New Jersey A 3900: Establishes Rail Passenger Bill of Rights with certain protections and authorizes Division of Consumer Affairs to enforce provisions.

Bill Text

A3900 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3900 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK

District 18 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman STERLEY S. STANLEY

District 18 (Middlesex)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Dunn

SYNOPSIS

���� Permits paid leave by public officers and employees 
for inactive duty military training.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning paid leaves of absence for certain members 
of the United States Reserves and National Guard and amending R.S.38:23-1, 
N.J.S.38A:4-4, and P.L.2001, c.351.

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

���� 1.��� R.S.38:23-1 
is amended to read as follows:

���� 38:23-1.���� a.�� A permanent 
or full-time temporary officer or employee of the State or of a board, 
commission, authority or other instrumentality of the State, or of a county, 
school district or municipality, who is a member of the organized reserve of 
the Army of the United States, United States Naval Reserve, United States Air 
Force Reserve or United States Marine Corps Reserve, or other organization 
affiliated therewith, including the National Guard of other states, shall be 
entitled, in addition to pay received, if any, as a member of a reserve 
component of the Armed Forces of the United States, to leave of absence from 
his or her respective duty without loss of pay or time on all work days on 
which he or she shall be engaged in any period of Federal active duty[,] or any 
period of required inactive duty training or other regularly scheduled required 
training; provided, however, that such leaves of absence shall not exceed 
30 work days in any calendar year.� Such leave of absence shall be in addition 
to the regular vacation or other accrued leave allowed such officer or 
employee. Any leave of absence for such duty in excess of 30 work days shall be 
without pay but without loss of time.

���� b.��� Notwithstanding 
subsection a. of this section, a full-time temporary officer or employee who 
has served under such temporary appointment for less than one year shall 
receive for the service hereinabove described leave without pay but without 
loss of time.

(cf: P.L.2001, c.351, s.1)

���� 2.��� N.J.S.38A:4-4 is amended 
to read as follows: 

���� 38A:4-4.���� a.�� A permanent 
or full-time temporary officer or employee of the State or of a board, 
commission, authority or other instrumentality of the State or of a county, 
school district or municipality who is a member of the organized militia shall 
be entitled, in addition to pay received, if any, as a member of the organized 
militia, to leave of absence from his or her respective duties without loss of 
pay or time on all days during which he or she shall be engaged in any period 
of State or Federal active duty or any period of required inactive duty 
training or other regularly scheduled required training; provided, however, 
that the leaves of absence for Federal active duty or active duty for training 
shall not exceed 90 work days in the aggregate in any calendar year� Any leave 
of absence for such duty in excess of 90 work days shall be without pay but 
without loss of time.

���� b.��� Leave of absence for 
such military duty shall be in addition to the regular vacation or other 
accrued leave allowed such officers and employees by the State, county or 
municipal law, ordinance, resolution, or regulation.

���� c.���� Notwithstanding 
subsection a. of this section, a full-time temporary officer or employee who 
has served under such temporary appointment for less than one year shall 
receive for the service hereinabove described leave without pay but without 
loss of time.

(cf: P.L.2001, c.351, s.3)

���� 3.��� Section 4 of P.L.2001, 
c.351 (C.52:13H-2.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 4.��� In accordance with the 
provisions of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 5 of the New Jersey 
Constitution, upon application for reimbursement by a county or municipal 
governing body or a board of education to the State Treasurer for reimbursement 
and approval of the application by the Director of the Division of Budget and 
Accounting, reimbursement shall be made by the State for any costs incurred as 
a result of the provisions of P.L.2001, c.351 or P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

(cf: P.L.2001, c.351, s.4)

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill revises the law 
regarding paid leaves of absence for public officers and employees in the 
performance of certain service as a member of the organized State militia, which 
consists of the New Jersey Air and Army National Guard, Naval Militia, and 
State Guard, or the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States, 
which includes the National Guard of other states. This benefit is commonly 
known as milita