2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers
Section 52:27J-4 - Appointment of food insecurity advocate.
52:27J-4 Appointment of food insecurity advocate.
4. The administrator and chief executive officer of the office is the food insecurity advocate, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. The food insecurity advocate shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the food insecurity advocate's successor. The food insecurity advocate shall devote time entirely to the duties of the position and shall receive a salary as determined by law. Any vacancy occurring in the position of the food insecurity advocate shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment; except that if the food insecurity advocate dies, resigns, becomes ineligible to serve for any reason, or is removed from office, the Governor shall appoint an acting food insecurity advocate, who shall serve until the appointment and qualification of the food insecurity advocate's successor, but in no event longer than six months from the occurrence of the vacancy, and who shall exercise during this period all the powers and duties of the food insecurity advocate pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.2021, c.242, s.4.
