{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-16-21","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:16-21","heading":"Rehabilitation commission;  membership","body":"There is hereby established the Rehabilitation Commission which is placed in  the Department of Labor and Industry for housekeeping purposes. The commission  is hereby designated as the sole State agency to administer and supervise  vocational rehabilitation and independent living rehabilitation authorized by  this chapter.  The commission shall consist of the Commissioner of Labor and  Industry, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of the Department of  Institutions and Agencies, the Commissioner of Health, ex officio, or such  deputy as any of them respectfully designate, and 8 members appointed by the  Governor.\nOf the 8 members so appointed by the Governor, one and only one shall be a person who by reason of vocation, activities and affiliations can be considered  as a representative of the employers of labor of the State.  One member, and  only one, shall be a person who by reason of vocation, activities and  affiliations can be considered as a representative of organized labor of the  State.  Two members, one of whom shall be a woman, shall be chosen because of  their special interest in and knowledge of the field of social welfare.\nL.1955, c. 64, p. 213, s. 2.  Amended by L.1961, c. 20, s. 2;  L.1967, c. 123,  s. 2, eff. June 21, 1967.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"2287ee335cf22ac8a5861e1f5ee26789a394dca288230f4d4aae4acdd4fc2219","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-16-20","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-16-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}