Bill Text: NJ A4184 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires DCA to allow hiring of information technology and cybersecurity professionals pursuant to shared service incentive programs.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-08 - Approved P.L.2023, c.52. [A4184 Detail]

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ASSEMBLY, No. 4184

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 2, 2022

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  P. CHRISTOPHER TULLY

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires shared service incentive programs to allow hiring of information technology and cyber security professionals.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act requiring shared service incentive programs to allow hiring of information technology and cyber security professionals and supplementing P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 through C.40A:65-35).

 

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

 

     1.  a.  No State agency shall exclude the hiring of information technology or cybersecurity professionals pursuant to a shared services agreement from any program, activity, assistance, or offering, administered by the State agency to incentivize local units to enter into shared services agreements.

     b.    For the purposes of this section, "State agency" means any State department, and any authority, commission, office, department, division, bureau, board, or any other agency or instrumentality thereof, including institutions of higher education.

 

     2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill prohibits State agencies, as defined in the bill, from excluding the hiring of information technology or cybersecurity professionals pursuant to a shared services agreement from any program, activity, assistance, or offering, administered by the State agency to incentivize local units to enter into shared services agreements under the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 through C.40A:65-35).

     In particular, the bill is intended to expand the scope of Local Efficiency Achievement Program (LEAP) grants to provide funding for the hiring of information technology or cybersecurity professionals pursuant to a shared services agreement.  LEAP facilitates exploring and establishing shared services, and provides counties, municipalities, school districts, commissions, authorities and fire districts assistance for the study or implementation of promising shared services projects.  LEAP grants provide direct support to advance the efforts of shared services in all local governments.  LEAP is comprised of three primary components: (1) Challenge Grants which allocate funds to the most compelling projects and challenge municipalities and counties to collaborate on more extensive partnerships that produce shared services of greater significance than is customary, (2) Implementation Grants which allocate funds to help cover costs associated with shared services implementation and provide reimbursement of costs associated with school consolidation and countywide school district studies, and (3)
County Coordinator Fellowship Grants which allocate $50,000 to counties for the purpose of hiring a fellow to work full time with the county to identify and advance shared service opportunities.