N.J. Admin. Code § 19:16-5.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

Section 19:16-5.6 - Appointment of an arbitrator; arbitrator training and discipline

(a) The Commission shall maintain a special panel of interest arbitrators. Members of this panel shall be appointed for three-year terms following a screening process as set forth in 34:13A-16(e) and pursuant to the standards set forth in 19:16-5.1 5. Reappointments to the panel shall also be contingent upon a similar screening process. The arbitrators appointed pursuant to this subchapter shall be from this special panel. All arbitrators appointed by the Commission shall be considered officers of the Commission while performing duties pursuant to this subchapter.

(b) In accordance with N.J.S.A. 34:13A-16e(4), members of the Commission's special panel of interest arbitrators shall be required to complete annual training offered by the State Ethics Commission.

(c) The Commission may suspend, remove, or otherwise discipline an arbitrator for violating the Police and Fire Public Interest Arbitration Reform Act or for good cause in accordance with the procedures set forth at 19:16-5.1 6. Any arbitrator who fails to attend the Commission's annual continuing education program may be removed from the special panel. Any arbitrator who fails to participate in the continuing education program for two consecutive years shall be removed.

(d) An arbitrator from the special panel of interest arbitrators shall be assigned to a petition through a computerized random selection process. On the first business day following receipt of an interest arbitration petition, the Commission, or its designee, independent of and without any participation by either of the parties, shall begin the computerized process of randomly selecting an arbitrator from its special panel of interest arbitrators. The selection shall be final and shall not be subject to review or appeal.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:16-5.6

Amended by R.1996 d.240, effective 5/20/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 1493(a), 28 N.J.R. 2567(a).
Rewrote section.
Amended by R.1996 d.326, effective 7/15/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 2346(a), 28 N.J.R. 3618(a).
Amended by R.1997 d.152, effective 4/7/1997.
See: 29 N.J.R. 105(a), 29 N.J.R. 1399(a).
In (a), inserted references to N.J.A.C. 19:16-5.15 and 19:16-5.16.
Amended by R.2001 d.215, effective 7/2/2001.
See: 33 N.J.R. 1170(a), 33 N.J.R. 2282(a).
In (b), substituted "17" for "10", inserted "joint" preceding "petition", and inserted "or a non-petitioning party's receipt of a notice of filing," preceding "the parties shall".
Amended by R.2012 d.166, effective 10/1/2012.
See: 44 N.J.R. 562(a), 44 N.J.R. 2304(a).
Section was "Appointment of an arbitrator or panel of arbitrators". Rewrote the section.