Bill Text: NJ A2930 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Exempts persons seeking civil service Claims Examiner title from examination requirements for 24 months.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee [A2930 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-A2930-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman GARY S. SCHAER
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Exempts persons seeking civil service Claims Examiner title from examination requirements for 24 months.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning civil service Claims Examiner examination requirements.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, or any other rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Civil Service Commission shall exempt from civil service examination requirements individuals applying for the title of Claims Examiner within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development after the effective date of this act, P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
The exemption from examination requirements shall continue for 24 months from the date of enactment of this act. Before the end of the exemption period, the individual shall meet the eligibility requirements, and take and pass the appropriate civil service examination, to retain employment and the title of Claims Examiner.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill exempts persons applying for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development title of Claims Examiner from the civil service exam requirements for a period of two years. Before the end of the two year exemption period, the employee must meet the eligibility requirements, and take and pass the appropriate exam to retain their employment.
The purpose of this bill is to help with the claims examiner employee shortage within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Claims examiners, among other duties, interview claimants and workers regarding temporary disability or unemployment, process claims regarding unemployment matters, and process overpayments, adjustments, and refunds as appropriate. Exemption from the civil service exam requirements will help expand the pool of applicants for the position.
