Title 11A, Title 11A: CIVIL SERVICE

11A:7-13 Accommodation for persons with disabilities; waiver of examination. 11A:7-13. The commission may establish procedures for the reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities in the employee selection process for the State and the political subdivisions covered by t…

11A:7-13.1 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that persons with significant disabilities are an underrepresented and overlooked segment of the labor pool for consideration in public employment. The State should establish a fast track hiring and advancem…

11A:7-13.2 Fast track hiring, advancement process developed, qualified persons with significant disabilities. 2. The Civil Service Commission's Division of Equal Employment and Opportunity and Affirmative Action shall develop a fast track hiring and advancement process for qualif…

11A:7-13.3 Guidelines, criteria. 3. The Civil Service Commission's Division of Equal Employment and Opportunity and Affirmative Action shall provide guidelines for the determination of qualification as a qualified person with significant disabilities. The guidelines may include a…

11A:7-13.4 Appointing to an unclassified service position, noncompetitive temporary, permanent position in civil service. 4. a. The appointing authority of a State agency may appoint a qualified person with significant disabilities to an unclassified service position, or a noncom…

11A:7-13.5 Request for an interview; eligibility, qualifications. 5. A person with significant disabilities applying for appointment in the State workforce under this act, P.L.2021, c.465 (C.11A:7-13.1 et seq.), who is denied an interview for appointment in the unclassified servi…

11A:7-13.6 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that persons with disabilities are an underrepresented and untapped segment of the labor pool for consideration in public employment. As New Jersey's largest employer, the State should promote the awareness …

11A:7-13.7 State as a Model Employer of People with Disabilities program developed; purpose, responsibilities. 2. a The Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action shall, in consultation with the Civil Service Commission, develop a State as a Model Employer of…

11A:7-13.8 Report to Governor, Legislature. 3. A biannual report shall be prepared and distributed to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), by the Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. The report shal…

11A:7-14 Additional training for public employees responsible for managing and investigating complaints of harassment or discrimination. 1. a. The Civil Service Commission, in consultation with the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall take such actions as are necessary to e…

11A:7-15 Toll-free telephone hotline for State employees to report incidents of discrimination, harassment in the workplace. 1. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2019, c.508, the Civil Service Commission shall establish and maintain a toll-free telephone hotline availab…

11A:7-16 Civil service law enforcement mentoring program; establishment, maintenance. 1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Civil Service Commission shall establish and maintain a mentoring program for civil service law enforcement applicants who…

11A:7-2 Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. 11A:7-2. Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. A Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action is established in the Department of the Treasury. The division shal…

11A:7-3 Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action program. 11A:7-3. The division shall develop, implement and administer an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action program for all State agencies. The program shall consider the particular personnel requiremen…

11A:7-4. Agency goals 11A:7-4. Agency goals. The department shall establish reasonable equal employment and affirmative action goals for State agencies in the form of regulations. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:7-4, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.

11A:7-5 Department responsibilities. 11A:7-5. The department, through the Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action, shall: a. Ensure that the pool of applicants for all vacant positions in State agencies includes minorities, women, and persons with disabili…

11A:7-6 Agency affirmative action officer. 11A:7-6. Agency affirmative action officer. The head of each State agency shall appoint at least one person with the responsibility for equal employment opportunity as the affirmative action officer. Unless otherwise permitted by the dir…

11A:7-7. Agency accountability for affirmative action plan 11A:7-7. Agency accountability for affirmative action plan. The head of each State agency shall be accountable to the Governor for achieving and maintaining agency compliance with the affirmative action program. L. 1986, …

11A:7-8. Agency affirmative action plan 11A:7-8. Agency affirmative action plan. Each State agency shall submit an affirmative action plan with goals and timetables plus quarterly and annual affirmative action reports to the director. Each affirmative action plan shall identify e…

11A:7-9 Agency failure to achieve affirmative action goals; penalties. 11A:7-9. Agency failure to achieve affirmative action goals; penalties. If there is a failure by a State agency to achieve its affirmative action goals or to demonstrate good faith efforts, appropriate sanctio…