2019 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers
Section 52:18A-248 - Limit on executive branch hires to replace retirees; reporting requirements.
52:18A-248 Limit on executive branch hires to replace retirees; reporting requirements.
2. a. The number of employees hired after the effective date of P.L.2008, c.21 in the executive branch to fill the vacancies created directly or indirectly because eligible employees retired to receive additional retirement benefits pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2008, c.21 shall not exceed, in total for all departments in the executive branch of State government, 10 percent of the total number of employees who retired pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2008, c.21, including the employees for whom the effective date of retirement was delayed pursuant to subsection f. of section 1 of P.L.2008, c.21. A vacancy created directly shall mean a vacancy in the position held by the retiring employee at the time of retirement. A vacancy created indirectly shall mean a vacancy in a position created directly or indirectly by promotion or transfer to fill a vacancy in a position caused by the retiring employee.
b. The State Treasurer shall report to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee every six months for the first two years following the date of enactment of P.L.2008, c.21, and annually thereafter, on the impact of that act on the State workforce, including an analysis of the allocation of position reductions that occur in each department and division as a result of that act and the plans adopted by each department to maintain the essential governmental services provided by that department.
L.2008, c.21, s.2.
