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N.J.A.C. 4A:6-7.2 General provisions

N.J.A.C. 4A:6-7.2, General provisions. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. Title 11A, this subchapter applies to employees in the career, unclassified, and senior executive services. State boards and authoritie

Leaves, Hours of Work, and Employee Development · Telework Program: State Service

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. The telework subchapter runs on Title 11A authority and covers employees in the career, unclassified and senior executive services. State boards and authorities not subject to Title 11A may choose to follow it, and State colleges and universities are outside it, though they may consult it when building their own programs. Local service is not addressed at all. Each appointing authority must institute a telework program taking operational needs into account, and must let employees meeting the eligibility criteria telework, with operational needs left to its own discretion. A written plan required approval from the Chairperson by January 2, 2026, or within 90 days of a new appointing authority's creation, and no program may run before its plan is approved. Unions see the proposed plan at least 20 calendar days before submission and their comments travel with it. One hard ceiling: no more than two telework days in a calendar week.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-7.2. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. Title 11A, this subchapter applies to employees in the career, unclassified, and senior executive services. State boards and authorities not subject to N.J.S.A. Title 11A may choose to follow this subchapter. This subchapter does not apply to State colleges and universities, though they may consult this subchapter if establishing their own telework program. #

(b) Each appointing authority shall institute a telework program that takes into consideration operational needs while ensuring eligible employees have access to the program. Operational needs are at the discretion of the appointing authority. #

(c) State appointing authorities shall permit employees who meet the eligibility criteria set forth in this subchapter to telework while delivering services to the Executive Branch and meeting organizational goals. #

(d) Each appointing authority shall provide a written plan for its telework program for approval of the Chairperson, or designee, by January 2, 2026, or, if a new appointing authority is established, within 90 days of the effective date of the appointing authority's creation. An appointing authority may not implement a telework program until its plan has been approved by the Chairperson, or designee. The plan submitted for approval by the appointing authority shall identify any changes to the terms of the appointing authority's telework plan in effect prior to the submission of the plan. #

1. Prior to submitting a telework plan for approval, an appointing authority shall: #

i. Provide a copy of its proposed telework plan to the relevant union representative(s) at least 20 calendar days prior to submission to the Chairperson, or designee; and #

ii. If received by the appointing authority within 20 days following the plan submission to the relevant union representative(s), submit the union(s)' comments and any response by the appointing authority to the union(s)' comments, including an updated telework plan, as part of their submission to the Chairperson, or designee. #

2. A telework plan may not allow for more than two days of telework in a calendar week. #

3. An appointing authority must track and maintain a record of when employees are working in the official reporting location and when they are teleworking. #

(e) The Chairperson, or designee, shall review the appointing authority's written plan to assess if it complies with this subchapter. The Chairperson, or designee, shall review any union comments to an appointing authority's telework plan and any appointing authority responses to those comments. Within 30 calendar days from the date of the plan's submission, the Chairperson, or designee, shall issue a decision, approving or requiring modifications to the plan. If the Chairperson, or designee, orders modifications to the plan, the appointing authority shall incorporate the modifications within 14 calendar days of receipt of the Chairperson's, or designee's, decision and shall provide a copy of the revised plan to the Chairperson, or designee, and to the applicable union(s). #

(f) Employees may request telework as a reasonable accommodation pursuant to existing State and Federal law, including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Appointing authorities shall review such requests as they would in the normal course. #

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