N.J.S.A. 11A:6-19.1 Payment of accumulated sick leave by political subdivision under civil service
Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a political subdivision of the State, or an agency, authority or instrumentality thereof,…
In plain language
A $15,000 cap on the local sick-leave payout, and it reaches a much narrower group than it first appears. It applies to an "officer or employee" of a political subdivision under Title 11A, and the section defines that term restrictively: elected officials, gubernatorial appointees, and people appointed by an elected official or governing body with a specific consent process similar to Senate advice and consent. It EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES anyone employed or appointed in the regular course, and excludes by name the certified health officer, tax assessor, tax collector, municipal planner, chief financial officer, registered municipal clerk, construction code official, uniform subcode inspector, qualified purchasing agent and certified public works manager. Two savings clauses preserve amounts already accrued as of the 2007 act, or on the expiration of a contract then in force, whichever is greater.
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. 2007, c. 92, effective June 8, 2007. Never amended since.
A New Jersey statute changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.
Reviewed as of July 28, 2026. Official text: njleg.state.nj.us.
Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a political subdivision of the State, or an agency, authority or instrumentality thereof, that has adopted the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes, shall not pay supplemental compensation to any officer or employee for accumulated unused sick leave in an amount in excess of $15,000, except that an officer or employee who:
(1)on the effective date of P.L.2007, c.92 (C.43:15C-1 et al.), or upon the expiration of a collective negotiations agreement or contract of employment applicable to that officer or employee in effect on that date has accrued supplemental compensation based upon accumulated unused sick leave shall, upon retirement, be eligible to receive for any unused leave not more than the amount so accumulated or not more than $15,000, whichever is greater; or#
(2)becomes an officer or employee after the effective date of P.L.2007, c.92 (C.43:15C-1 et al.) and has previously accrued supplemental compensation based upon accumulated unused sick leave shall, upon retirement, be eligible to receive for any unused leave not more than the amount so previously accumulated or not more than $15,000, whichever is greater. Supplemental compensation shall be payable only at the time of retirement from a State-administered or locally-administered retirement system based on the leave credited on the date of retirement. As used in this section, “officer or employee” means an elected official; or a person appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, or appointed by the Governor to serve at the pleasure of the Governor only during his or her term of office; or a person appointed by an elected public official or elected governing body of a political subdivision of the State, with the specific consent or approval of the elected governing body of the political subdivision that is substantially similar in nature to the advice and consent of the Senate for appointments by the Governor of the State as that similarity is determined by the elected governing body and set forth in an adopted ordinance or resolution, pursuant to guidelines or policy that shall be established by the Local Finance Board in the Department of Community Affairs, but not including a person who is employed or appointed in the regular or normal course of employment or appointment procedures and consented to or approved in a general or routine manner appropriate for and followed by the political subdivision, or the agency, authority or instrumentality of a subdivision, or a person who holds a professional license or certificate to perform and is performing as a certified health officer, tax assessor, tax collector, municipal planner, chief financial officer, registered municipal clerk, construction code official, licensed uniform subcode inspector, qualified purchasing agent, or certified public works manager.#
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2007, c. 92, section 42Enacted
effective June 8, 2007
Effective-date provisions
Quoted from the session laws themselves.
- Section 49 of L. 2007, c. 92 provides: “This act shall take effect on the 30th day after the date of enactment, except that sections 1 through 19 shall take effect on July 1, 2007 and section 20 shall take effect January 1, 2008, but the State may take such anticipatory administrative action in advance thereof as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.” Chapter 92, L. 2007, was approved on May 9, 2007.