New Jersey S 2720: Regulates certain rental-purchase agreements.

Bill Text

S2720 

SENATE, No. 2720 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator BRITNEE N. TIMBERLAKE

District 34 (Essex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires commencement of State Police recruit 
training class at least once every six months; establishes recruitment program.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning State Police recruitment and training and 
supplementing Title 53 of the Revised Statutes.� 

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

���� 1.��� a.� The Superintendent 
of State Police shall establish and maintain a schedule for the commencement of 
a State Police recruit training class at least once every six months.� 

���� b.��� No later than 30 days 
following enactment of the annual appropriations act, the superintendent, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, shall establish recruitment goals for 
the succeeding fiscal year, calculated in accordance with available funding and 
projected member attrition through retirement, resignation, or other cause.� 

���� c.���� The superintendent, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, shall develop and implement a 
recruitment program to attract a sufficient number of qualified applicants who 
reflect the diversity of the community the agency is charged with protecting.� 
The program shall set specific goals for the recruitment of females and 
minorities.� Recruitment strategies shall include, but are not limited to:

���� (1)�� conducting outreach in 
low-income communities as defined in subparagraph (e) of 26 U.S.C. s.45D;

���� (2)�� partnering with 
applicable local community organizations and educational institutions; and

���� (3)�� using modern advertising 
strategies, social media, and other applicable online platforms to reach 
potential applicants.

���� d.��� The superintendent shall 
evaluate the program annually and take action as necessary to increase the 
program�s effectiveness and ensure that goals regarding the recruitment of 
females and minorities are being met. 

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.� 

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the 
Superintendent of State Police to establish and maintain a schedule for the 
commencement of a State Police recruit training class at least once every six 
months.� 

���� Under the bill, the 
superintendent, in consultation with the Attorney General, is required to 
establish recruitment goals for the succeeding fiscal year no later than 30 
days after enactment of the annual State budget.� The bill provides that 
recruitment goals are to be based on the availability of funds and the 
projected attrition of State Police members due to retirement, resignation, or 
other cause.� 

���� In addition, the bill requires 
the superintendent, in consultation with the Attorney General, to develop and 
implement a recruitment program to attract a sufficient number of qualified 
applicants who reflect the diversity of the community the agency is charged 
with protecting.� The bill provides that the program is to set specific goals 
for the recruitment of females and minorities.� Under the bill, recruitment 
strategies are to include, but are not limited to, the following: 

���� (1)�� conducting outreach in 
low-income communities;

���� (2)�� partnering with 
applicable local community organizations and educational institutions; and

���� (3)�� using modern advertising 
strategies, social media, and other applicable online platforms to reach 
potential applicants.

���� The bill provides that the 
superintendent is to evaluate the program annually and take action as necessary 
to increase the program�s effectiveness and ensure that goals regarding the 
recruitment of females and minorities are being met.