Bill Text: NJ A3324 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires State to review all licenses and certifications granted thereby, and recommend and make certain changes.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-12-03 - Combined with A3323 (AS) [A3324 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A3324-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman RUBEN J. RAMOS, JR.
District 33 (Hudson)
Assemblyman JOHN J. BURZICHELLI
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Assemblyman JOHN F. AMODEO
District 2 (Atlantic)
Assemblyman CHRIS A. BROWN
District 2 (Atlantic)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman O'Scanlon
SYNOPSIS
Requires State to review all licenses and certifications granted thereby, and recommend and make certain changes.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act directing the State to review all licenses and certifications granted thereby and make certain changes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The head of each State department, agency or commission in the Executive Branch shall, within 30 days after the effective date of P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill), conduct a comprehensive, written review of all licenses and certifications granted by the department, agency or commission for the purpose of: (1) identifying those licenses and certifications, both current and future ones, that can have their current period of validity extended one or more years beyond the scheduled termination date without significant disruption to the efficiency or work of the State department, agency or commission issuing the license or certification, or endangering public safety; and (2) reforming the procedures necessary to secure such licenses and certifications in a way that reduces the amount of time and costs required of businesses, commercial enterprises, and the general public.
The review shall include: (1) recommendations and explanations by the head of a State department, agency or commission in the Executive Branch as to which specific licenses and certifications granted thereby currently in effect and issued in the future can have their period of validity extended one or more years beyond the current scheduled termination date to effectuate the purpose of the review; (2) an assessment of the probable impact of adopting each recommended change on the department, agency or commission, and on businesses, commercial enterprises and the general public; and (3) the identification of those rules, regulations and statutes administered by the department, agency or commission that would need to be revised, simplified or eliminated to effectuate the purpose of the review.
The reviews shall be completed and transmitted to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), not less than 120 days following the effective date of P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
b. After due consideration of the reviews, the Governor shall: (1) direct the head of each State department, agency or commission in the Executive Branch to make, pursuant to current rules, regulations and statutes, such changes to extend existing and future licenses and certifications granted by the department, agency or commission as may be possible to make without significant disruption to the efficiency or work of the State department, agency or commission, or endangering public safety to effectuate those parts of the review the Governor deems necessary; (2) issue such Executive Orders as the Governor believes appropriate to effectuate those parts of the review the Governor deems necessary; and (3) seek from the Legislature changes in the statutory law that would revise, simplify or eliminate those statutes necessary to effectuate those parts of the review the Governor deems necessary.
c. The head of each State Department, agency or commission in the Executive Branch shall promulgate such temporary rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and perform such duties, as the head of the department, agency or commission may deem necessary to effectuate the changes sought by the Governor that result from the review provided for by subsection a. of this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire on the first day of the 24th month following its effective date.
STATEMENT
The purpose of this bill is to: 1) identify those State-issued licenses and certifications, both current and future ones, that can have their current period of validity extended one or more years beyond the current scheduled termination date without significant disruption to the efficiency or work of the State department, agency or commission issuing the license or certification, or endangering public safety; and 2) reform the procedures necessary to secure such licenses and certifications in a way that reduces the amount of time and costs required of businesses, commercial enterprises and the general public.
This would be achieved by requiring the head of each State department, agency or commission in the Executive Branch to conduct a comprehensive review of all licenses and certifications granted by the department, agency or commission. The review is to include: 1) recommendations and explanations by the head thereof as to which specific licenses and certifications granted thereby currently in effect and issued in the future can have their period of validity extended one or more years beyond their current scheduled termination date to effectuate the purpose of the review; 2) an assessment of the probable impact on the government entity of adopting each recommended change on businesses, commercial enterprises and the general public; and 3) the identification of those rules, regulations and statutes administered by the department, agency or commission that would need to be revised, simplified or eliminated.
After due consideration of the reviews, the Governor would: 1) direct the head of each State department, agency or commission in the Executive Branch to make such changes to extend existing and future licenses and certifications granted by the department, agency or commission as may be possible to make without significant disruption to the efficiency or work of the State department, agency or commission, or endangering public safety; 2) issue such Executive Orders as the Governor believes appropriate to effectuate those parts of the review the Governor deems necessary; and 3) seek changes in the statutory law that would revise, simplify or eliminate those statutes necessary to effectuate those parts of the review the Governor deems necessary.
