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WHEREAS, the
President of the United States issued an Executive Order on August
22, 1990 authorizing the call to active duty with the Armed Forces
and Coast Guard of the United States of America selected New Jersey
resident members of the Reserves or the National Guard in support
of Operation Desert Shield/Storm;
WHEREAS, Executive
Order Number 15 was signed into effect on September 13, 1990 directing
that New Jersey State employees called to active duty during Operation
Desert Shield would be entitled upon termination of such active
duty to return to State employment with full seniority and benefits;
would be entitled to receive a salary equal to the differential
between the employee's State salary and the employee's military
pay up to 180 days; and would be entitled to State employee health
benefits, life insurance and pension coverage while receiving differential
salary as if they were on a paid leave of absence; and
WHEREAS, Executive
Order Number 25 was signed in effect on January 18, 1991 commensurate
with the conversion of Operation Desert Shield to Desert Storm extending
the provisions of Executive Order 15 to the duration of individual
mobilization and deployment on active duty; and
WHEREAS, Emergency
Rule N.J.A.C. 18:34-1.25 was adopted on January 31, 1991 certifying
that an Imminent Peril exists extending the time for filing individual
and joint income tax returns and the payment of gross income tax
for a period of combat service or hospitalization, plus 180 days
without fine or penalty for mobilized New Jersey residents; and
WHEREAS, on
February 9, 1991 the citizens of New Jersey reached out to their
fellow citizens, families and neighbors called to duty in an expression
of support and concern in an Interfaith Service held at the Trenton
War Memorial; and
WHEREAS, these
resident Reserve and National Guard members served their State and
Nation with distinction without regard to personal and family hardship
and sacrifice; and
WHEREAS, the
Sexy真人y acknowledges the contributions to the peace
and freedoms enjoyed by all of its citizens made by these dedicated
and loyal citizen-soldiers, -marines, -sailors, -airmen, and -coast
guardsmen; and
WHEREAS, it
is realized that many of the State's resident Mobilized Reserve
and National Guard members and their families will suffer short
and long term emotional, financial and physical hardships due to
their service during Operation Desert Shield/Storm; and
WHEREAS, it
is only fitting and proper that the State recognize the sacrifices
made by its resident Reserve and National Guard members and the
debt owed to them; and
WHEREAS, the
New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs through
its military and veteran activities has been coordinating, overseeing
and assisting in the mobilization of National Guard units, as well
as in programs to aid mobilized and deployed State residents and
their families regardless of component and service; and
WHEREAS, the
New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs has an existing
organization of Family Assistance Groups and coordinators as well
as Veterans' Services Officers and Veterans' Programs which now
are assisting mobilized residents and their families and are prepared
to continue to do so upon their demobilization and return to civilian
life;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JIM FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby Order and Direct:
1. Any New
Jersey resident mobilized into Active Duty with the Armed Forces
or Coast Guard of the United States by order of the President
for Operation Desert Shield/Storm will be considered eligible
for those Veterans' Entitlements for which they are in all other
aspects qualified.
2. The New
Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs is charged
with the responsibility for the coordination of the provision
of such entitlements and services offered by the State in support
of its Mobilized Residents and their families.
3. The Adjutant
General of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans'
Affairs will develop and establish the criteria for a New Jersey
Operation Desert/Shield/Storm Service Medal in order to appropriately
recognize the sacrifices of New Jersey's resident Reserve and
National Guard members and their service to State and Nation.
4. All New
Jersey Veterans' organizations and employers are encouraged to
cooperate with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs
and with their local communities to ensure that the State's returning
service members receive the reception and support that they and
their families deserve.
5. The Department
of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall also serve as the coordinating
agency for all inquiries made by Military personnel, their families
and the general public concerning available support services and
entitlements.
6. Each
city, municipality and county of the State is encouraged to render
by ceremony a fitting tribute to the services of their respective
citizens who were called to duty during Operation Desert Shield/Storm
as they deem appropriate.
7. The Adjutant
General of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans'
Affairs shall implement this Executive Order and each department,
office, division or agency of the State is authorized and directed,
to the extent not inconsistent with law, to cooperate with the
Adjutant General and to make available to him such information
and assistance as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes
of this Order.
8. This
Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 20th day of March in the Year
of Our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and ninety-one, and of the
Independence of the United States,
the two hundred and fifteenth.
/s/
James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/ Andrew
Weber
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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