Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 34, LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION

    Chapter 1b:

      Section: 34:1b-24: Motion Picture and Television Development Commission.

          3. a. There is hereby established in the New Jersey Economic Development Authority a Motion Picture and Television Development Commission.

b. The commission shall consist of 10 public members, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the Secretary of State, the Chairman of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development or their designees serving in an ex officio capacity. The Governor shall appoint from the 14 members a chairman who shall serve in that office at the pleasure of the Governor.

c. The public members of the commission shall be appointed initially for the following terms: three members for a term of two years; three members for a term of three years; and two members for a term of four years. The two public members appointed pursuant to P.L.2023, c.97 (C.34:1B-4.2 et al.) shall be appointed for an initial term of four years. The initial members shall serve from the date of the original appointment for the aforementioned specified terms and until their respective successors shall be duly appointed and qualified. The term of each such appointed member shall be designated by the Governor at the time of his appointment. The successors to the initially appointed members shall each be appointed for a term of four years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term.

d. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but the commission may reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.

e. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of this section, or of any other law to the contrary, the Governor shall directly appoint the two public members added by P.L.2023, c.97 (C.34:1B-4.2 et al.) to the commission. Upon the expiration of the initial term of each public member appointed pursuant to this subsection, members of the commission shall be appointed pursuant to subsections b. and c. of this section.

L.1977, c.44, s.3; amended 1979, c.199, s.72; 2023, c.97, s.3.

This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2023-10-20 18:07:31.

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