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NJ ACR98
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Cleopatra Tucker
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AI Summary
- Proposes amending Article VII, Section I, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution to remove the "in time of war" requirement for veterans' civil service hiring preferences
- Currently, only veterans who served during wartime receive preference in civil service appointments; this amendment would allow the Legislature to extend that preference to all veterans regardless of when they served
- The constitutional amendment would be submitted to voters at the next general election occurring more than three months after legislative approval
- Sponsored by Assemblywoman Cleopatra G. Tucker (District 28) and Assemblyman Herb Conaway, Jr. (District 7), with co-sponsorship from Assemblyman Rumpf
- If approved by voters, the Legislature would then have authority to pass laws granting civil service hiring preferences to veterans who served during peacetime
Legislative Description
Proposes constitutional amendment authorizing Legislature to extend civil service hiring preference to veterans who did not serve in time of war.
2nd Reading in the Assembly
Last Action
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
12/4/2025
Committee Referrals
Military and Veterans' Affairs1/9/2024
Full Bill Text
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