ASSEMBLY, No. 428
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION
By Assemblyman KELLY
An Act concerning the Right to Know Advisory Council and amending P.L.1983, c.315.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 18 of P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-18) is amended to read as follows:
18. a. There is established in the Department of Health a Right to Know Advisory Council, which shall consist of [11] 12 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each of these members shall be appointed for a term of three years, provided that of the members of the council first appointed by the Governor, four shall serve for terms of one year, four shall serve for terms of two years, and three shall serve for terms of three years. Of these members, one shall be appointed from persons having training and experience in industrial hygiene recommended by recognized labor unions; one from persons recommended by recognized environmental organizations; one from persons recommended by recognized public interest organizations; one from persons recommended by recognized organizations of chemical industries; one from persons recommended by recognized community organizations; one from persons recommended by recognized organizations of petroleum industries; one from persons recommended by recognized organizations of firefighters; one from persons recommended by the fire safety commission established in the Department of Community Affairs by section 5 of P.L.1983, c.382 (C.52:27D-25e); one from persons recommended by recognized business or trade organizations; one from persons recommended by recognized organizations of small business; one from persons holding an M.D. degree recommended by recognized public health organizations; and one from persons with training and experience in environmental epidemiology recommended by recognized research or academic organizations. In the event that no recommendations for a particular category of membership are made to the Governor three months prior to the effective date of [this act] P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et seq.) in the case of the initial appointments, or within 60 days of the date of the expiration of the term of office of any member or the occurrence of any vacancy in the case of subsequent appointments, or within 60 days of the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) ( now before the Legislature as this bill) in the case of the initial appointee to be recommended by the fire safety commission, the Governor shall appoint as a member for that category of membership a person whom he believes will be representative thereof.
b. A majority of the membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of council business. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the council at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the council present and voting.
c. The council shall meet regularly as it may determine, and shall also meet at the call of the Commissioner of the Department of Health, the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, or the Commissioner of the Department of Labor.
d. The council shall appoint a chairman and other officers as may be necessary from among its members. The council may, within the limits of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for this purpose, appoint such staff or hire such experts as it may require.
e. Members of the council shall serve without compensation, but the council may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for such purposes, reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
(cf: P.L.1983, c.315, s.18)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would add a person recommended by the fire safety commission to the Right to Know Advisory Council and thereby increase the membership of the council from 11 to 12.
Adds person recommended by fire safety commission to Right to Know Advisory Council.