemployed persons whose unemployment compensation benefits terminated 
within the previous six months, shall not be required to pay this fee if 
they apply for an open competitive examination.� Receipts derived from the 
application fee established pursuant to this subsection shall be appropriated 
annually to the commission for the costs of the displaced workers pool 
program.� This fee shall not be assessed and collected unless the commission 
implements a displaced workers pool program.� If the displaced workers pool 
program is terminated at any time by the commission, the assessment and 
collection of this additional fee shall also be terminated.

���� d.��� The commission shall 
establish a $20 fee for each appeal filed under the provisions of subsection a. 
or b. of N.J.S.11A:2-6, subsection e. of N.J.S.11A:4-1, N.J.S.11A:8-4, and the 
rules promulgated thereunder.� Persons who are receiving public assistance 
benefits pursuant to P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), P.L.1973, c.256 
(C.44:7-85 et seq.), or P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.), persons 
receiving unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to R.S.43:21-1 et seq., 
unemployed persons whose unemployment compensation benefits terminated within 
the previous six months, or persons who are veterans, shall not be required 
to pay this fee.

(cf:� P.L.2010, c.26, s.1)

���� 2.� This act shall take effect 
immediately.� 

STATEMENT

���� This purpose of this bill is 
to exclude persons receiving unemployment compensation benefits, or unemployed