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N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.13 Convention leave

N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.13, Convention leave. Every employee in the career, senior executive or unclassified service who is a duly authorized representative shall, upon request, be granted a leave of ab Full text with 2 recorded amendments, 2 citing decisions, cited by 1 other rule.

Leaves, Hours of Work, and Employee Development · Leaves of Absence

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

Paperwork on both ends, and a five-day cap. An employee in the career, senior executive or unclassified service who is a duly authorized representative is granted up to five paid days in a calendar year, travel time included, to attend a State or national convention of an organization listed at N.J.S.A. 38:23-2. Written notice from the organization goes to the appointing authority before the convention, and a certificate of attendance after it. Representatives of the PBA, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association and the Professional Fire Fighters Association fall under their own paragraph, with leave for the duration of the convention plus reasonable travel up to seven days, and headcount limits: 10 percent of the membership of the organization, never fewer than two and never more than 10 representatives unless a negotiated agreement allows more, and a maximum of 25 where the organization has more than 5,000 members. Local school district teaching staff, secretaries and office clerks get up to two days for the NJEA convention.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.13. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Every employee in the career, senior executive or unclassified service who is a duly authorized representative shall, upon request, be granted a leave of absence with pay for a period of up to five days in any calendar year to attend any State or national convention of any one or more of the organizations listed in N.J.S.A. 38:23-2. The five days shall include necessary travel time. Written notice from the appropriate organization indicating that the employee is a duly authorized delegate shall be submitted to the appointing authority prior to the convention. A certificate of attendance shall be submitted to the appointing authority after the convention indicating the delegate's attendance. #

(b) An employee who is a duly authorized representative of the New Jersey Policemen's Benevolent Association, Inc.; the Fraternal Order of Police; the Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association, Inc.; or the Professional Fire Fighters Association of New Jersey shall be granted a leave of absence with pay to attend a State or national convention of one or more of those organizations; provided, however, that: #

1. No more than 10 percent of the employee organization's membership shall be permitted such a leave of absence with pay, except that no less than two and no more than 10 authorized representatives shall be entitled to such leave, unless more than 10 authorized representatives are permitted such leave pursuant to an agreement between the appointing authority and negotiations representatives. #

2. For employee organizations as with more than 5,000 members, a maximum of 25 authorized representatives shall be entitled to such leave. #

(c) The leave shall be for a period inclusive of the duration of the convention with a reasonable time allowed for travel to and from the convention, except that such leave shall be for no more than seven days. A certificate of attendance at the convention shall, upon request, be submitted by the representative so attending. See N.J.S.A. 11A:6-10 and 40A:14-177. #

(d) Persons designated by the Governor shall be granted leaves of absence to attend the convention of the American Correctional Association (American Prison Association). See N.J.S.A. 30:4-178. #

(e) Any full-time teaching staff member, secretary or office clerk of any local school district who applies to his or her board of education shall be granted a leave of absence with pay to attend the convention of the New Jersey Education Association. Such leave shall not exceed two days within any one calendar year. The employee must file a certificate of attendance with the board of education. The certificate must be signed by the executive secretary of the association for the employee to receive paid leave. See N.J.S.A. 18A:31-2. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 2 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2003 d.261
    35 N.J.R. 339(a); 35 N.J.R. 2861(b)
  2. AmendedR.1994 d.73
    25 N.J.R. 4824(a); 26 N.J.R. 795(b)

How this rule has been applied

2 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.13. 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.

Superior Court (1)
  • New Jersey Law Enforcement Supervisors Ass'n v. State414 N.J. Super. 111; 997 A.2d 1043; 2010 N.J. Super. LEXIS 1062010
Other decisions (1)
  • Sick leave injury benefits paid to public employees under the Civil Service Act constitute, like worker's compensation itself, wage-loss replacement benefits rather than remuneration for services rendered, therefore the benefits are not "wages" or "remuneration" within the meaning of the unemployment and temporary disability benefit laws. Atty.Gen.F.O.1980, No. 20.

Rules that point here

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