Bill Text: NJ A2958 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Permits removal of State board, commission or independent authority member for failure to attend three consecutive meetings thereof without good cause.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-24 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee [A2958 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2014-A2958-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 2958

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

216th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MARCH 24, 2014

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  CARMELO G. GARCIA

District 33 (Hudson)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Permits removal of State board, commission or independent authority member for failure to attend three consecutive meetings thereof without good cause.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning the membership of certain boards, commissions, and independent authorities and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

 

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

 

     1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, whenever an appointed member of a State board, commission, or independent authority fails to attend three consecutive meetings thereof without good cause that member may be removed from office by a two thirds-vote of the authorized membership of the board, commission or independent authority, excluding any vacancies.  The removal of the member shall be effective upon the vote of the board, commission or authority and the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made, but only for the remainder of the term to be filled.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill provides that whenever an appointed member of a State board, commission, or independent authority fails to attend three consecutive meetings thereof without good cause that member may be removed from office by a two thirds-vote of the authorized membership of the board, commission or independent authority, excluding any vacancies.  The removal of the member would be effective upon the vote of the board, commission or authority and the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made, but only for the remainder of the term to be filled.