N.J. Admin. Code § 4A:4-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 4A:4-3.3 - Duration and cancellation of eligible lists

(a) An eligible list shall be considered issued on the date on which it is available for review by candidates, appointing authorities and members of the public. The list shall be considered promulgated on the date on which it is available to be certified to an appointing authority and from which appointments may be made.

(b) Open competitive and promotional lists shall be promulgated for three years from the date of their establishment, unless the Chairperson or designee determines that, under the circumstances, a shorter time period is appropriate.

1. An eligible list may, for good cause, be extended by the Chairperson or designee prior to its expiration date, except that no list shall have a duration of more than four years.

2. The name of any employee shall not remain on a regular reemployment list for more than three years from the date of resignation, except as provided in (b)1 above.

3. Special reemployment, police reemployment, sheriff's officer reemployment, and fire reemployment lists shall have unlimited durations.

(c) The Chairperson or designee may, in cases of fraud, illegality, test invalidity, error by the Civil Service Commission staff, or other good cause, cancel an eligible list prior to its expiration date by issuing an order, which shall provide a means for the notification of eligibles. The Chairperson or designee shall also notify affected appointing authorities.

(d) See 4A:4-4.9 for appointments after the expiration date of the eligible list.

(e) When a promotional list for a law enforcement or firefighter title is extended until a new promotional list is available for certification and appointments, the extended list shall expire when the new promotional list is issued, provided however, that certifications of and appointments from the new list shall not be made until the promulgation date of the new list.

N.J. Admin. Code § 4A:4-3.3

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2239(a), effective 7/17/2017