Title 52, Title 52: STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:15B-14 Meetings with public officers, employees. 14. The Inspector General shall meet at periodic intervals, but at least twice annually, with the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Auditor, and any other public officers or employees deemed necessary who perform …

52:15B-15 Report of findings, recommendations. 15. The Inspector General shall report the findings of investigations performed by the office, and issue recommendations for corrective or remedial action, to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General A…

52:15B-16 Periodic annual reports. 16. The Inspector General shall provide periodic reports to the Governor, and shall issue an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, which shall be available to the public. L.2005,c.119,s.16.

52:15B-5 Establishment of internal organizational structure of the office. 5. a. The Inspector General shall establish the internal organizational structure of the office in a manner appropriate to carrying out the duties and functions, and fulfilling the responsibilities, of the…

52:15B-6 Cooperation with Inspector General by State agencies. 6. The Inspector General is authorized to call upon any department, office, division or agency of State government to provide such information, resources, or other assistance deemed necessary to discharge the duties a…

52:15B-7 Authority of the Inspector General. 7. The Inspector General is authorized to establish a full-time program of investigation, to receive and investigate complaints concerning alleged fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement of State funds, designed to provide increased acco…

52:15B-8 Powers of the Inspector General. 8. a. The Inspector General shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the duties and functions and to fulfill the responsibilities described in this act, including the power to conduct investigations, and in pursuit thereof, evalua…

52:15B-9 Cooperation, joint investigations. 9. The Inspector General is authorized to cooperate and conduct joint investigations with other oversight or law enforcement authorities. The Inspector General is authorized and shall be permitted to participate in investigations conduc…

52:15C-1 Findings, declarations relative to the office of the State Comptroller. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: As the size of State and local government agencies and authorities has grown over the last several decades to meet growing demands for governmental assista…

52:15C-10 Notice to State Comptroller of award of certain contracts; definitions. 10. a. In furtherance of the duty of the State Comptroller to audit and monitor the process of soliciting proposals for, and the process of awarding, contracts by contracting units which contracts i…

52:15C-11 Reports from the State Comptroller relative to findings of audits and reviews. 11. a. The State Comptroller shall report the findings of audits and reviews performed by the office, and issue recommendations for corrective or remedial action, to the Governor, the Preside…

52:15C-12 Referral of certain findings to the Attorney General, other authority. 12. The State Comptroller is authorized to refer findings that may constitute alleged criminal conduct to the Attorney General or other appropriate prosecutorial authority. In the course of conductin…

52:15C-13 Notification from Attorney General relative to investigations, prosecutions. 13. a. When the State Comptroller or the State Inspector General refers a complaint alleging criminal conduct to the Attorney General or other appropriate prosecutorial authority and the Attorn…

52:15C-14 Full assistance, cooperation with State Comptroller, access to government records. 14. a. All units in the Executive branch of State government, including entities exercising executive branch authority, independent State authorities, public institutions of higher educat…

52:15C-15 Provision of technical assistance, training by the State Comptroller. 15. The State Comptroller shall provide technical assistance and training to units in the Executive branch of State government, including entities exercising executive branch authority, independent St…

52:15C-16 Terms deemed reference to Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. 33. Whenever the term "State Comptroller" or "Comptroller of the Treasury" occurs or any reference is made thereto, in any law enacted, or in any contract or document executed, before the effec…

52:15C-17 Additional powers, responsibilities of State Comptroller. 5. In addition to the powers and responsibilities of the State Comptroller, prescribed in P.L.2007, c.52 (C.52:15C-1 et seq.), upon the designation, with respect to the undertaking by any business of a project, o…

52:15C-18 Financial assistance to be used in accordance with terms of contract. 6. Upon the designation, with respect to the undertaking of a project by any business, of a lead public agency pursuant to section 4 of this act, the State Comptroller shall require that any financial…

52:15C-19 Rules, regulations. 11. The State Comptroller shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt such rules and regulations as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act in accordance with…

52:15C-2 Establishment of Office of the State Comptroller. 2. a. There is established an Office of the State Comptroller. The office shall be established in the Executive Branch of the State government and for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV…

52:15C-20 Findings, declarations relative to consolidation of offices of Inspector General and Medicaid Inspector General. 1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. Currently, there are numerous agencies within State government that are responsible for monitoring and auditing gov…

52:15C-21 Office of Inspector General abolished, functions, powers, duties transferred. 2. a. The Office of the Inspector General established pursuant to P.L.2005, c.119 (C.52:15B-1 et seq.) and allocated, in but not of, the Department of the Treasury is abolished and all of its …

52:15C-22 Transfer of employees from Office of Inspector General. 3. a. Notwithstanding the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), the office and the term of the Inspector General established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2005, c.119 (C.52:15B-3) shall …

52:15C-23 Office of Medicaid Inspector General abolished, functions, powers, duties transferred. 4. a. The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General established pursuant to P.L.2007, c.58 (C.30:4D-53 et seq.) in the Office of the Inspector General is abolished and all of its funct…

52:15C-24 Transfer of employees from Office of Medicaid Inspector General. 5. a. Notwithstanding the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), the office and the term of the Medicaid Inspector General established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.58 (C…

52:15C-3 Appointment, qualifications of State Comptroller; term; compensation. 3. a. The Office of the State Comptroller shall be administered by the State Comptroller. The State Comptroller shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The State C…

52:15C-4 State Comptroller, employees of the Office, restrictions on candidacy, political activity. 4. a. A person who holds the position of State Comptroller shall not be a candidate for, or hold, elective public office for a period of two years immediately following the termina…

52:15C-5 Responsibilities of the Office of the State Comptroller. 5. a. The Office of the State Comptroller shall be responsible for conducting, in accordance with section 8 of this act, routine, periodic and random audits of the Executive branch of State government, including al…

52:15C-6 Authority of the State Comptroller. 6. The State Comptroller is authorized to call upon any department, office, division, agency or independent authority of State government to provide such information, resources, or other assistance deemed necessary to discharge the dut…

52:15C-7 Consolidation of audit functions, performance review. 7. The State Comptroller shall consolidate within the Office of the State Comptroller the coordination of the internal and external audit functions, including but not limited to economy and efficiency audits in the Ex…

52:15C-8 Powers of the State Comptroller. 8. a. The State Comptroller shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the duties and functions and to fulfill the responsibilities described in this act, including the power to conduct audits and reviews and propose and enforce rem…

52:15C-9 Coordination of audits, investigations, performance reviews. 9. a. The State Comptroller shall establish a system that shall ensure that any officers and employees of the Office of the Inspector General, the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Department of Educatio…

52:15D-1 Findings, declarations relative to deployment of oversight monitors in implementation of certain recovery and rebuilding projects. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Hurricane Sandy has inflicted approximately $30,000,000,000 worth of damage upon the State an…

52:15D-10 Provision of timeline to FRM applicant. 8. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the agency shall, at the request of the applicant: a. Provide each applicant to the FRM program with a timeline setting forth a general estimation of…

52:15D-11 Telephone hotline. 9. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the department shall establish a telephone hotline available, at a minimum, weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. through which applicants may request the general or i…

52:15D-12 Actions relative to National Flood Insurance claim payments. 10. The department shall not, to the full extent permitted by federal law or regulation, deem any National Flood Insurance Program claim payments to any National Flood Insurance Program policy holder made on o…

52:15D-13 Eligibility for forbearance. 5. a. A Sandy-impacted homeowner shall be eligible for a forbearance regardless of whether the homeowner's primary residence is already the subject of a foreclosure proceeding. The Sandy-impacted homeowner shall apply to the commissioner, on…

52:15D-14 Distribution of fraud-response funding. 1. a. The commissioner shall permit the distribution of fraud-response funding to an applicant if a government agency notifies the department, in writing, that there is reasonable cause to believe that a RREM or LMI program contra…

52:15D-15 Definitions. 1. As used in P.L.2024, c.85 (C.52:15D-15 et seq.): "Blue Acres" means the Blue Acres Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program administered by the State of New Jersey. "Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance" means a final determina…

52:15D-16 Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance, online application, eligibility. 2. a. A person who meets the eligibility criteria set forth in subsection b. of this section may file an application with the Department of Community Affairs, requesting a Certification of El…

52:15D-17 Storm-impacted homeowner, stay, foreclosure proceeding. 3. A storm-impacted homeowner who is the subject of a foreclosure proceeding shall be awarded, by the court and upon application by the property owner for good cause shown, a stay in the foreclosure proceedings. An…

52:15D-2 Conditions required in certain contracts using integrity oversight monitor; waivers. 2. a. (1) Subject to the availability of federal funding, for each State contract involving consideration of $5,000,000 or more for a recovery and rebuilding project, the State Treasurer…

52:15D-3 Findings, declarations relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: In the autumn of 2012, Superstorm Sandy ravaged New Jersey's shoreline, as well as many other communities in the State. The storm destroyed or damaged more than 72,…

52:15D-4 Definitions relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money. 2. As used in P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), as amended and supplemented: "Agency" means the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-4). "Appl…

52:15D-5 Responsibilities of the department. 3. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2017, c.15, the department shall: a. Provide each applicant to the RREM and LMI program with a personal timeline setting forth a general estimation of the time in which an applicant can ex…

52:15D-6 Targets for distribution of assistance; quarterly goals. 4. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the department shall develop targets for the distribution of assistance to homeowner and renter applicants through recovery and rebui…