Bill Text: NJ A1536 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee [A1536 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2016-A1536-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 1536

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

217th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  ERIK PETERSON

District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)

Assemblyman  JOSEPH A. LAGANA

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Rumana, Assemblywoman N.Munoz, Assemblymen Rible, Benson and DeAngelo

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  

An Act concerning hiring preferences for veterans in certain counties and municipalities and supplementing chapter 9 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

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

 

     1.    In addition to the veteran's preferences provided for in section 16 of P.L.1972, c.3 (C.40A:14-122.6) and N.J.S.40A:14-129, a county or municipality wherein Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes has not been adopted, shall provide hiring preference to a veteran, as defined in N.J.S.11A:5-1, provided that in all measurable criteria, the veteran and nonveteran candidates are equally qualified for the position to be filled.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill would require counties and municipalities that have not adopted the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes to provide a hiring preference to veterans.  In order to be eligible for preferential treatment when applying for employment with a county or municipality, the veteran must be at least equally qualified with any non-veteran candidate for the position to be filled.  The bill does not modify any provision of chapter 14 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes concerning preference given to veterans with regard to employment in police and fire departments.