N.J.S.A. 11A:11-1 Merit System Board
The functions, powers, and duties of the Merit System Board as constituted in the Department of Personnel are continued and transferred to the Civil S… Amended 1 time since 1986.
Current through the close of the 221st Legislature (L. 2025, c. 346). What that means
Reviewed as of July 28, 2026. Official text: njleg.state.nj.us.
In plain language
The Merit System Board did not disappear in 2008; its functions, powers and duties were transferred to the Civil Service Commission, which was created and allocated in but not of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Its sitting members other than the Commissioner of Personnel carried on as Commission members for the rest of their terms, through any reappointments, and until successors were appointed, unless removed for cause. Continuity rather than replacement, which is why decisions of the Merit System Board are still cited as authority today.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of this section. The statute itself is below, unabridged.
The functions, powers, and duties of the Merit System Board as constituted in the Department of Personnel are continued and transferred to the Civil Service Commission which is created and allocated in, but not of, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development by N.J.S.11A:2-1 as amended by P.L.2008, c.29. The members of the Merit System Board, other than the Commissioner of Personnel, on the effective date [June 30, 2008] of this act, P.L.2008, c.29, shall continue as members of the Civil Service Commission for the duration of their current terms and any reappointments and until their successors are appointed, unless removed for cause.
Enacted by L. 1986, c. 112. Last amended by L. 2008, c. 29, effective June 30, 2008.
An old amendment date alone does not mean a provision is obsolete. This mirror reflects the source watermark above; later laws and decisions can affect how the text applies.
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2008, c. 29, section 77Amended
effective June 30, 2008 - L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
no effective date given
Effective-date provisions
Quoted from the session laws themselves.
- Section 120 of L. 2008, c. 29 provides: “This act shall take effect immediately and any actions necessary to implement this act may be taken any time thereafter. General implementation shall be completed no later than 12 months following enactment.” Chapter 29, L. 2008, was approved on June 30, 2008.
Sections this one refers to
- N.J.S.A. 11A:2-1 Civil Service Commission established