New Jersey Statutes Title 53. State Police 53 § 1-24

The superintendent may employ civilian cooks and cooks' helpers to conduct the mess at such salary as he may have to expend for such services.

For the purpose of establishing civil service rights for fulltime cooks and cooks' helpers in the employ of the Department of State Police,  1 there are hereby established the following titles: Chefs, food service helpers.

The present civilian employees of the Department of State Police shall be placed by the Civil Service Commission in the classified service and shall hold and retain their present title, pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, subtitle two, of the Revised Statutes.