N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-6.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10A:17-6.4 - Correctional facility chaplains

(a) Each correctional facility chaplain shall:

1. Serve as minister of the faith he or she represents;

2. Serve as liaison between correctional facility/unit authorities, the inmates whose faiths are not represented in the correctional facility/unit and the representatives of those faiths in the community;

3. Represent the correctional facility/unit in matters regarding religious activities in the community as they relate to the programs of the correctional facility/unit;

4. Serve as liaison to community clergy, to encourage their understanding of confined persons with special needs and to enlist the cooperation of community clergy in planning correctional facility/unit religious activities;

5. Keep informed of new developments and trends in correctional facility chaplaincy services;

6. Remain in good standing with his or her denomination; and

7. Be permitted to attend meetings and conferences that are required for his or her professional standing. A request to attend a required meeting or conference shall be provided to the Director, Office of Community Programs and Outreach Services or designee in writing and shall include documentation from the religious authority or denomination stating that the meeting or conference is required.

(b) The Supervisor of Chaplaincy Services or a staff member designated by the Administrator shall prepare monthly and annual reports of the religious activities of the correctional facility pursuant to 10A:17-5.2 2.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:17-6.4

Amended by R.2003 d.403, effective 10/20/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 2780(a), 35 N.J.R. 4894(b).
Inserted "/unit" following "facility" throughout; in (d), substituted "Administrator" for "Superintendent" and amended N.J.A.C. reference.
Amended by R.2009 d.57, effective 2/17/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 5941(a), 41 N.J.R. 876(b).
Section was "Correctional facility Chaplains". Rewrote the section.
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 52 N.J.R. 111(a), 814(a).