ASSEMBLY, No. 502

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblyman ROBERTS and Assemblywoman TURNER

An Act concerning the Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission and amending P.L.1991, c.382.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Section 1 of P.L.1991, c.382 (C.52:9HH-1) is amended to read as follows:

    1. There is hereby established a Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission. The commission shall consist of [10] 12 members: the State Treasurer and three other members of the Executive Branch, who shall be designated by the Governor and who shall serve at the Governor's pleasure; two public members to be appointed by the President of the Senate, no more than one of whom shall be of the same political party; two public members to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, no more than one of whom shall be of the same political party; [and] two public members, no more than one of whom shall be of the same political party, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and two public employee members, appointed by the Governor after consultation with New Jersey public employee unions and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom shall be a current public employee in the career service and the other of whom shall be a retired public employee receiving a retirement allowance from a State-administered retirement system.

    Public members appointed by the Governor shall serve for a term of four years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified, except that of the public members first appointed, one shall serve for a term of two years and one shall serve for a term of four years. Public employee members appointed by the Governor shall serve for a term of four years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified, except that of the public employee members first appointed, one shall serve for a term of two years and one shall serve for a term of four years. Public members appointed by the President of the Senate or Speaker of the General Assembly shall serve during the two-year legislative term in which the appointment is made and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment was made.

    A chairman of the commission shall be designated by the Governor from among its public members and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

    Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties.

(cf: P.L.1991, c.382, s.1)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill expands the Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission from 10 to 12 members by adding two public employee members. These members shall be appointed by the Governor after consultation with New Jersey public employee unions and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One shall be a current public employee in the career service of the civil service and the other shall be a retired public employee receiving a retirement allowance from a State-administered retirement system.

Adds two public employee members to the Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission.