Since 1976, the New York State Administrative Law Judges Association, a state affiliate chapter of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary, has been advancing the highest standards of neutrality and fairness among administrative law judges and advocating for avoiding any form of bias or discrimination in the hearing and decision making process.
In 2016, we celebrated our 40th anniversary. With that milestone, we reaffirmed our mission of promoting and advocating for improvements in the administrative process and procedures together with studying and comparing administrative law and practice in New York and other jurisdictions. Our association has provided and sponsored professional development programs, written to the Governor and key legislators on important policy issues, and many of the members of our Executive Committee were active participants in drafting the Model Code of Conduct for State Administrative Law Judges, which was adopted by the New York State Bar Association in 2009.
Looking ahead, we are just as determined today, as we were in 1976, to enhance the quality of administrative justice and to find innovative and effective solutions for the improvement of administrative processes, procedures and tribunals in the State of New York.
The NAALJ and NALJF Boards are pleased to announce that the Affiliate Challenge Grant Program has been renewed for the 2018 Annual Conference. Each Affiliate is entitled to choose a Challenge Grant Winner who will receive one $500 stipend to attend the Conference in St. Petersburg, paid by the NAALJ Foundation. (Check awarded at the Conference). It is permissible for this award to be apportioned among more than one winner, if desired by the Affiliate. Affiliates are challenged to provide all or a portion of the remaining expenses for the affiliate member to attend.
To encourage active participation in NAALJ or local affiliates, including participation on committees and consideration of taking on other leadership roles in NAALJ. The implementation and interpretation of this provision and method of choosing the grant winner will be left up to the local affiliates.
The Affiliate must be up-to-date on NAALJ dues. The grant recipient must be up-to-date on NAALJ dues. The grant may not be awarded to any current officer or member of the NAALJ Board of Governors or Affiliate. The grant may not be awarded to any person who has received a challenge grant within the last three years. Click here for the Application for Affiliate Challenge Grant. The grant application must be completed on behalf of any recipient chosen by the Affiliate.
For the recipient(s) chosen by the Affiliate the Application for Affiliate Challenge Grant must be completed. All responses from Affiliates regarding Grant Recipients must be received by September 14, 2018. There will be no time extensions. You will receive only one follow-up reminder announcement after this email.