Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Turner
SYNOPSIS
Requires civil service commission to notify a certified eligible by mail and via electronic mail.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning civil service certification and amending N.J.S.11A:4-4.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. N.J.S.11A:4-4 is amended to read as follows:
11A:4-4. Eligible lists and certifications. 1. The commission shall provide for:
a. The establishment and cancellation of eligible lists;
b. The certification of an eligible list to positions in other appropriate titles; and
c. The consolidation of eligible lists which may include, but is not limited to, the combining of names of eligibles by scores.
2. Upon the issuance of a certification, the commission shall notify, or authorize the notification of, each certified eligible whose name appears on the eligible list by mail and via electronic mail at the last known address. “Last known address” means the postal address or electronic mailing address provided by the certified eligible on the application, or the postal address or electronic mailing address provided by the certified eligible in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.
(cf: P.L.2008, c.29, s.33)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the civil service commission to notify a certified eligible by mail and via electronic mail.
Currently, after an eligibility list is issued, an appointing authority will contact the Civil Service Commission when there is a need to fill a vacancy. At that time, the Civil Service Commission will issue a certification and mail each eligible person a notice of certification. If an eligible person does not respond to the notice of certification within five business days, the eligible person is removed from the eligible list and will no longer receive certifications issued from that list.
Under the bill, the Civil Service Commission is required to send the notice of certification by mail and via electronic mail to the last known address. “Last known address” means the postal address or electronic mailing address provided by the eligible person on the application, or the postal address or electronic mailing address provided by the eligible person in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.