ASSEMBLY, No. 2026
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblyman RAJ MUKHERJI
District 33 (Hudson)
Assemblywoman SHAMA A. HAIDER
District 37 (Bergen)
Senator JOSEPH F. VITALE
District 19 (Middlesex)
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Madden, Assemblywomen Speight and Jasey
SYNOPSIS
Reduces from 18 to 12 specific credit hours required for Animal Health Technician job title in civil service; allows substitution of five years of experience for education requirement.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee on June 23, 2022, with amendments.
An Act concerning education required for the Animal Health Technician job title in the civil service and supplementing Title 11A of the New Jersey Statues.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The required number of specific credit hours in veterinary science/technology, animal science technology, zoology, biology, animal husbandry, or related fields at an accredited college or university shall be no greater than 12 hours for any job title of Animal Health Technician within the civil service 1local title listing1.
b. An applicant with five years of experience in 1[the veterinary technician field in a veterinary hospital, veterinary practice, humane society or other similar place of work where animals are cared for or kept], a veterinary office, animal hospital, animal shelter, or other similar place of work where animals are cared for or kept performing vaccinations, diagnostic tests, euthanasia, or various other medical treatments on animals or work involving animal nutrition, taxonomy, animal behavior, parasitology, or bacteriology1 and who does not meet all of the education requirements shall be eligible for the Animal Health Technician job title 1within the civil service local title listing1.
2. This act shall take effect 1[immediately] on the first day of the seventh month following the date of enactment1.