S2954 • 2026

NJ Veterans to Local Government Employment Act; requires DMVA provide certain information on website and at Veteran Service Offices and certain outreach events; requires DLGS provide certain information on website.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Mukherji, Raj
Last action: 2026-05-21
Official status: Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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NJ Veterans to Local Government Employment Act; requires DMVA provide certain information on website and at Veteran Service Offices and certain outreach events; requires DLGS provide certain information on website.

What This Bill Does

NJ Veterans to Local Government Employment Act; requires DMVA provide certain information on website and at Veteran Service Offices and certain outreach events; requires DLGS provide certain information on website.
Topic: Budget and Appropriations Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-05-21 New Jersey Legislature
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
2026-05-21 New Jersey Legislature
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee

Official Summary Text

NJ Veterans to Local Government Employment Act; requires DMVA provide certain information on website and at Veteran Service Offices and certain outreach events; requires DLGS provide certain information on website.
Topic:
Budget and Appropriations
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S2954 SMV Statement 5/21/26

SENATE MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
2954

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:
�MAY 21,
2026

����� The Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2954.

����� This
bill, the �NJ Veterans to Local Government Employment Act,� requires the
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to include an employment information
section on its website and to provide certain documents at Veteran Service
Offices and certain outreach events.

���� The
DVA, in consultation with the Civil Service Commission and the Department of
Labor and Workforce Development, will be required to, at a minimum, provide
DVA�s Civil Service Veterans Preference Claim form and certain information and
resources concerning career opportunities for veterans and the transition to
civilian employment.� The DVA�s website will serve as a centralized resource
for veterans to access the various public employment and training opportunities
available to them at the federal, State, county, and municipal government
levels.

���� The
DVA, through its regional network of Veteran Service Offices, will also provide
paper copies of its Civil Service Veterans Preference Claim form and any
veterans employment informational packets provided on the website at all such
offices and at each �Veteran Outreach Campaign� event scheduled by the DVA.

���� This
bill also requires the Division of Local Government Services in the Department
of Community Affairs to develop and maintain a list of all job vacancies in
county and municipal government entities within the State for those entities
that do not operate under the provisions of the �Civil Service Act,� which must
include any applicable veterans preferences for those vacancies and be made
publicly available on the division�s website.� The division�s website must also
provide information and resources for individuals seeking employment with, and
individuals currently employed by, these government entities, as appropriate.

����� This bill was prefiled for introduction in the
2026-2027 session pending technical review.� As reported, the bill includes the
changes required by technical review, which has been performed.