N.J.S.A. 11A:4 Examination, Selection and Appointment of Employees
Competitive hiring, start to finish. Examinations: who may sit them, when they are held, what the application fee may be used for. Eligible lists: the types, how long they last, the exceptions to that duration, and the order in which lists are used. Certification and appointment, which is where the
Competitive hiring, start to finish. Examinations: who may sit them, when they are held, what the application fee may be used for. Eligible lists: the types, how long they last, the exceptions to that duration, and the order in which lists are used. Certification and appointment, which is where the rule of three lives. Then the working test period, promotion, and transfer or reassignment or lateral title change. Later additions handle law enforcement specifically, including an examination exemption for certain entry-level applicants and a statewide candidate database. Two sections deal with criminal records: 11A:4-10 on arrests and records generally, and 11A:4-11 on removal of a name from a list because of one. If you are looking for the rule about being passed over despite ranking high, it is 11A:4-8, and the word "bypass" appears nowhere in this title.
Lines in italics are the section’s own opening words.
- 11A:4-1 ExaminationsSummary19 citing decisions
The commission shall provide for: a. The announcement and administration of examinations which shall test fairly the knowledge, skills and abilities required...
a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section concerning law enforcement officer and firefighter examinations, the commission shall establish a...
- 11A:4-1.2 Rules, regulationsSummary
The commission shall promulgate, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes...
- 11A:4-1.3 Certain entry-level law enforcement applicants, exemption from examination requirementSummary
a. The Civil Service Commission shall exempt from the requirement to take an examination for an entry-level law enforcement officer position, entry-level...
- 11A:4-1.4 Development, maintenance of database of entry-level law enforcement officer candidatesSummary
a. The Civil Service Commission shall oversee and manage the development and maintenance of a database, which shall collect and track the...
Timely notifications of candidate status and certification notifications shall be disseminated by the Civil Service Commission electronically via mail, e-mail or text...
- 11A:4-2 Holding of examinationsSummary1 citing decision
A vacancy shall be filled by a promotional examination when considered by the commission to be in the best interest of the...
- 11A:4-3 Admission to examinationsSummary6 citing decisions
If it appears that an eligible list is not likely to provide full certification for existing or anticipated vacancies from among qualified...
The commission shall provide for: a. The establishment and cancellation of eligible lists; b. The certification of an eligible list to positions...
- 11A:4-5 Use of eligible listSummaryGuide3 citing decisions
Once the examination process has been initiated due to the appointment of a provisional or an appointing authority’s request for a list...
- 11A:4-6 Duration of listsSummaryGuide4 citing decisions
The commission shall set the duration of an eligible list, which shall not be more than three years from the date of...
Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 11A:4-6, a special reemployment list, a police reemployment list and a fire reemployment list shall have unlimited...
- 11A:4-8 Certification and appointmentSummaryGuide18 citing decisions
The commission shall certify the three eligibles who have received the highest ranking on an open competitive or promotional list against the...
- 11A:4-9 Types of eligible listsSummary4 citing decisions
The commission may establish the following types of eligible lists: a. Open competitive, which shall include all qualified eligibles without regard to...
- 11A:4-10 Arrests and criminal recordsSummaryGuide1 citing decision
Eligibles may be questioned as to criminal convictions and pending criminal charges. Eligibles for a law enforcement, fire fighter or correction officer...
- 11A:4-11 Removal on criminal recordSummaryGuide2 citing decisions
Upon the request of an appointing authority, the commission may remove an eligible with a criminal record from a list when the...
- 11A:4-12 Priority of listsSummary1 citing decision
When more than one list exists, the priority of lists shall be as follows: a. Special reemployment when the available position is...
- 11A:4-13 Types of appointmentSummaryGuide10 citing decisions
The commission shall provide for the following types of appointment: a. Regular appointments shall be to a title in the competitive division...
- 11A:4-14 PromotionSummary6 citing decisions
The commission shall establish the minimum qualifications for promotion and shall provide for the granting of credit for performance and seniority where...
- 11A:4-15 Working test periodSummary6 citing decisions
The purpose of the working test period is to permit an appointing authority to determine whether an employee satisfactorily performs the duties...
- 11A:4-16 Transfer, reassignment and lateral title changeSummary3 citing decisions
The rules of the Civil Service Commission shall define and establish the procedures for transfer, reassignment and lateral title change. Employees shall...