Excludes certain unemployment compensation recipients from paying civil service open competitive examination application and appeal fees.

This bill exempts individuals receiving unemployment compensation benefits or those whose benefits ended within the past six months from paying application fees for New Jersey state civil service exams. It removes the $25 fee for open competitive examinations and the $20 fee for appeals, which previously applied to all applicants. The policy directly affects unemployed New Jersey residents seeking state government jobs through civil service hiring processes. The change applies to all civil service exams covered under the existing fee structure without altering exam requirements.