WHEREAS, the
President of the United States has authorized the peaceful deployment
of United States military forces to Haiti as part of a multinational
force, authorized by United Nations Security Council Resolution
940; and
WHEREAS, the
President has authorized the deployment of United States military
forces to the Middle East in an effort to prevent Iraq from invading
Kuwait; and
WHEREAS, the
President has authorized the Secretary of Defense to call up select
members of the Reserve and National Guard to active duty, and has
authorized the Secretary of Transportation to call up members of
the Coast Guard Reserve, during the Haiti crisis and the Middle
East crisis; and
WHEREAS, Reserve
and National Guard members who are activated during these crises
serve a vital national interest for which they deserve the full
support of the citizens of this State; and
WHEREAS, the
State of New Jersey recognizes that a strong, ready Reserve and
National Guard are essential to the defense of this country and
vital to this State in times of emergency; and
WHEREAS, the
State of New Jersey recognizes the personal and economic sacrifices
of its employees serving in the Reserve and the National Guard who
are called to active duty during the Haiti crisis and Middle East
crisis.
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, Governor of the State of New Jersey,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby Order and Direct:
1. New Jersey
State employees who are called to active duty during the Haiti
crisis or the Middle East crisis shall be entitled upon termination
of active duty to return to State employment with full seniority
and benefits consistent with State and federal military reemployment
and seniority rights.
2. During
active duty for the duration of their activation in these crises,
these State employees shall be entitled to receive a salary equal
to the differential between the employee's State salary and the
employee's military pay.
3. These
State employees shall be entitled to State employee health benefits,
life insurance and pension coverage during active duty service
for which they receive differential salary as prescribed in this
Order as if they were on paid leave of absence.
4. The Commissioner
of Personnel shall implement this Executive Order and each department,
office, division or agency of the State is authorized and directed,
to the extent not inconsistent with law, to cooperate with the
Commissioner of Personnel and to make available to the Commissioner
such information, personnel and assistance as necessary to accomplish
the purposes of this Order.
This Order
shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 16th day of November in the
Year of Our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Ninety-Four and
of the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Eighteenth.
/s/
Christine Todd Whitman
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/ Peter
Verniero
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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