N.J.S.A. 11A:6-6 State administrative leave
Administrative leave for personal reasons including religious observances for full-time State employees or those employees of Rutgers, The State Unive… Amended 3 times since 1986.
In plain language
Three working days a calendar year, for personal reasons including religious observance. It goes to full-time State employees, and to employees of Rutgers, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan, Montclair State and Kean who perform services similar to career service employees of the New Jersey State colleges. The catch is at the end: administrative leave does not accumulate, and anything unused at the end of a year is cancelled. Unlike sick leave, which builds without limit, this is use it or lose it.
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. 2021, c. 282, effective November 8, 2021, the most recent of 3 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changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.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.
Administrative leave for personal reasons including religious observances for full-time State employees or those employees of Rutgers, The State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rowan University, Montclair State University, and Kean University who perform services similar to those performed by employees of the New Jersey State colleges who are in the career service shall be three working days per calendar year. Administrative leave shall not be cumulative and any administrative leave unused by an employee at the end of any year shall be cancelled.
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2021, c. 282, section 34Amended
effective November 8, 2021 - L. 2017, c. 178, section 34Amended
effective July 21, 2017 - L. 2012, c. 45, section 64Amended
effective July 1, 2013 - L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
no effective date given
How this section has been applied
1 reported decision cites 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 1
- James v. New Jersey State Prison176 N.J. Super. 207, 422 A.2d 786, 1980 N.J. Super. LEXIS 699
Effective-date provisions
Quoted from the session laws themselves.
- Section 153 of L. 2012, c. 45 provides: “Section 138 shall take effect immediately, sections 15, 20, 26, 33, 34, 38, and 146 of this act shall take effect and become operational on the 90th day after the date of enactment and the remainder of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2013 and shall first apply to the 2013-2014 academic year, but anticipatory administrative action may be taken in advance of the operative date as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.” Chapter 45, L. 2012, was approved on Aug. 22, 2012.