N.J.S.A. 11A:7-5 Department responsibilities
The department, through the Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action, shall: a. Ensure that the pool of applicants for all vaca… Implemented by a rule in N.J.A.C. Title 4A.
In plain language
What the department actually has to do, working through the division. Make sure the applicant pool for every vacant State position includes minorities, women and persons with disabilities, so that agency selection decisions can reach the goals rather than being blamed for missing them. Then review its own rules, regulations and testing procedures comprehensively, and amend or eliminate anything that discriminates. That second duty points inward: the section treats the selection machinery itself as a possible source of the problem.
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. Last amended by L. 2017, c. 131, effective July 21, 2017.
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changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.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, through the Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action, shall:
a.Ensure that the pool of applicants for all vacant positions in State agencies includes minorities, women, and persons with disabilities so that affirmative action goals are attainable through agency selection decisions;#
b.Undertake a comprehensive review of its rules, regulations, and testing procedures in order to amend or eliminate those which serve to discriminate against minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;#
c.Ensure that selection devices do not discriminate against minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;#
d.Analyze job specifications to isolate and eliminate prerequisites that are artificial barriers to employment;#
e.Review all discrimination complaints under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub.L. 88-352 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.), evaluate trends, and recommend appropriate policy changes; and#
f.Receive, analyze and transmit to the Governor, at least semi-annually, progress reports on affirmative action in all State agencies.#
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:7, the whole chapter
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2017, c. 131, section 12Amended
effective July 21, 2017 - L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
effective September 25, 1986