Bill > S338

Introduced Session

This bill removes from the civil service system all State college or university positions in titles listed as unclassified service titles or career service titles on the effective date of the bill. However, the bill also provides that an employee with permanent status in a title on the effective date of the bill, will be permitted to retain all career service rights as long as he remains in that title. Pursuant to P.L.1986, c.42 the State colleges and universities were granted autonomy from civil service restrictions in regard to professional members of the academic, administrative, and teaching staffs. This bill is intended to remove all other titles from the civil service system. The bill also provides that each State college or university would function as a public employer under the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," and conduct all labor negotiations. Under current law, section 12 of P.L.1986, c.42 (C.18A:64-21.1), it is the Governor who has this responsibility. The University of Medicine and Dentistry and the New Jersey Institute of Technology currently conduct all labor negotiations at their institutions.

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Tom Kean (R)*,  Christopher Bateman (R),  Jennifer Beck (R), 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee (on 01/12/2016)