Bill Text: NJ A177 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits appointment of certain nonpermanent firefighters laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee [A177 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2016-A177-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman RALPH R. CAPUTO
District 28 (Essex)
Assemblywoman L. GRACE SPENCER
District 29 (Essex)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Permits appointment of certain nonpermanent firefighters laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning the reappointment of certain firefighters and supplementing Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a municipality which, pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-7, has established and maintains a paid or part-paid fire department and force may appoint as a member or officer of the municipal fire department and force any person who:
(1) did not hold a permanent appointment, but, in the case of a municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, was fulfilling a working test period in a firefighter title or, in the case of a municipality was has not adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, was serving a probationary period in a firefighter title;
(2) was, for reasons of economy, terminated as a firefighter within 60 months prior to the appointment; and
(3) was, at the time of termination, in good standing.
b. A municipality may employ such a person notwithstanding that:
(1) Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes is operative in that municipality;
(2) the municipality has available to it an eligible or regular reemployment list of persons eligible for such appointments; and
(3) the appointed person is not on any eligible list. A municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, may not employ such a person if a special reemployment list is in existence for the firefighter title to be filled.
c. If a municipality determines to appoint a person pursuant to the provisions of this act, it shall give first priority in making such appointments to residents of the municipality and second priority to residents of the county not residing in the municipality.
d. A firefighter appointed pursuant to this section shall complete any probationary or working test period not completed at the time of his termination for reasons of economy.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill establishes a special reemployment list which would permit municipalities with paid fire departments to appoint certain nonpermanent firefighters who were laid off for reasons of economy.
Under the provisions of the bill, municipalities with paid fire departments would be permitted to appoint probationary firefighters and field work test period firefighters who were laid off for reasons of economy to vacant firefighter positions.
The bill provides that a firefighter appointed under this program must complete the remainder of any probationary or field work test period not completed at the time of his termination.
This bill would afford those terminated firefighters a limited 60 month priority status for reemployment. Only permanent firefighters who have been laid off would have a higher priority for reappointment.
