N.J. Stat. Ann. § 11A:3-2.2

2. No title shall be transferred from the State unclassified service or the senior executive service to the noncompetitive division of the career service and no individual serving in a title in the State unclassified service or the senior executive service shall be transferred to or appointed to the noncompetitive division of the career service during the six-month period immediately preceding the termination of the Governor's four-year term. A transfer or appointment which violates the provisions of this section is void.