SENATE, No. 421

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED JANUARY 18, 1996

By Senator BRYANT

An Act concerning the privatization of any functions, duties, or services of a State agency and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

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

    1. Any contract between a State agency and a nongovernmental entity for the performance by that entity of any of the functions, duties, or services performed by the agency shall provide that any employees of the nongovernmental entity, whether full-time or part-time, who perform those functions, duties, or services shall receive pension benefits and health coverage benefits comparable to those previously provided by the agency that formerly provided the service. If such comparable benefits are not maintained, the contract shall be terminated and shall be void.

    For the purposes of this act, "State agency" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of the State government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or instrumentality within or created by such department; the Legislature of the State and any office, board, bureau, or commission within or created by the Legislative Branch; and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality, or agency. A county or municipality shall not be deemed an agency or instrumentality of the State.

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

            This bill provides that (1) any contract between a State agency and a nongovernmental entity for the performance by that entity of any of the functions, duties, or services performed by the agency shall provide that any employees of the nongovernmental entity, whether full-time or part-time, who perform those functions, duties, or services shall receive pension benefits and health coverage benefits comparable to those previously provided by the agency, and (2) if such comparable benefits are not maintained, the contract shall be terminated and shall be void.

Requires nongovernmental entity which performs duties previously performed by State agency to provide employees performing those duties with benefits comparable to those formerly provided by State agency.