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N.J.A.C. 4A:6-6.1 General provisions

N.J.A.C. 4A:6-6.1, General provisions. In local service, appointing authorities may establish and administer awards programs. (b) In State service, the following types of award programs are estab Full text with 2 recorded amendments.

Leaves, Hours of Work, and Employee Development · Awards Program

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

Local appointing authorities may establish and administer awards programs, and the rule says nothing further about them. State service gets a structure instead: awards for commendation, awards for suggestions, service recognition, anything else the New Jersey Employee Awards Committee establishes, and departmental programs the Committee has approved. Coverage is wider than the career service and wider than the Executive Branch. It reaches all executive branch employees whether career, senior executive or unclassified, including autonomous agencies inside executive departments, applicable employees in the Judiciary, and every employee of the Office of Legislative Services.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-6.1. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) In local service, appointing authorities may establish and administer awards programs. #

(b) In State service, the following types of award programs are established: #

1. Awards for Commendation; #

2. Awards for Suggestions; #

3. Service Recognition; #

4. Other awards programs as the New Jersey Employee Awards Committee may establish; and #

5. Department or agency awards programs approved by the New Jersey Employee Awards Committee. #

(c) The awards program applies to all employees in the executive branch of State government, whether in the career, senior executive, or unclassified service, including autonomous agencies within executive departments; applicable employees in the Judiciary; and all employees in the Office of Legislative Services. #

Amendment history

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

  1. AmendedR.1998 d.58
    29 N.J.R. 4590(a); 30 N.J.R. 384(b)
1 editorial correction (punctuation and cross-reference updates)
  1. AmendedR.2016 d.171
    48 N.J.R. 5(a); 48 N.J.R. 2775(b)

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