N.J.S.A. 11A:7-13.5 Request for an interview; eligibility, qualifications
A person with significant disabilities applying for appointment in the State workforce under this act, P.L.2021, c.465 (C.11A:7-13.1 et seq.), who is …
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Reviewed as of July 28, 2026. Official text: njleg.state.nj.us.
In plain language
A right to ask, and a duty to grant. An applicant with significant disabilities under this program who is refused an interview for an unclassified or career service appointment may request one, and the appointing authority then has to provide a good faith interview. The request is kept confidential, so making it does not itself become a fact about the candidate that circulates. It is a narrow right, and its value is that it converts a silent rejection into a conversation.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of this section. The statute itself is below, unabridged.
A person with significant disabilities applying for appointment in the State workforce under this act, P.L.2021, c.465 (C.11A:7-13.1 et seq.), who is denied an interview for appointment in the unclassified service or career service of civil service, shall be provided the opportunity to request an interview. If an interview is requested, the appointing authority shall provide the candidate with a good faith interview. The request for an interview shall be kept confidential.
To be eligible to request an interview, the person shall provide proof of eligibility and qualification for appointment pursuant to the provisions of this act. Written proof of the eligibility and qualification shall be provided to the appointing authority with the written request for an interview.
Enacted by L. 2021, c. 465, effective May 1, 2022. Never amended since.
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Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2021, c. 465, section 5Enacted
effective May 1, 2022
Sections this one refers to
- N.J.S.A. 11A:7-13.1 Findings, declarations