ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 1931

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: DECEMBER 11, 1997

      The Assembly Local Government Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 1931 (1R). 

      Senate Bill No. 1931 (1R) revises the tenure process for full-time municipal court administrators.

      Under present law, a municipal court administrator is granted tenure in office after ten or more years of continuous service. Under the provisions of this bill, a municipal court administrator would gain tenure in office after five or more years of service provided that the administrator has become certified. The administrator need not be certified for any specific period of time in order to gain tenure.

      The bill also removes current statutory language requiring the approval and authorization of the tenure of office of the municipal court administrator by the governing body, in the case of a borough, and by each governing body, in the case of a municipal court established for two or more municipalities.