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N.J.A.C. 4A:4-7.3 Relocation assistance: State service

N.J.A.C. 4A:4-7.3, Relocation assistance: State service. Subject to available appropriations, the Chairperson or designee may allow relocation assistance for permanent employees who are transferred or reassigned o Full text with 3 recorded amendments, 1 citing decision.

Selection and Appointment · Other Appointments or Employee Movements

Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.

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In plain language

State service only, and subject to available appropriations. A permanent employee transferred or reassigned on a permanent basis to a new work location because an office or unit relocated, or because a State operation closed or was phased down in anticipation of closing, may be allowed relocation assistance if the new job site is at least 25 miles from the previous one. Three forms exist. A commutation allowance on the extra round trip mileage, paid at the standard State Mileage Allowance, capped at six months from the effective date of the transfer, and unavailable to anyone offered fully paid car pooling, van pooling or mass transit. A one-time moving expense allowance of up to $1,000 for shipping household items. And a relocation allowance of up to $1,000 for terminating a lease or for the costs of selling and buying a home. The last two require the move to happen within a year of the transfer and require the employee to show the change of domicile was solely to get closer to the job site. You take the commutation allowance or the other two, not both.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:4-7.3. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Subject to available appropriations, the Chairperson or designee may allow relocation assistance for permanent employees who are transferred or reassigned on a permanent basis to a new work location due to a relocation of an office or unit, or a closing or phasedown in anticipation of closing of a State operation. #

1. In order to be eligible to participate in the program, an employee's new job site must be at least 25 miles from the prior job site. #

2. Relocation assistance will be requested, paid and verified by the receiving appointing authority. #

(b) Such assistance may consist of all or part of the following: #

1. A commutation allowance applied to the round trip mileage between an employee's domicile and new job site, reduced by the normal commutation mileage between the domicile and the previous job site. #

i. The allowance shall be equal to the standard State Mileage Allowance for operating a personal motor vehicle, and shall be limited to a period of six months from the effective date of the transfer. #

ii. An employee who is offered fully paid car, van pooling or mass transit options shall not be eligible for a commutation allowance. #

2. A one-time moving expense allowance, which is to be set by the Chairperson or designee not to exceed $ 1,000 for the shipment of household items from the employee's prior domicile to a domicile established as a result of the new work assignment. #

i. The employee must demonstrate that the change in domicile was for the sole purpose of establishing a domicile closer to the job site. #

ii. The move must be made within one year of the effective date of the transfer. #

3. The relocation allowance, which is to be set by the Chairperson not to exceed $ 1,000 for costs involved in terminating a lease, in rental situations, or costs involved in the sale and purchase of a home, including, but not limited to, broker's fees and closing costs. #

i. The employee must demonstrate that the change in domicile was for the sole purpose of establishing a domicile closer to the new job site. #

ii. The move must be made within one year of the effective date of the transfer. #

(c) Relocation assistance shall be limited at the employee's option to commutation allowance under (b)1 above or the moving expense allowance and the relocation allowance under (b)2 and 3 above. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 3 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2017 d.142
    49 N.J.R. 492(a); 49 N.J.R. 2239(a)
  2. AmendedR.1993 d.270
    25 N.J.R. 1085(b); 25 N.J.R. 2509(a)
  3. AmendedR.1989 d.569
    21 N.J.R. 1766(a); 21 N.J.R. 3448(b)

How this rule has been applied

1 decision has cited N.J.A.C. 4A:4-7.3. The list below is citations to those decisions, not the decisions. We have not written summaries for this section. A citation with no summary is deliberate: we do not paraphrase a decision we have not read. Nothing here is legal advice.

Civil Service Commission final determinations (1)
  • In re T.M., Dep't of Educ., CSC Docket No. 2019-19562019 N.J. CSC LEXIS 534Docket 2019-1956

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