Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a)
Relatives of persons in the positions in (a)1 through 6 below in State
government are subject to the employment restrictions set forth in this
subsection and (b) below.
1. A relative of
the Governor shall not be employed in an office or position in the unclassified
service of the civil service of the State in the Executive Branch of State
government.
2. A relative of a
commissioner or head of a principal department in the Executive Branch of State
government shall not be employed in an office or position in the unclassified
service of the civil service of the State in the principal department over
which the commissioner or head of the principal department exercises authority,
supervision, or control.
3. A
relative of an assistant or deputy commissioner or head of a principal
department in the Executive Branch of State government who is employed in an
office or position in the unclassified service of the civil service of the
State may be employed in the principal department in which the assistant or
deputy commissioner or head serves, but shall not be assigned to a position
over which the assistant or deputy commissioner or head exercises authority,
supervision, or control.
4. A
relative of a head or assistant head of a division of a principal department in
the Executive Branch of State government who is employed in an office or
position in the unclassified service of the civil service of the State may be
employed in the principal department in which the head or assistant head of a
division serves, but shall not be assigned to a position over which the head or
assistant head exercises authority, supervision, or control.
5. A relative of an appointed member of a
governing or advisory body of an independent authority, board, commission,
agency or instrumentality of the State shall not be employed in an office or
position in that independent authority, board, commission, agency or
instrumentality.
6. A relative of
an appointed New Jersey member of a governing body of a bi-state or multi-state
agency shall not be employed in an office or position in that bi-state or
multi-state agency, to the extent permitted by law.
(b) A State official of a State agency in the
Executive Branch shall not supervise, or exercise authority with regard to
personnel actions over, a relative or cohabitant of the State
official.
(c) All State agencies
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall develop written procedures
that require State officials to disclose information sufficient to determine
whether the employment of any individual within the agency is prohibited by (a)
or (b) above. A State official shall contact his or her agency ethics liaison
officer or the Commission for guidance as necessary to determine whether an
employment relationship is prohibited by (a) or (b) above.
(d) If it is determined by the agency ethics
liaison officer and/or the Commission that there exists a situation wherein a
State official supervises or exercises authority with regard to the personnel
actions over his or her relative or cohabitant, then appropriate measures shall
be taken by the agency to screen the State official from exercising such
supervision or personnel authority. Examples of such screening measures may
include, but are not limited to, creating alternate reporting relationships,
reassigning the employee's position, or a combination of these
adjustments.
