N.J.S.A. 11A:3-2 Career service
The career service shall have two divisions, the competitive division and the noncompetitive division. The commission shall assign and reassign such t… Cited by 1 other section of Title 11A.
In plain language
The career service splits in two. One division is competitive, the other is not, and which division a title sits in is the Commission's decision. The Commission may also set up routes for an employee to move between the divisions, promotion included. What this section does not do is say when a title qualifies for the noncompetitive division. That question is answered in part by the findings the Legislature added at 11A:3-2.1, which describe the noncompetitive division as intended for jobs that cannot properly be tested for.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of this section. The statute itself is below, unabridged.
Current through the close of the 221st Legislature (L. 2025, c. 346). What that means
Enacted by L. 1986, c. 112, effective September 25, 1986. Last amended by L. 2008, c. 29, effective June 30, 2008.
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Reviewed as of July 28, 2026. Official text: njleg.state.nj.us.
The career service shall have two divisions, the competitive division and the noncompetitive division. The commission shall assign and reassign such titles to each division and may provide for movement, including promotion, of employees from one division to the other.
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2008, c. 29, section 21Amended
effective June 30, 2008 - L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
effective September 25, 1986
How this section has been applied
3 reported decisions cite this section. Citations only: the summaries in the source are the publisher's own writing, and where we describe a case we write it from the decision itself.
Appellate Division 3
- Communications Workers of America v. New Jersey Civil Service Com'n447 N.J. Super. 584, 149 A.3d 844, 2016 N.J. Super. LEXIS 146
- In re Reallocation of Probation Officer441 N.J. Super. 434, 119 A.3d 921, 2015 N.J. Super. LEXIS 119
- In re Baykal309 N.J. Super. 424, 707 A.2d 467, 1998 N.J. Super. LEXIS 98
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 that refer to this one
- N.J.S.A. 11A:3-2.1 Findings, declarations