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N.J.S.A. 11A:2-28 Law enforcement officers, certain, participation in intergovernmental transfer program

a. The commission shall provide, by regulation, for intergovernmental transfers by law enforcement officers, including county sheriff and corrections … Implemented by a rule in N.J.A.C. Title 4A.

Title 11A · Chapter 2. Civil Service Commission · Article 8

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

Law enforcement officers were brought into the intergovernmental transfer program by regulation, and the section names them: law enforcement officers generally, county sheriff's officers and corrections officers. They get every privilege the program carries, including the option to waive accumulated sick leave and seniority rights. That option is not the officer's alone: the waiver requires written consent from the receiving jurisdiction, the employee and the Commission together. The sending jurisdiction is barred from paying supplemental compensation for the waived sick leave, and has to certify to both the receiving jurisdiction and the Commission that it paid none.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of this section. The statute itself is below, unabridged.

a.The commission shall provide, by regulation, for intergovernmental transfers by law enforcement officers, including county sheriff and corrections officers, as part of the commission’s intergovernmental transfer program. These law enforcement officers, county sheriff and corrections officers shall be granted all privileges under the intergovernmental transfer program, including the option to waive all accumulated sick leave and seniority rights.#

b.The waiver of accumulated sick leave and seniority rights shall require the consent in writing of the receiving jurisdiction, the affected employee, and the commission.#

c.The sending jurisdiction shall not pay supplemental compensation for accumulated sick leave to any law enforcement officer, county sheriff or corrections officer, approved for an intergovernmental transfer and shall certify, to the receiving jurisdiction and the commission, that no supplemental compensation was paid.#

Enacted by L. 2006, c. 77, effective August 2, 2006. 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.

The rules that implement this section

A statute sets the framework and the Civil Service Commission’s rules fill in the detail. Where a question turns on procedure, the rule usually governs; where it turns on who is covered or what the Commission may do, the statute does.

Legislative history

Session laws, newest first

  1. L. 2008, c. 29, section 19Amended
    effective June 30, 2008
  2. L. 2006, c. 77, section 1Enacted
    effective August 2, 2006

Commission decisions resting on 11A:2-28

9 decisions of the Civil Service Commission since January 16, 2019 rest on this section: 9 cite it directly. The newest:

Search the 9 decisions citing 11A:2-28 directly

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.
  • Pursuant to R.S.1:3-1, the Office of Legislative Services, through its Legislative Counsel and with the concurrence of the Attorney General, substituted “commission’s” for “department’s” in subsection a. in L. 2008, c. 29, § 19.