Title 11A, Title 11A: CIVIL SERVICE

11A:4-1.4 Development, maintenance of database of entry-level law enforcement officer candidates. 1. a. The Civil Service Commission shall oversee and manage the development and maintenance of a database, which shall collect and track the background information received from a la…

11A:4-1.5 Notification of candidate status; certification notifications. 2. Timely notifications of candidate status and certification notifications shall be disseminated by the Civil Service Commission electronically via mail, e-mail or text message, dependent on the candidate's…

11A:4-10. Arrests and criminal records 11A:4-10. Arrests and criminal records. Eligibles may be questioned as to criminal convictions and pending criminal charges. Eligibles for a law enforcement, fire fighter or correction officer title may also be questioned as to any arrest. L…

11A:4-11 Removal on criminal record. 11A:4-11. Removal on criminal record. Upon the request of an appointing authority, the commission may remove an eligible with a criminal record from a list when the criminal record includes a conviction for a crime which adversely relates to t…

11A:4-12. Priority of lists 11A:4-12. Priority of lists. When more than one list exists, the priority of lists shall be as follows: a. Special reemployment when the available position is in the department from which the eligible was laid off or demoted in lieu of layoff; b. Promo…

11A:4-13 Types of appointment. 11A:4-13. Types of appointment. The commission shall provide for the following types of appointment: a. Regular appointments shall be to a title in the competitive division of the career service upon examination and certification or to a title in th…

11A:4-14 Promotion. 11A:4-14. Promotion. The commission shall establish the minimum qualifications for promotion and shall provide for the granting of credit for performance and seniority where appropriate. Amended 2008, c.29, s.40.

11A:4-15 Working test period. 11A:4-15. Working test period. The purpose of the working test period is to permit an appointing authority to determine whether an employee satisfactorily performs the duties of a title. A working test period is part of the examination process which …

11A:4-16 Transfer, reassignment and lateral title change. 11A:4-16. Transfer, reassignment and lateral title change. The rules of the Civil Service Commission shall define and establish the procedures for transfer, reassignment and lateral title change. Employees shall be granted…

11A:4-2 Holding of examinations. 11A:4-2. Holding of examinations. A vacancy shall be filled by a promotional examination when considered by the commission to be in the best interest of the career service. Amended 2008, c.29, s.31.

11A:4-3 Admission to examinations. 11A:4-3. Admission to examinations. If it appears that an eligible list is not likely to provide full certification for existing or anticipated vacancies from among qualified residents of this State, or of political subdivisions where required b…

11A:4-4 Eligible lists and certifications. 11A:4-4. Eligible lists and certifications. 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 consolid…

11A:4-5 Use of eligible list. 11A:4-5. Use of eligible list. Once the examination process has been initiated due to the appointment of a provisional or an appointing authority's request for a list to fill a vacancy, the affected appointing authority shall be required to make appo…

11A:4-6 Duration of lists. 11A:4-6. Duration of lists. The commission shall set the duration of an eligible list, which shall not be more than three years from the date of its establishment, except that it may be extended by the commission for good cause and a list shall not have…

11A:4-7. Exceptions to duration of a list 11A:4-7. Exceptions to duration of a list. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 11A:4-6, a special reemployment list, a police reemployment list and a fire reemployment list shall have unlimited duration. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:4-7, …

11A:4-8 Certification and appointment. 11A:4-8. Certification and appointment. The commission shall certify the three eligibles who have received the highest ranking on an open competitive or promotional list against the first provisional or vacancy. For each additional provision…

11A:4-9 Types of eligible lists. 11A:4-9. The commission may establish the following types of eligible lists: a. Open competitive, which shall include all qualified eligibles without regard to whether they are currently employed by the State or a political subdivision; b. Promoti…