Removes exclusion of certain institutions of higher education under "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."

S4179

SENATE, No. 4179

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 11, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ANDREW ZWICKER

District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)

Senator� GORDON M. JOHNSON

District 37 (Bergen)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Diegnan and McKnight

SYNOPSIS

���� Removes exclusion of certain institutions of higher
education under "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
revising the "Responsible Collective Negotiations
Act" and amending P.L.2021, c.411.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 13 of P.L.2021,
c.411 (C.34:13A-60.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 13.� The provisions of
sections 4 and 5 of P.L.2021, c.411 (C.34:13A-59 and C.34:13A-60), and of
subsection c. of section 5 of P.L.2018, c.15 (C.34:13A-5.15) shall not apply
to:

���� a.���� the several counties
and municipalities;
and

���� b.��� authorities,
commissions, boards or other instrumentalities of the several counties and
municipalities
[
;
]

.

���� c.����
[
State colleges
and universities, including Kean University, Montclair State University, and
Rowan University;
]

(Deleted pursuant to P.L.��� , c.��� (C.�������� ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill)

���� d.���
[
county
colleges;
]

(Deleted pursuant to P.L.��� , c.��� (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)

���� e.����
[
Rutgers, the
State University of New Jersey; or
]

(Deleted pursuant to P.L.��� , c.��� (C.�������� )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)

���� f.����
[
the New Jersey
Institute of Technology.
]

(Deleted pursuant to P.L.��� , c.��� (C.�������� )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)

(cf: P.L.2021, c.411, s.13)

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill revises the "Responsible
Collective Negotiations Act" to remove the exclusion of county colleges;
State colleges and universities, including Kean University, Montclair State
University, and Rowan University; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; and
the New Jersey Institute of Technology from certain provisions of the act.�
Those provisions concern:

���� (1)�� permissive subjects of
negotiation, grievance procedures, disciplinary matters for which there is not
an alternate statutory appeal procedure (section 4 of P.L.2021, c.411 (C.34:13A-59));

���� (2)�� the confidentiality of
communications between a majority representative and its unit members regarding
collective negotiations, the administration of collective negotiations
agreements, the investigation of grievances, other workplace related complaints
and issues, and other matters that are within the scope of a majority
representative�s duty of fair representation (section 5 of P.L.2021, c.411
(C.34:13A-60)); and

���� (3)�� the requirement that
every 120 calendar days, public employers are required to provide to an
exclusive representative employee organization in an Excel file format or other
agreed-upon format certain employment and contact information for all employees
not represented by any exclusive representative employee organization (subsection
c. of section 5 of P.L.2018, c.15 (C.34:13A-5.15)).

���� The bill aligns the treatment
of institutions of higher education with that of other public employers with
respect to collective negotiations, confidentiality of representative
communications, and employee information-sharing requirements.