This bill amends N.J.S.11A:4-15 to eliminate the shorter working test period currently applicable to political subdivision employees. Under existing law, most civil service employees serve a working test period of four months, which can be extended to six months at the discretion of the Civil Service Commission, while political subdivision employees have a reduced working test period of three months. The proposed legislation removes this exception, thereby standardizing the working test period for political subdivision employees to four months, with the same potential extension.

The bill aims to ensure that all civil service employees, including those in political subdivisions, are subject to the same evaluation period to assess their performance in their respective roles. This change is intended to enhance the consistency and effectiveness of the working test period across different types of employment within the civil service framework. The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage.