New Jersey S 1327: Requires video camera on certain school buses with crossing control arms.

Bill Text

S1327 

SENATE, No. 1327 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator JOSEPH PENNACCHIO

District 26 (Morris and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Revises method of determining reimbursement costs 
when a law enforcement entity hires a recently trained officer from another law 
enforcement entity.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning certain costs incurred in the training and 
hiring of certain law enforcement employees and amending P.L.1987, c.47, 
P.L.1989, c.40, and P.L.2000, c.106.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 1 of P.L.1987, 
c.47 (C.40A:14-178) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1.��� a.� Whenever a person 
who resigned as a member of a county or municipal law enforcement agency is 
appointed to another county or municipal law enforcement agency, the 
police department of an educational institution pursuant to P.L.1970, c.211 
(C.18A:6-4.2 et seq.), a State law enforcement agency, or the New Jersey 
Transit Police Department pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1989, c.291 
(C.27:25-15.1) within 120 days of resignation, and that person [held a 
probationary appointment at the time of resignation or held a permanent 
appointment for 30 days or less prior to resignation] had successfully completed 
training at a police academy at the expense of the appointing jurisdiction and 
had been employed by that jurisdiction for two years or less before being 
appointed by the new employer, the county or municipal law enforcement 
agency, educational institution, or State law enforcement agency 
appointing the person, or the New Jersey Transit Corporation, is liable to the 
former county or municipal employer, as appropriate[, for the total certified costs 
incurred by the former employer in the examination, hiring, and training of the 
person]:

���� (1)� for the total 
certified cost incurred by the former employer in the examination, hiring, and 
training of the officer if that officer completed the police academy training 
120 days or less before the date of the officer�s resignation; or

���� (2)� for one-half of the 
total certified costs incurred by the former employer in the examination, 
hiring, and training of the officer if that officer completed the police 
academy training more than 120 days but less than two years before the date of 
the officer�s resignation.

���� b.��� [Whenever a 
person who resigned as a member of a county or municipal law enforcement agency 
is appointed to another county or municipal law enforcement agency, the police 
department of an educational institution pursuant to P.L.1970, c.211 

(C.18A:6-4.2 et seq.), State law enforcement agency or the New Jersey Transit 
Police Department pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1989, c.291 (C.27:25-15.1) 
within 120 days of resignation, and that person, at the time of resignation 
held a permanent appointment for more than 30 days but less than two years, the 
county or municipal law enforcement agency, educational institution, or State 
law enforcement agency appointing the person, or the New Jersey Transit 
Corporation, is liable to the former county or municipal employer, as 
appropriate, for one-half of the total certified costs incurred by the former 
employer in the examination, hiring and training of that person.] (Deleted 
by amendment, P.L.��� , c.��� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)

���� c.��� Upon the appointment of 
a former member of a county or municipal law enforcement agency, the appointing 
county or municipal law enforcement agency, educational institution, State law 
enforcement agency, or the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall notify 
the former employer immediately upon the appointment of a former employee and 
shall reimburse the former employer within 120 days of the receipt of the 
certified costs.

���� d.��� For the purposes of this 
act:

���� "County or municipal law 
enforcement agency" means and includes, but is not limited to, a county or 
municipal police department or force, a county corrections department, 
and a county sheriff's office;

���� "Examination costs" 
means and includes, but is not limited to, the costs of all qualifying 
examinations and the public advertisements for these examinations;

���� "State law enforcement 
agency" means and includes, but is not limited to, the police department 
of a State agency and the State Department of Corrections, but does not include 
the State Police; and

���� "Training costs" 
means the police training course fees and the base salary received 
while attending the police training course, as required by P.L.1961, c.56 
(C.52:17B-66 et seq.).

(cf: P.L.2000, c.106, s.1)

���� 2.��� Section 2 of P.L.1989, 
c.40 (C.18A:6-4.12) is amended to read as follows:

���� 2.��� a.� If a person who was 
appointed as a police officer of an educatio