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What types of appointments are available in New Jersey's government? |
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How can I determine what boards and commissions exist in New Jersey? |
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How can I find out which boards or commissions have vacancies? |
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How can I find out which boards and commissions have paid positions? |
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What is the Bipartisan Coalition for Women's Appointments (BCWA)? |
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Is BCWA responsible for appointing women to state boards and commissions? |
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What is the process of BCWA's submission of resumés to the governor's appointments office? |
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Do I need to submit my resumé via the Bipartisan Coalition for Women's Appointments in order to be considered for an appointment? |
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I would like to be considered for an appointment, but I am worried about putting my name out publicly. What should I do? |
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What should I do to improve my chances of getting appointed? |
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What types of appointments are available in New Jersey's government? |
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There are three types of appointments: |
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Approval Appointments are made by department commissioners and must be confirmed
by the governor. |
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Direct Appointments are made directly by the governor and can be made at any time. |
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Advise and Consent Appointments are made by the governor but must be confirmed by
the Senate. |
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If you are nominated by the governor, your nomination will be submitted to the Senate
Judiciary Committee for review. You will receive a questionnaire which must be
completed and returned to the committee. You will need to procure sign-off on your
candidacy from every state senator who represents any part of your county. If you have
received all sign-offs and the Judiciary recommends your candidacy to the full Senate,
your nomination will be presented for a vote at a Senate voting session. If you receive
confirmation from the Senate, you will begin service on the board. |
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How can I determine what boards and commissions exist in New Jersey?
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A partial list of boards and commissions is available here. You can also consult the Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, published annually by Skinder-Strauss Associates, at your local library. The manual is also referred to as Fitzgerald's and/or the Legislative Manual. Each department of state government has affiliated boards and commissions, and there are operational commissions, governor's commissions, study commissions and various authorities that have appointed positions. You may also want to check the web site of the state department you are interested in serving. |
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How can I find out which boards or commissions have vacancies? |
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Contact the appointments office to determine if there are openings on the board(s) in
which you have an interest. You may write to:
Office of Appointments
PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
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call 609-777-0251
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How can I find out which boards and commissions have paid positions? |
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You can consult the Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, published annually by
Skinder-Strauss Associates, at your local library. The manual is also referred to as
Fitzgerald's and/or the Legislative Manual. The manual lists the salaries and expenses
paid, if any, for the state boards and commissions. |
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What is the Bipartisan Coalition for Women's Appointments (BCWA)? |
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The New Jersey Bipartisan Coalition for Women's Appointments (BCWA) is a statewide,
bipartisan group of prominent women and organizations. The purpose of BCWA is to
ensure the placement of women in key positions throughout state government by
collecting resumés for a "talent bank" of New Jersey women interested in being
considered for appointments. The Coalition also meets with the gubernatorial candidates
prior to each election and urges them to appoint women in greater numbers to their
cabinet and at every level of their administration. |
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Is BCWA responsible for appointing women to state boards and commissions? |
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No, the Coalition's primary role is to advocate on behalf of women seeking appointment
in New Jersey, but it has no authority to appoint individuals to boards and commissions.
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What is the process of BCWA's submission of resumés to the governor's appointments office? |
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The Bipartisan Coalition for Women's Appointments will collect resumés of women
interested in getting appointed until the 2005 election. Immediately after the election we
will submit the collected resumés to the new Governor's appointments office and follow
up and advocate on behalf of the women whose resumés were submitted.
Individuals who submitted their resumés via the Coalition are encouraged to contact the
appointments office following the election to follow up and keep track of where their
resumé is in the process. |
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Do I need to submit my resumé via the Bipartisan Coalition for Women's
Appointments in order to be considered for an appointment? |
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No, you can submit your resumé directly to the new governor's appointments office.
However, if you choose that route, the Bipartisan Coalition will not be aware of your
submission and will not be able to advocate on your behalf.
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I would like to be considered for an appointment, but I am worried about putting
my name out publicly. What should I do? |
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All resumés submitted to the Bipartisan Coalition will be kept confidential and not shared
publicly until they are handed to the new governor's appointments office following the
gubernatorial election. Once the resumés are presented to the Governor's appointments
office, your request becomes part of the appointments process and the Bipartisan
Coalition has no control over that process. |
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What should I do to improve my chances of getting appointed? |
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The most effective way to request an appointment from the Governor is to have strong
letters of recommendation. For example, you might get letters from your state senator,
Assembly members, freeholders, the chairperson of your county political party, prominent
business leaders, non-profit leaders, members of your own profession with a prominent
name within the community, or even the leader of a professional or community group
with which you are active. Ask your supporter(s) to write a letter on your behalf,
recommending you for a specific board/commission and outlining what makes you a top
candidate for this board. Follow up with the appointments office to make sure your
materials and letters of reference were received.
If you are not appointed by the governor to the particular board that interests you, follow
up with the appointments office to discuss your areas of interest so you may be
considered for other boards or commissions.
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