Bill Text: NJ A1440 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges and the county colleges.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-16 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee [A1440 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-A1440-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman THOMAS P. GIBLIN
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Oliver and Quijano
SYNOPSIS
Adds two employees to the boards of trustees of the State colleges and the county colleges.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning the boards of trustees of State colleges and county colleges and supplementing chapters 64 and 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The board of trustees of any State college or university established pursuant to chapter 64 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes shall have two members who are employees of the college or university and who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates recommended by the labor organizations that represent the employees.
b. Each employee member shall serve a term of two years, except that of the initial selections, one member shall serve a term of one year and one member shall serve a term of two years. In the event that the employees of the State college or university are represented by more than two labor organizations, the employee members shall be recommended to the Governor based on an agreement among the labor organizations.
c. An employee member shall have full voting rights, provided that the member shall not participate in any matter affecting the employment or terms or conditions of employment of an employee of the college or university.
2. a. The board of trustees of any county college established pursuant to chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes shall have two members who are employees of the college and who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates recommended by the labor organizations that represent the employees.
b. Each employee member shall serve a term of two years, except that of the initial selections, one member shall serve a term of one year and one member shall serve a term of two years. In the event that the employees of the county college are represented by more than two labor organizations, the employee members shall be recommended to the Governor based on an agreement among the labor organizations.
c. An employee member shall have full voting rights, provided that the member shall not participate in any matter affecting the employment or terms or conditions of employment of an employee of the college.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that the board of trustees of any State college or university established under chapter 64 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and the board of trustees of any county college will have two members who are employees of the college or university and who will be appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates recommended by the labor organizations that represent the employees. An employee member would serve a term of two years, except that the initial terms would be staggered. In the event that the employees of the State college or university or county college are represented by more than two labor organizations, the employee members will be recommended to the Governor based on an agreement among the labor organizations.
An employee member would have full voting rights, but could not participate in any matter affecting the employment or terms or conditions of employment of an employee of the college.
