Richard J. Codey
2002, 2004 - 2006

2002

No. Subject Date Issued
140 Establishes a Governor's Task Force on Public Health Emergency Planning 01/14/02
Rescinded by
EO #40 Christie
141 Addition of Members to the Advisory Council to Promote the Profession of Nursing in New Jersey 01/14/02
Rescinded by
EO #40 Christie
142 Appointment of Certain Members to the Advisory Council to Promote the Profession of Nursing in New Jersey 01/15/02
Rescinded by
EO #40 Christie

2004 - 2006

No. Subject Date Issued
1 Creates a Governor's Task Force on Mental Health 11/16/04
Rescinded by
EO #40 Christie
2 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Wednesday, November 17, 2004, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Army Reserve Major Charles Robert Soltes. 11/17/04
3 Orders and directs the State of New Jersey shall engage Special Counsel for Ethics Review and Compliance 11/17/04
4 Orders and directs November 26, 2004, the day following Thanksgiving, shall be granted as a day off to employees who work in the Executive Departments of State Government and who are paid from State funds or from federal funds made available to the State, whose functions, in the opinion of their appointing authority, permit such absence. 11/17/04
5 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Friday, November 19, 2004, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Army Specialist Bryan L. Freeman, Jr. 11/19/04
6 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, November 23, 2004, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Marc T. Ryan. 11/22/04
7 Creates the Office of the Inspector General 11/29/04
8 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Monday, December 6, 2004, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Army Private First Class Stephen C. Benish. 12/06/04
9 Orders and directs in all cases where bond underwriting services are or may be required by the State of New Jersey or any of its departments, agencies or independent authorities, the affected department, agency or independent authority shall deal directly with the principals of the involved underwriting firms or their registered lobbyists. 12/06/04
10 The Commissioner of Education shall form a Mathematics Task Force, which will include representatives from the K-12, higher education, business, and foundation communities, and the Legislature 12/06/04
11 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Monday, December 13, 2004, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Army Specialist David Mahlenbrock 12/06/04
12 Creates a Blue Ribbon Panel on Development of Wind Turbine Facilities in Coastal Waters 12/23/04
Rescinded by
EO #40 Christie
13 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours from Wednesday, January 5, 2005, through Friday, January 7, 2005 in recognition and mourning of the victims of the Tsunami disaster. 01/05/05
14 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Saturday, January 8, 2005 in recognition and mourning of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Brian P. Parrello. 01/07/05
15 Declares a State of Emergency presently exists throughout the State of New Jersey 01/22/05
Terminates
EO #16 Codey
16 Orders the State of Emergency declared in Executive Order No. 15 is terminated 01/24/05
Terminates
EO #15 Codey
17 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Thursday, January 27, 2005, in recognition and mourning of Army National Guard Specialist Alain Kamolvathin. 01/25/05
18 Temporarily amends the State’s existing pay-to-play ban. 01/26/05
Amends
EO #134
McGreevey
19 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Thursday, February 3, 2005, in recognition and mourning of United States Marine Corps Corporal Sean P. Kelly. 02/02/05
20 Orders and directs the New Jersey CBRNE Training and Research Center at UMDNJ (the "Center") shall be created within UMDNJ to work in collaboration with State government and thereby serve as the facilitator in bringing together the vast array of expertise that exists in New Jersey and throughout the country in the areas of training, education, exercises, research and development relating to CBRNE threats. 02/03/05
21 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Wednesday, February 9, 2005, in recognition and mourning of United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Harry Swain IV. 02/08/05
22 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Friday, February 11, 2005, in recognition and mourning of United States Army Sergeant Stephen Sherman. 02/10/05
23 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Wednesday, February 23, 2005, in recognition and mourning of the passing of Senator Suliga. 02/22/05
24 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Sunday, March 6, 2005, in recognition and mourning of United States Army Private First Class Min Soo Choi. 03/04/05
25 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in recognition and mourning of Atlantic City Police Officer Thomas John McMeekin, Jr. 03/07/05
26 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, March 15, 2005, in recognition and mourning of United States Army Captain Sean Grimes. 03/14/05
27 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Friday, March 18, 2005, in recognition and mourning of New Jersey National Guard Sergeant William D. Blahut, Jr. 3/18/05
28 Authorize and empower the State Director of Emergency Management to implement the State Emergency Operations Plan and to direct the activation of county and municipal emergency operation plans as necessary 4/03/05
Terminated by
EO #30 Codey
29 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours beginning Monday, April 4, 2005, and through and including Friday, April 8, 2005, in recognition and mourning of the passing of Pope John Paul II 4/04/05
30 Terminates Executive Order 28. 4/15/05
Terminates
EO #28 Codey
31 Orders and directs the Department of Health and Senior Services to begin a process to develop and implement a pilot global budget long-term care program. 4/21/05
32 Amends Executive Orders No. 24 and No. 47 4/26/05
Amends
EO #24 McGreevey
and
EO #47 McGreevey
33 Orders and directs the Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) to create a home-buyers web site containing information on registered builders including claims adjudicated against them, industry standard guides, housing codes, inspection information, and homebuyers’ warranty rights. 5/09/05
34 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours beginning Tuesday, May 10, 2005 through Monday, May 16, 2005, in recognition and mourning of the passing of Congressman Peter W. Rodino, Jr. 5/10/05
35 Orders the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, in recognition and mourning of James Michael Ratcliffe, the former Chief and current Safety Officer of the Metuchen Fire Department. 5/10/05
36 Orders and directs the Executive Commission on Ethical Standards shall promulgate a Uniform Ethics Code. 5/10/05
37 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Anthony L. Goodwin. 5/16/05
38 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Wednesday, May 18, 2005, in recognition and mourning of United States Marine Corps Major John Charles Spahr. 5/17/05
39 Establishes a Benefits Review Task Force. 5/25/05
40 Improves Access to Mental Health Services. 6/02/05
41 Expands Ethics, Financial Control Requirements to State Authorities. 6/15/05
42 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, July 5, 2005, in recognition and mourning of United States Army Captain Charles D. Robinson. 6/30/05
43 Provides enhanced security on trains exiting and returning to the State of New York, and such officers are hereby granted all law enforcement powers while providing enhanced security on the trains and in the train stations in the State of New Jersey, including the power of arrest. 7/07/05
44 Orders and directs that in order to facilitate the security on the ferries and throughout the State of New Jersey, in accordance with the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact, N.J.S.A. 38A:20-3, that mutual aid is requested of New York State and New York City law enforcement officers, to provide enhanced security on ferries exiting and returning to the State of New York, and such officers are hereby granted all law enforcement powers while providing enhanced security on the ferries and in the customary points or embarkation and debarkation for such vessels in the State of New Jersey, including the power of arrest. 7/10/05
45 Orders and directs that until such time as the federal government and the DEP reach agreement concerning the impact, if any, of DEP’s proposed rules implementing P.L.2004, c.89 upon the ability of DEP to administer the federal programs described above, no expedited permit, permit-by-rule, or general permit under P.L.2004, c.89 may be accepted for review by any State department or division. 7/12/05
46 Establishes the Governor's Task Force on Steroid Use and Prevention. 7/19/05
Rescinded by
EO #40 Christie
47 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Friday, August 5, 2005 in recognition and mourning of the passing of Brigadier General Steven L. Bell. 8/04/05
48 Declares and designates the State of New Jersey is hereby declared to be the “Crossroads of the American Revolution,” and a Crossroads of the American Revolution State Heritage Area is hereby designated, with the lands and waters within the “red” boundary set forth in the “Preferred Boundary Proposal” map. 8/05/05
49 Orders and directs the Division of Archives and Records Management (DARM), in coordination with the State Records Committee (SRC), shall undertake and direct a global review of State agency records retention schedules, practices and procedures in partnership with all agencies in the Executive Branch of State government. 8/05/05
50 Establishes an incident management system in New Jersey which shall be the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The NIMS shall be the State standard for incident management and it shall be used for all emergency incidents in this State. 8/05/05
51 Orders and directs the qualifying period for participating candidates in the New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project to receive qualifying contributions extended. 8/31/05
52 Acknowledges the existence of a regional State of Emergency, the commercial motor vehicle regulatory requirements regarding the purchase of trip permits for registration and fuel for commercial motor carriers engaged in interstate disaster relief efforts in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana or Mississippi, shall be waived. 9/02/05
53 Proclaims that a State of Emergency presently exists for the specific purpose of activating the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to coordinate multi-state mutual aid to the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. 9/03/05
54 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2005 and through and including Tuesday, September 13, 2005, in recognition and mourning of the passing of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. 9/06/05
55 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours through and including Tuesday, September 20, 2005, in recognition and mourning of the victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. 9/06/05
56 Establishes an Advisory Committee to the Gang Land Security Task Force 10/04/05
57 Orders changes to the structure and management of the Office of Counter-Terrorism 10/04/05
Rescinded by
EO #5 Corzine
58 Establishes in the Department of Human Services a Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma 10/07/05
59 Declares a State of Emergency presently exists throughout the State of New Jersey. 10/14/05
60 Terminates State of Emergency 10/15/05
Terminates
EO #59 Codey
61 Orders and directs the development of educational materials for health care professionals to inform them of the value of placental and umbilical cord blood donation. 10/07/05
62 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, in recognition and mourning of the passing of Assemblyman Tucker. 10/25/05
63 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, November 1, 2005, in recognition and mourning of the passing of Rosa Parks. 10/317/05
64 Orders and directs November 25, 2005, the day following Thanksgiving, shall be granted as a day off to employees who work in the Executive Departments of State Government and who are paid from State funds or from federal funds made available to the State, whose functions, in the opinion of their appointing authority, permit such absence. 11/07/05
65 Orders and directs no President or member of a governing board of a State University, State College or County College, nor any member of the immediate family of such official, shall do business, directly or indirectly, with the institution that they govern or by which they are employed. 11/15/05
Rescinded by
EO #14 Corzine
66 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Saturday, November 19, 2005, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Army Captain James M. Gurbisz. 11/17/05
67 Orders and directs in furtherance of the goals of the Rehabilitation Facilities Set Aside Act, N.J.S.A. 30:6-23 et seq., and the implementing regulations set forth in N.J.A.C. 10:99-1.1 et seq., all State and local government purchasers of goods and services shall heighten their efforts to assist the productive employment of special needs individuals. 11/21/05
68 Orders and directs any President or member of a governing Board of a State University, State College or County College who is currently involved in a business relationship that is prohibited by Executive Order No. 65 shall be given until January 1, 2006 to terminate the prohibited business relationship or to resign from public office. 11/23/05
69 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Wednesday, November 30, 2005, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Army First Lieutenant Dennis W. Zilinski II. 11/29/05
70 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Saturday, December 3, 2005, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Edward Karolasz. 12/01/05
71 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Monday, December 19, 2005, in recognition and mourning of U.S. Army Sergeant Clarence L. Floyd, Jr. 12/16/05
72 Takes comprehensive statewide action to address the growing issue of high school steroid use 12/20/05
73 Orders and directs the membership of the Advisory Committee established by Executive Order No. 56 is expanded to include four public members appointed by the Governor. 12/21/05
Amends
EO #56 Codey
74 Authorizes NJFAM to transfer the funds currently held in its account to the New Jersey Department of Treasury. 12/29/05
75 Orders and directs the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall be flown at half staff at all State departments, offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Thursday, January 12, 2006, in recognition and mourning of Senior Corrections Officer Wayne Clark. 1/11/06
76 Orders and directs all State departments, authorities and instrumentalities with purchasing responsibility shall procure and use cleaning products having properties that minimize potential impacts to human health and the environment, consistent with maintaining the effectiveness of these products for the protection of the public health and safety. 1/12/06
77 Orders and directs the Department of Human Services (the Department) shall develop a pilot program of Operational Incentives for its Division of Mental Health Services (DMHS) contracts. 1/13/06
78 Orders and directs the financing of the State of New Jersey's mental health system should be changed to promote state-of-the-art treatment alternatives. These alternatives would include, but not be limited to, permanent supportive housing, supportive employment, in-home services and consumer self-help. 1/13/06
79 Urges the reconstitution, strengthening and expantion of the Governor's Cabinet for Children created by Executive Order No. 60 (2003) and Executive Order No. 83 (2003). 1/13/06