N.J.S.A. 11A:6-3 Vacation leave; full-time political subdivision employees
Vacation leave for full-time political subdivision employees shall be at least: a. Up to one year of service, one working day for each month of servic… Implemented by a rule in N.J.A.C. Title 4A.
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 local schedule, and the bands are wider than the State ones. A full-time political subdivision employee earns one working day per month in the first year, 12 working days after one year and up to ten years of continuous service, and 15 after ten and up to twenty. Set that against 11A:6-2, where a State employee reaches the next band after five years rather than ten. Two employees doing identical work for different employers accrue vacation at different rates, and this pair of sections is why.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of this section. The statute itself is below, unabridged.
Vacation leave for full-time political subdivision employees shall be at least:
a.Up to one year of service, one working day for each month of service;#
b.After one year and up to 10 years of continuous service, 12 working days;#
c.After 10 years and up to 20 years of continuous service, 15 working days;#
d.After 20 years of continuous service, 20 working days; and#
e.Vacation not taken in a given year because of business demands shall accumulate and be granted during the next succeeding year only; except that vacation leave not taken in a given year because of duties directly related to a state of emergency declared by the Governor may accumulate at the discretion of the appointing authority until, pursuant to a plan established by the employee’s appointing authority and approved by the commission, the leave is used or the employee is compensated for that leave, which shall not be subject to collective negotiation or collective bargaining#
Enacted by L. 1986, c. 112. Last amended by L. 2008, c. 29, effective June 30, 2008, the most recent of 2 amendments.
An old amendment date alone does not mean a provision is obsolete.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.
- N.J.A.C. 4A:9, the whole chapter
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2008, c. 29, section 53Amended
effective June 30, 2008 - L. 2001, c. 270, section 2Amended
effective December 26, 2001 - L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
no effective date given
How this section has been applied
2 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.
New Jersey Supreme Court 1
- Headen v. Jersey City Bd. of Educ.212 N.J. 437, 55 A.3d 65
Appellate Division 1
- Headen v. Jersey City Bd. of Educ.420 N.J. Super. 105, 18 A.3d 1072
Commission decisions resting on 11A:6-3
42 decisions of the Civil Service Commission since January 16, 2019 rest on this section: 17 cite it directly, and 25 apply a Title 4A rule adopted under it. The newest:
- In the Matter of Daniel Burke, Jackson, Department of Administration August 12, 2026 · Request for reconsideration · Denied · cites this section
- In the Matter of John T. Arrington, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, Department of Corrections August 12, 2026 · Petition for interim relief or a stay · Denied · applies N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.2
- In the Matter of Stacey Williams, Roselle, Police Department December 17, 2025 · Request for enforcement · Granted in part · cites this section
- In the Matter of Daniel Burke, Jackson, Department of Administration November 26, 2025 · Counsel fees or back pay · Ordered · cites this section
- In the Matter of Susan Moore, Ann Klein Forensic Center October 15, 2025 · · Denied · applies N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.2
- In the Matter of Intermittent Public Safety Telecommunicator September 10, 2025 · Title creation, reallocation or retitling · Granted · applies N.J.A.C. 4A:3-3.8
- In the Matter of Department of Education Titles April 30, 2025 · Title creation, reallocation or retitling · Granted · applies N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.2
- In the Matter of Thomas Riordan, Vineland April 9, 2025 · Counsel fees or back pay · Different results for different parties · cites this section
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.