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N.J.S.A. 11A:7-4 Agency goals

The department shall establish reasonable equal employment and affirmative action goals for State agencies in the form of regulations. Implemented by a rule in N.J.A.C. Title 4A.

Title 11A · Chapter 7. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action

In plain language

Nineteen words, and the important one is "regulations". Agency equal employment and affirmative action goals are set by the department in the form of regulations, not by internal memorandum or agency-by-agency negotiation. That makes them public, subject to the rulemaking process, and citable. It is also why a question about what a particular agency is aiming at is answered in the Administrative Code rather than in this chapter.

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, effective September 25, 1986. 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changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.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.

The department shall establish reasonable equal employment and affirmative action goals for State agencies in the form of regulations.

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.

Legislative history

Session laws, newest first

  1. L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
    effective September 25, 1986