N.J.S.A. 11A:1 In General
Two sections, and they do different jobs. The first names the act. The second is the declaration of policy, and it is the part practitioners actually quote: it sets out selection and advancement on the basis of merit, equal employment opportunity, job security including protection against political
Two sections, and they do different jobs. The first names the act. The second is the declaration of policy, and it is the part practitioners actually quote: it sets out selection and advancement on the basis of merit, equal employment opportunity, job security including protection against political coercion, and a system of review for employees who are disciplined. Appeal briefs and Commission decisions open with this language constantly, because it is the statement of purpose everything else in the title is read against. Neither section is long. Both are cited far out of proportion to their length, and 11A:1-2 is named as enabling authority for two separate chapters of the Commission's rules.
Lines in italics are the section’s own opening words.
- 11A:1-1 Short title.Summary22 citing decisions
This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Civil Service Act.”
- 11A:1-2 Declaration of policySummary4 citing decisions
The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is the public policy of this State to select and advance employees on the...