New Jersey § 52:27bbb-15

§ 52:27bbb-15.

a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or contract, the chief operating officer

may abolish positions in the municipality not under the direct supervision of the

municipal governing body at any time. All of the functions, powers and duties of such abolished positions shall be exercised

by the chief operating officer or those persons whom the chief operating officer designates

to exercise them during the rehabilitation term. The affected individuals shall be given 60 days' notice of termination or pay for

the same period. The notice or payment shall be in lieu of any other claim or recourse against the

municipality based on law or contract or term of office. b. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, no individual whose

position is abolished by operation of this section shall be entitled to assert a claim

to any position or to placement upon a preferred eligibility list for any position

to which the individual may be entitled by virtue of tenure or seniority within the

municipality. Nothing herein shall preclude an individual from asserting upon separation from

service any legal contractual right to health care coverage, annuities, accrued vacation

days, accrued sick leave, insurance and approved tuition costs. No individual whose position is abolished by operation of this subsection shall

retain any right to tenure or seniority in the positions abolished herein. c. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1992, c. 43 ( C.34:15D-1 et seq. ) to the contrary, the Department of Labor shall, if requested by an employee, provide

a training grant under the “Job Training Partnership Act,” Pub.L. 97-300 ( 29 U.S.C. s.1501 et seq. ), to each person who applies pursuant to this section for a training grant to pay

for employment and training services as provided pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1992, c. 43 ( C.34:15D-6 ).