Bill Text: NJ S522 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits appointment of certain EMTs laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2012-01-23 - Withdrawn from Consideration [S522 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-S522-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator DONALD NORCROSS
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex)
SYNOPSIS
Permits appointment of certain EMTs laid off for reasons of economy to vacant paid positions.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning certain emergency medical technicians and supplementing Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a municipality which employs emergency medical technicians may appoint as a member thereof any person who:
(1) was employed as a emergency medical technician by any municipality;
(2) has satisfactorily completed a working test period in an emergency medical technician title in a municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes or satisfactorily completed a comparable, documented probationary period in an emergency medical technician title in a municipality which has not adopted Title 11A, Civil Service;
(3) was, for reasons of economy, terminated as an emergency medical technician within 60 months prior to the appointment; and
(4) was, at the time of termination in good standing with the municipal employer.
b. A municipality may employ such a person notwithstanding that:
(1) Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes is operative in that municipality;
(2) the municipality has available to it an eligible or regular reemployment list of persons eligible for such appointments; and
(3) the appointed person is not on any eligible list. A municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, may not employ such a person if a special reemployment list is in existence for the emergency medical technician title to be filled.
c. If a municipality determines to appoint a person pursuant to the provisions of this act, it shall give first priority in making such appointments to residents of the municipality and second priority to residents of the county not residing in the municipality.
d. The seniority, seniority-related privileges and, if applicable, promotion title above the entry level title that an emergency medical technician possessed with the employer who terminated the emergency medical technician's employment for reasons of economy shall not be transferable to a new position when the emergency medical technician is appointed to a position pursuant to the provisions of this section.
2. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a municipality which employs emergency medical technicians may reappoint as a member thereof any person who:
(1) did not hold a permanent appointment, but, in the case of a municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, was fulfilling a working test period in an emergency medical technician title in that municipality or, in the case of a municipality which has not adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, was serving a probationary period in an emergency medical technician title;
(2) was, for reasons of economy, terminated as an emergency medical technician within 60 months prior to the appointment; and
(3) was, at the time of termination, in good standing.
b. A municipality may reemploy such a person notwithstanding that:
(1) Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes is operative in that municipality;
(2) the municipality has available to it an eligible or regular reemployment list of persons eligible for such appointments; and
(3) the appointed person is not on any eligible list. A municipality which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, may not re-employ such a person if a special reemployment list is in existence for the emergency medical technician title to be filled.
c. If a municipality determines to reappoint a person pursuant to the provisions of this act, it shall give first priority in making such appointments to residents of the municipality and second priority to residents of the county not residing in the municipality.
d. An emergency medical technician reappointed pursuant to this section shall complete any probationary or working test period not completed at the time of his termination for reasons of economy.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill establishes a special reemployment list which would permit municipalities that employ emergency medical technicians (EMT) to hire certain EMTs who have been laid off for reasons of economy.
Under the provisions of the bill, municipalities with paid EMTs would be permitted to appoint permanent status EMTs who were laid off by any municipality for reasons of economy to vacant EMT positions. The bill affords laid-off EMTs a priority status for reemployment. This priority status is in effect for 60 months.
To be eligible for appointment, a laid-off EMT must have successfully completed either a working test period or probationary period in an EMT title and have been in good standing at the time of the layoff.
Also under the bill, seniority, seniority-related privileges, and promotion title above an entry-level position would not be transferable when an emergency medical technician is appointed to a new position.
The bill also permits municipalities that employ EMTs to reappoint EMTs who were laid off by that municipality for reasons of economy before completing their working test or probation period.
The bill provides that a nonpermanent EMT reappointed under this program must complete the remainder of any probationary or field work test period not completed at the time of termination.
Under the bill, nonpermanent EMTs would be afforded a priority status for reemployment. This priority status would remain in effect for 60 months following the date of termination. Only EMTs who had permanent status at the time of their layoff would have a higher priority for reappointment.
