New Jersey Statutes 44:7-9. County welfare board; election of officers; director not to be member; officers and employees; civil service classification; permanent status
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:7-9
- County welfare board: means the boards established within the several counties for the purposes of administering welfare to the needy, whether set up under the authority of this chapter or pursuant to any other laws of this State. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- Director of welfare: means the director of the county welfare board. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State division: means the bureau of assistance as set up within the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
All paid officers and employees of any county welfare board, except any attorney serving as legal counsel, which county welfare board operates under the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, shall be and the same hereby are classified in the competitive class of the classified service, and all such officers and employees of any county welfare board which does not operate under the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, shall be similarly classified under the personnel standards to be established and maintained by the State division. All such paid officers and employees, presently employed by any county welfare board, who have been so employed for a continuous period of at least one year prior to adoption of this act and, who have not previously entered the service of the county or of the county welfare board through competitive or qualifying examination, and who are not otherwise granted permanent status by the provisions of this section, shall be permitted to obtain permanent status in their present positions through qualifying examination. All such paid officers and employees who are not permanent employees in the competitive class or who have previously entered the service of the county or of the county welfare board through competitive or qualifying examination, shall be and the same hereby are granted permanent status in their present positions without further examination. All such paid officers and employees, presently employed by any county welfare board, who have heretofore been appointed or reappointed and qualified under section 44:7-6 of the Revised Statutes as adopted March sixteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, and who have held their respective offices and positions for a period equal to the minimum required probationary period for such offices or positions, shall be and the same hereby are granted permanent status in their present positions without further examination.
Amended by L.1938, c. 361, p. 905, s. 5, eff. July 1, 1938; L.1940, c. 186, p. 555, s. 2; L.1942, c. 173, p. 535, s. 2, eff. May 9, 1942.