N.J. Admin. Code § 19:12A-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 19:12A-1.2 - Health Benefits Plan Design and Pension Committees Super Conciliation Panel

(a) The Public Employment Relations Commission (Commission) shall maintain a Health Benefits Plan Design and Pension Committees Super Conciliation Panel (Panel) to resolve disputes emanating from health benefits plan design and pension committees. Members of the Panel must have experience and expertise in dispute resolution. Following a screening process as set forth in this section, they shall be appointed for three-year terms.

(b) To be eligible for appointment to the Panel, an applicant for Panel membership shall:

1. Have experience mediating or adjudicating issues involving health insurance and/or pension matters;

2. Serve in a neutral/mediatory capacity for a minimum of three years;

3. In the three years before applying for Panel membership, not have served as an advocate for private or public sector labor or management;

4. Have an impeccable reputation for professional competence, ethics, and integrity, and have complied with all applicable codes of conduct; and

5. Demonstrate:

i. The ability to write a well-reasoned decision, consistent with the parameters of assignments;

ii. Knowledge of government finance and fiscal principles; and

iii. Substantial experience in dispute resolution.

(c) Every applicant shall complete an application form prepared by the Director of Conciliation and Arbitration. An applicant shall submit at least three writing samples that are well-reasoned and cogent. An applicant will also have the opportunity to submit any other relevant information.

(d) The Director of Conciliation and Arbitration shall review all applications and make a recommendation to the Commission regarding each one. The Commission shall notify an applicant, in writing, of any action taken upon an application. The names and resumes of all super conciliators appointed to the Panel shall be posted on the Commission's website.

(e) Members of the Panel shall be guided by the objectives and principles set forth in the "Code of Professional Responsibility for Arbitrators of Labor-Management Disputes" of the National Academy of Arbitrators, the American Arbitration Association, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and any other applicable code of conduct.

(f) A super conciliator who fails to carry out assignments in accordance with the requirements of an appointment may be subject to discipline including suspension or removal from the Panel.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:12A-1.2

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 2022(a), effective 9/18/2023