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.
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.
Current through the close of the 221st Legislature (L. 2025, c. 346). What that means
Enacted by L. 1986, c. 112. Last amended by L. 2008, c. 29, effective June 30, 2008, the most recent of 2 amendments.
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changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.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.
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#
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
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.
New Jersey Supreme Court 2
- Headen v. Jersey City Bd. of Educ.212 N.J. 437, 55 A.3d 65, 2012 N.J. LEXIS 1325
- Headen v. Jersey City Bd. of Educ.212 N.J. 437, 55 A.3d 65, 2012 N.J. LEXIS 1143, 2012 N.J. LEXIS 1325, 2013 N.J. LEXIS 10
Appellate Division 1
- Headen v. Jersey City Bd. of Educ.420 N.J. Super. 105, 18 A.3d 1072, 2011 N.J. Super. LEXIS 87
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.