SENATE, No. 3291
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED DECEMBER 16, 2020
Sponsored by:
Senator THOMAS H. KEAN, JR.
District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Corrado, A.M.Bucco, Pou and Gopal
SYNOPSIS
Creates resume bank for certain persons with disabilities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on November 8, 2021, with amendments.
An Act concerning persons with disabilities and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. 1[As used in this section:
“Resume bank” means the Resume Bank for Individuals with a Disability established pursuant to this section.
b. The Governor shall establish and maintain a voluntary Resume Bank for Individuals with a Disability who wish to be appointed to a State board or commission and shall maintain an Internet webpage that lists available employment positions within State boards and commissions.
c] The Governor shall establish and maintain a voluntary resume bank for individuals with a disability who wish to be appointed to a State board, commission, authority, or a similar State entity that provides for the appointment of private citizens into its membership, which entities shall include, but shall not be limited to, special committees, councils, and tasks forces. The Governor shall maintain an Internet webpage that lists available appointments within such entities.
b1 . The resume bank shall be accessible to the executive branch and the Legislature. The resume bank shall contain features permitting individuals with a disability to upload or submit their resume to the bank.
1[d] c1 . The resume bank shall contain the following information:
(1) the 1[resumes of individuals with disabilities who wish] resume of an individual with a disability who wishes1 to be appointed to a State board or commission;
(2) the name, address, and telephone number of the individual with a disability;
(3) any pertinent information related to the individual’s disability; and
(4) any pertinent information as to particular State 1[boards and commissions] boards, commissions, authorities, and other similar State entities1 that are of interest to the individual with a disability.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.