Bill Text: NJ S1877 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-01-06 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee [S1877 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-S1877-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Camden)
Senator JEFF VAN DREW
District 1 (Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland)
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes hiring preference for veterans in non-civil service jurisdictions.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
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 N.J.S.40A:14-122.6 and N.J.S.40A:14-129, a county or municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes is not in operation, may adopt a resolution or ordinance, as applicable, providing hiring preference to veterans, as defined in N.J.S.11A:5-1, provided that in all measurable criteria, the veteran and nonveteran are equally qualified for the position.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would provide counties and municipalities whose hiring preferences are not regulated by the civil service rules with the ability to provide hiring preferences 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 all other candidates for the position. 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.
