A 5350 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

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

This bill allows certain Rutgers University employees to hold dual employment with nonprofit contracting entities that have affiliation agreements with the university. Specifically, staff members who oversee or manage medical education, research, or clinical care programs related to these partnerships can receive compensation from both organizations. The legislation clarifies that this dual employment is exempt from standard state conflict of interest laws that normally restrict public employees from accepting outside pay. By creating this exception, the bill aims to support integrated academic health systems without violating ethical guidelines regarding public trust.

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Jun 2026

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Introduced Jun 23, 2026 Last action Jun 30, 2026

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MODERATE

The First Reprint of A5350, as reported by the Assembly Budget Committee on June 28, 2026, significantly narrows who qualifies for dual employment at Rutgers University from any employee with relevant responsibilities to only 'managerial executives' as defined by state labor law. It also tightens the conflicts-of-interest exemptions and adds new savings clauses protecting collective bargaining rights and subcontracting requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed substantially: only managerial executives (a defined class under state labor law) at Rutgers may now hold dual employment with affiliated contracting entities, rather than any employee with relevant oversight or supervisory responsibilities.

ELIGIBILITY

Dual employment eligibility was narrowed from 'any employee of Rutgers' with oversight or managerial responsibility to only those who are 'managerial executives as defined in section 3 of P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-3).' The phrase 'or involvement in supervising' was also removed.

REQUIREMENT

The conflicts-of-interest exemption in subsection (b) was narrowed: the bill no longer exempts dual employment from paragraph (1) of section 12(e) of the Conflicts of Interest Law (which prohibits having a financial interest in substantial conflict with public duties). The prior language stating the arrangement 'shall otherwise be subject to' the remaining provisions of subsection (e) was replaced with a broader reference to 'any provision of the code of ethics adopted pursuant thereto.'

New section 3(a) states that nothing in the act modifies rights under the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act and that the act must be construed in accordance with section 139 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C.18A:64M-40), a provision governing legislative compliance with labor relations law.

New section 3(b) states that nothing in the act exempts any subcontracting agreement from the requirements of P.L.2021, c.104 (C.34:13A-50 et seq.), which governs public employee subcontracting.

TECHNICAL

The effective date provision was renumbered from section 3 to section 4 to accommodate the new section 3. The explanatory statement was removed in the reprint version.

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Jun 23, 2026

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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee

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