Bill Text: NJ A729 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

New Jersey Assembly Bill 729 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State Government Committee [A729 Detail]

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ASSEMBLY, No. 729

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

215th LEGISLATURE

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman RUBEN J. RAMOS, JR.

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

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

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.