MEETING AGENDA

The New Jersey Law Revision Commission is continuing to comply with changes to New Jersey’s Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act, Executive Orders issued by the Governor of the State of New Jersey, and recommendations issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding “social distancing.”  As a result, the January meeting of the New Jersey Law Revision Commission will be conducted remotely on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. 

Any member of the public who wishes to submit comments on any agenda item, or to participate in the meeting, should contact Laura C. Tharney in advance of the start time of the meeting, at: lct@njlrc.org

1.     Farmland Assessment – Consideration of a Draft Tentative Report recommending modification to N.J.S. 54:4-23.8 to provide consistency in the imposition of roll-back taxes. Report         

2.     Re-Enrollment in PERS – Consideration of an Update Memorandum proposing clarification of the “teaching role” exception in N.J.S. 43:15A-57.2b(2). Memo

3.   Strict Liability Vehicular Homicide – Consideration of an Update Memorandum recommending the conclusion of Commission work in this area. Memo

4.   Unemployment Benefits for the Wrongfully Incarcerated – Consideration of potential project to clarify the impact of N.J.S. 43:21-5(a) on an employee terminated from employment solely because of an arrest and pretrial detention, followed by a dismissal of the criminal charges, as discussed in Haley v. Bd. of Rev., Dept. of Lab., 245 N.J. 511 (2021). Memo

5.   Personal Conveyance as Used in N.J.S. 39:4-92.4 – Consideration of a potential project to recommend clarification of “personal conveyance” as used in N.J.S. 39:4-92.4 in the absence of a definition for that term. Memo

6.   Annual Report - Consideration of the Annual Report for 2021 for release and distribution.

7.   Proposed Meeting Dates - Consideration of proposed meeting dates to confirm the calendar for 2022.