New Jersey § 52:9u-4

§ 52:9u-4.

a. There is established in the Executive Branch of the State government, the New Jersey

State Commission on Cancer Research. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution , the commission is allocated within the Department of Health, but notwithstanding

that allocation, the commission shall be independent of any supervision or control

by the department or by any board or officer thereof. b. The commission shall consist of 11 members, including the Commissioners of the

Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Protection or their appointed

designees, and nine citizens of New Jersey or persons otherwise associated with the

State, who are known for their knowledge, competence, experience or interest in medical

research, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. c. The term of office of each appointed member shall be three years, but of the members

first appointed, three shall be appointed for terms of one year, three for terms of

two years, and one for a term of three years. The terms of office of the two additional members appointed pursuant to this amendatory

act shall expire upon the expiration of the term of office of the member first appointed

for a term of three years. All vacancies shall be filled for the balances of the unexpired terms in the same

manner as the original appointments. The members of the commission shall not receive any compensation for their services,

but shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance

of their duties as members of the commission.