SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 1931

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JUNE 5, 1997

      The Senate Judiciary Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 1931.

      Under present law, a municipal court administrator is granted tenure in office after ten or more years of continuous service. S-1931 would permit a municipal court administrator to gain tenure in office after five or more years of service provided that the administrator has become certified.

      The committee adopted amendments adding a new section to the bill. This new section amends the present statute dealing with tenure for municipal court administrators in boroughs. The amendments also clarify that while an administrator has to be certified, the administrator need not be certified for any specific period of time in order to gain tenure. In addition, the amendments delete the present language requiring the governing body of a municipality to pass a resolution in order for an administrator to be granted tenure.