S549 Changes membership of, and election process for, NJSPCA board of trustees
January 17, 2010
S549 would change the membership of, and election process for, the board of trustees of the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA). Â
The bill provides that the board would consist of one member of the NJSPCA elected annually by the membership thereof, one member from each chartered county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals elected annually by the membership of the respective county society, and three persons appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The trustees appointed by the Governor would each serve a term of six years. All members of the board of trustees would have full voting power. The board of trustees would elect officers of the board annually byÂ
majority vote of the full membership of the board. Â
The bill also would provide that no county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that is not in existence on the date of enactment of the bill into law may elect a member of that county society to sit on the NJSPCA board of trustees until one full year has elapsed since the date upon which a charter is granted to the county society.Â
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Finally, the bill would provide that all members of the NJSPCA board of trustees, except those appointed by the Governor, serving on the date of enactment of this bill into law must resign from the board on or before a date or dates determined by the Attorney General. If a trustee does not resign by the date so designated, the bill would provide that the person nevertheless would no longer be deemed to be a trustee as of that date unless the person is elected to that position as provided pursuant to the bill.
Primary Sponsor: Sandra B. Cunningham
January 12, 2010  Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
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