New Jersey § 52:27d-43

§ 52:27d-43.

a. The board shall consist of 20 members as follows: (1) the Commissioners of Community Affairs, Human Services, Children and Families,

and Health , the Attorney General, the Public Defender, the Superintendent of the State Police,

the Director of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department

of Children and Families, the Chief State Medical Examiner, and the chairperson of the Child Fatality and Near Fatality

Review Board, or their designees, who shall serve ex officio; (2) eight public members appointed by the Governor who shall include a representative

of the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey with expertise in prosecuting

domestic violence cases, a representative of the New Jersey Coalition for Battered

Women, a representative of a program for battered women that provides intervention

services to perpetrators of acts of domestic violence, a representative of the law

enforcement community with expertise in the area of domestic violence, a psychologist

with expertise in the area of domestic violence or other related fields, a licensed

social worker with expertise in the area of domestic violence, a licensed health care

professional knowledgeable in the screening and identification of domestic violence

cases and a county probation officer; and (3) two retired judges appointed by the Administrative Director of the Administrative

Office of the Courts, one with expertise in family law and one with expertise in municipal

law as it relates to domestic violence. b. The public members of the board shall serve for three-year terms, except that of

the public members first appointed, four shall serve for a period of one year, three

shall serve for a period of two years and two shall serve for a period of three years. The members shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible for reimbursement

for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official

duties and within the limits of funds appropriated for this purpose. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the

original appointments were made. c. The board shall select a chairperson from among its members who shall be responsible

for the coordination of all activities of the board. d. The board is entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services

of employees of any State, county, or municipal department, board, bureau, commission,

or agency as it may require and as may be available for the purposes of reviewing

a case pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2003, c. 225 ( C.52:27D-43.17a et seq. ). e. The board may seek the advice of experts, such as persons specializing in the fields

of psychiatric and forensic medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, education,

law enforcement, family law, academia, military affairs, or other related fields,

if the facts of a case warrant additional expertise.