NJ S254

Designates State employees responsible for protecting financial assets, resources, and State-licensed revenue generating operations as essential employees during a declared state of emergency or government shutdown due to budget impasse.

Department, agency, and commission heads would determine which specific employees are essential based on their involvement in critical financial preservation activities.

Essential employees must report to work and perform duties as directed by their respective department, agency, or commission head.

Applies when the Governor declares a state of emergency or when the Governor and Legislature fail to enact a general appropriation law by the start of a fiscal year.

Supplements the existing emergency management act (P.L.1942, c.251) to ensure continued tax collection and protection of State revenue from licensed activities during emergencies or shutdowns.