N.J. Admin. Code § 15:3-7.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 15:3-7.3 - Eligible applicants

(a) An application shall be eligible for a PARIS grant if the following conditions are satisfied:

1. The applicant meets the definition of the term "applicant" found in this subchapter;

2. The applicant's project manager has personally attended in its entirety at least one mandatory training session on PARIS grant applications presented by DARM during the current grant cycle;

3. The applicant is in good standing under the PARIS grant program; and

4. The applicant is in compliance with public records management, retention and disposition standards and procedures, as established in N.J.A.C. 15:3-2, Records Retention.

(b) Failure of any local government to demonstrate a good-faith effort to have its electronic document imaging systems or contracted services certified and/or its certification renewed annually by the State Records Committee and demonstration of an inability to follow P.L. 1994, c. 140 and related New Jersey State rules pertaining thereto, specifically N.J.A.C. 15:3-4, Image Processing of Public Records, and 15:3-5, Certification of Imaging Processing Systems, will, beginning with the PARIS Program Year 2008-2009, result in that local government losing its eligibility for PARIS Grant Program funding.

1. This requirement includes all imaging systems and contracted imaging services, whether procured with funds from the PARIS Grant Program or other sources.

2. This requirement applies to any and all offices within the local government, including law enforcement and Constitutional offices.

3. A "good-faith effort" shall include, but not be limited to, the submission of an application for certification of the system, or renewal or amendment of the certification.

(c) Beginning at the time of approval of any local government's records management strategic plan by the State Records Committee, failure of that local government to follow disposition standards and procedures for the destruction of public records as defined by the Public Records Destruction Law, P.L. 1953, c. 410 (47:3-15 through 32), and N.J.A.C. 15:3-2.2, Disposal of public records, or destruction of public records without proper authorization from DARM shall result in that local government losing its eligibility for funding from the PARIS Grant Program.

N.J. Admin. Code § 15:3-7.3

Amended by R.2006 d.210, effective 6/5/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3030(a), 38 N.J.R. 2509(b).
In (a)2, inserted "during the current grant cycle".
Amended by R.2007 d.363, effective 11/19/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 3487(a), 39 N.J.R. 4938(a).
In (a)2, deleted "and" from the end; in (a)3, substituted "; and" for the period at the end; and added (a)4, (b) and (c).