N.J. Admin. Code § 5:44-2.7

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

Section 5:44-2.7 - Exemptions

(a) The executive director of a housing authority or redevelopment agency holding that position prior to or on January 18, 1992, possessing the required work experience and holding certification as a Public Housing Manager (PHM) or other equivalent certification from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), or from another HUD-recognized professional association in the housing and redevelopment field, shall not be required to meet the college education requirements of the credentialing process set forth at N.J.A.C. 5:44-3.1(a) and shall be deemed qualified for continued employment as executive director of any local public housing authority in the State. All executive directors shall meet the LHA/MRA Training Program requirements, set forth in this subchapter.

1. Executive directors in position on June 5, 1995 shall have until June 5, 1996, to obtain a recognized PHM certification.

(b) Assistant and deputy directors employed by local housing authorities on August 5, 1992 are exempt from the college education prerequisite for serving as the executive director of a housing authority. Such persons shall satisfy all other prerequisites for the executive director position.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:44-2.7

Amended by R.2000 d.61, effective 2/22/2000.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 3250(a), 32 New Jersey Register 690(a).
In (a), rewrote the introductory paragraph; and recodified former (a)2 as (b), and substituted "August 5, 1992" for "the effective date of the act" following "authorities on".