52:27EE-26 - Corrections ombudsperson; transfer of functions - New Jersey Statutes

52:27EE-26 Corrections ombudsperson; transfer of functions.
 
26.Corrections Ombudsperson; transfer of functions.

a.All functions, powers, and duties now vested in the Corrections Ombudsperson in the Department of the Public Advocate are hereby transferred to and assumed by the Corrections Ombudsperson in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury. The Corrections Ombudsperson shall be appointed by the Governor. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the Corrections Ombudsperson is hereby allocated to the Department of the Treasury, but, notwithstanding this allocation, the ombudsperson shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by any board or officer thereof.

b.Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, reorganization plan, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, reference is made to the Corrections Ombudsperson in the Department of the Public Advocate the same shall mean and refer to the Corrections Ombudsperson in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury.

L.2005, c.155,s.26; amended 2010, c.34, s.24.