STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DAVID C. RUSSO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Handlin
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits public entities from engaging certain governmental affairs agents.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act prohibiting the use of certain governmental affairs agents by public entities and supplementing P.L.1971, c.183 (C.52:13C-18 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A public entity shall not enter into a contract for the services of a governmental affairs agent, other than a governmental affairs agent who is a regular, full-time employee of the public entity performing services for his or her employer, which include influencing legislation, regulations, or governmental processes.
As used in this section, "public entity" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of State government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such department; the Legislative Branch, and any office, board, bureau or commission within or created by the Legislative Branch; the Judicial Branch, and any office, board, bureau or commission within or created by the Judicial Branch; any independent authority, commission, instrumentality or agency of the State; any public institution of higher education; any interstate agency to which New Jersey is a party to the extent permitted by law; a county, municipality or school district, and any board, authority, commission or other instrumentality created by one or more counties, municipalities or school districts; and any other State or local public body or quasi-public body the creation of which is authorized or directed by statute.
2. This act shall take effect on July 1 next following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill would prohibit public entities from entering into a contract for the services of a governmental affairs agent, other than a governmental affairs agent who is a regular, full-time employee of the public entity performing services for his or her employer, which include influencing legislation, regulations, or governmental processes.
The bill would take effect on July 1 following its enactment.