Legislator's Handbook
New Jersey Legislature LEGISLATOR’S HANDBOOK OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES April 2020 To the Honorable Members of the Legislature: The Legislator’s Handbook provides a wealth of practical, procedural, and technical information to assist you and your staff. The nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services exists to provide professional staff support to you in the role of legislator. We hope you will avail yourselves of the many research, legal, fiscal, public information, technology, and administrative services we provide. Sincerely, The New Jersey Legislature Office of Legislative Services Peri A. Horowitz Executive Director iii PREFACE This handbook is designed to serve as an introduction to the Legislature and the legislative process for the members of the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly. It provides a summary of the powers, privileges, and prerogatives of members of the Legislature; an overview of legislative quarters; a description of the major laws, rules, traditions, and customs governing the organization and operation of the Legislature; and identification of the assistance available to legislators in the performance of their duties. While legislators are encouraged to use this handbook as a ready reference, it must be emphasized that this material is not a substitute for the official provisions regarding any duties, rights, responsibilities, or requirements pertaining to legislators or the legislative process as con - tained in the Constitution, the statutory law, the Legislative Code of Ethics, and the rules of the Senate or General Assembly. The Office of Legislative Services stands ready to expand upon the material contained in this handbook and to refer legislators to the appropriate provisions of the official sources.
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