Authorizes dual employment by certain employees of Rutgers University and affiliated contracting entities.*

S4515 1R

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 4515

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED JUNE 22, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� RAJ MUKHERJI

District 32 (Hudson)

Assemblyman� STERLEY S. STANLEY

District 18 (Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

����� Authorizes dual
employment by certain employees of Rutgers University and affiliated
contracting entities.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations
Committee on June 28, 2026, with amendments.

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An Act
concerning Rutgers, The State University, and
supplementing P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.).

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

����� 1.�� As
used in this act:

����� �Affiliation
agreement� means a long-term agreement that establishes a joint governance
structure between a nonprofit corporation established in the State pursuant to
the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act," N.J.S.15A:1-1 et seq.,
and Rutgers, The State University with the purposes of: advancing the
provisions of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-1 et al.); creating an integrated
academic health system that is nationally recognized for its education,
research, and clinical care; and improving access to healthcare in the State.

����� �Contracting
entity� means a nonprofit corporation established in the State pursuant to the
"New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act," N.J.S.15A:1-1 et seq., and
any affiliates and subsidiaries of the nonprofit corporation in the State, that
enters into an affiliation agreement with Rutgers, The State University; or any
jointly formed, managed, or affiliated entity or enterprise that may be formed
pursuant to an affiliation agreement, including any affiliates or subsidiaries
established pursuant to the affiliation agreement.

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�Special State officer or employee� means the same
as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-13).
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����� 2.�� a.�������� Any
employee of Rutgers, The State University
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,
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who
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is a managerial executive as defined in section 3 of
P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-3) and
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has oversight
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or supervisory
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or
managerial responsibility for
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[
, or involvement in supervising,
]
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medical education, research, or clinical care
programs or divisions in connection with an affiliation agreement that has been
entered
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into
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between Rutgers, The State University and a contracting entity
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,
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may be employed by, and receive compensation from,
both Rutgers, The State University and the contracting entity.�

����� b.�� Any
compensation or other benefits connected to any employment permitted pursuant
to subsection a. of this section shall not be subject to the provisions of
section 13 of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-24) or any provision of the code of
ethics adopted pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-23). The
employment permitted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall not be
deemed in violation of paragraph (5) of subsection (e) of section 12 of
P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-23) or any provision of the code of ethics adopted
pursuant thereto.

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3. Notwithstanding
any law, rule, regulation, determination of a State agency or authority,
executive directive, or policy to the contrary, the provisions of the "New
Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law," P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-12 et seq.),
which are applicable to a special State officer or employee, and the provisions
of paragraphs 1 through 4 of Executive Order No. 14 of 2006, shall not be
construed to prohibit a member of the board of governors of Rutgers, The State
University who is a member of a governing board of a contracting entity from participating
in any matter before the board of governors of Rutgers, The State University that
is necessary to implement the affiliation agreement.� A determination of
whether a matter is necessary to implement the affiliation agreement shall be
made by any individual designated, or otherwise identified in, any applicable
conflict of interest policies of Rutgers, The State University.
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3.� a.� Nothing in this act shall be construed to
modify or contravene the rights and obligations of employers or employees under
the �New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act,� P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1
et seq.). This act shall be construed in accordance with the requirements of
section 139 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-40).

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b.�� Nothing
in this act shall be construed to exempt any subcontracting agreement from the
requirements of P.L.2021, c.104 (C.34:13A-50 et seq.).
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���� 4.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.