N.J. Admin. Code § 4A:4-7.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 4A:4-7.3 - Relocation assistance: State service

(a) Subject to available appropriations, the Chairperson or designee may allow relocation assistance for permanent employees who are transferred or reassigned on a permanent basis to a new work location due to a relocation of an office or unit, or a closing or phasedown in anticipation of closing of a State operation.

1. In order to be eligible to participate in the program, an employee's new job site must be at least 25 miles from the prior job site.

2. Relocation assistance will be requested, paid and verified by the receiving appointing authority.

(b) Such assistance may consist of all or part of the following:

1. A commutation allowance applied to the round trip mileage between an employee's domicile and new job site, reduced by the normal commutation mileage between the domicile and the previous job site.

i. The allowance shall be equal to the standard State Mileage Allowance for operating a personal motor vehicle, and shall be limited to a period of six months from the effective date of the transfer.

ii. An employee who is offered fully paid car, van pooling or mass transit options shall not be eligible for a commutation allowance.

2. one-time moving expense allowance, which is to be set by the Chairperson or designee not to exceed $ 1,000 for the shipment of household items from the employee's prior domicile to a domicile established as a result of the new work assignment.

i. The employee must demonstrate that the change in domicile was for the sole purpose of establishing a domicile closer to the job site.

ii. The move must be made within one year of the effective date of the transfer.

3. The relocation allowance, which is to be set by the Chairperson not to exceed $ 1,000 for costs involved in terminating a lease, in rental situations, or costs involved in the sale and purchase of a home, including, but not limited to, broker's fees and closing costs.

i. The employee must demonstrate that the change in domicile was for the sole purpose of establishing a domicile closer to the new job site.

ii. The move must be made within one year of the effective date of the transfer.

(c) Relocation assistance shall be limited at the employee's option to commutation allowance under (b)1 above or the moving expense allowance and the relocation allowance under (b)2 and 3 above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 4A:4-7.3

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2239(a), effective 7/17/2017