N.J. Admin. Code § 19:16-1.1

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

Section 19:16-1.1 - Purpose of procedures

(a) The rules of this chapter provide for implementation of the Police and Fire Public Interest Arbitration Reform Act, P.L. 1995, c. 425, as amended by P.L. 2010, c. 105, and P.L. 2014, c. 11, and codified at N.J.S.A. 34:13A-14 et seq., providing for compulsory interest arbitration of labor disputes in public fire and police departments.

(b) The Commission shall adopt such rules as may be required to regulate the time of commencement of negotiations and of the institution and termination of impasse procedures, at the request of the parties, or on its own motion, and to adhere to the time limits established in N.J.S.A. 34:13A-16, as amended.

(c) Impasse procedures that may be invoked include mediation, fact-finding, and binding conventional interest arbitration, as set forth in N.J.S.A. 34:13A-16d.

(d) Accordingly, the provisions of this chapter establish a mandatory time period for the commencement of negotiations and for institution of impasse procedures, including compulsory interest arbitration of unresolved impasses and appeals of arbitration awards.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:16-1.1

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 990(a), effective 3/5/2018