New Jersey A 3272: Requires Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with various entities, to design a manufacturing career pathway to provide students with skills necessary to gain employment in manufacturing sector.

Bill Text

A3272 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3272 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV

District 31 (Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Upgrades assault on crossing guard, parking 
attendant, or uniformed employee of municipal parking authority to aggravated 
assault.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning assault and amending N.J.S.2C:12-1.� 

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

���� 1.� N.J.S.2C:12-1 is amended 
to read as follows: 

���� 2C:12-1����� Assault. a. 
Simple assault.� A person is guilty of assault if the person: 

���� (1)�� Attempts to cause or 
purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or 

���� (2)�� Negligently causes 
bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; or 

���� (3)�� Attempts by physical 
menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury. 

���� Simple assault is a disorderly 
persons offense unless committed in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual 
consent, in which case it is a petty disorderly persons offense.

���� b.��� Aggravated assault.� A 
person is guilty of aggravated assault if the person:

���� (1)�� Attempts to cause 
serious bodily injury to another, or causes injury purposely or knowingly or 
under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life 
recklessly causes such injury; or 

���� (2)�� Attempts to cause or 
purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; or 

���� (3)�� Recklessly causes bodily 
injury to another with a deadly weapon; or 

���� (4)�� Knowingly under 
circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life 
points a firearm, as defined in subsection f. of N.J.S.2C:39-1, at or in the 
direction of another, whether or not the actor believes it to be loaded; or 

���� (5)�� Commits a simple assault 
as defined in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection a. of this section upon: 

���� (a)�� Any law enforcement 
officer acting in the performance of the officer's duties while in uniform or 
exhibiting evidence of authority or because of the officer's status as a law 
enforcement officer; or 

���� (b)�� Any paid or volunteer 
firefighter acting in the performance of the firefighter's duties while in 
uniform or otherwise clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance 
of the duties of a firefighter; or

���� (c)�� Any person engaged in 
emergency first-aid or medical services acting in the performance of the 
person's duties while in uniform or otherwise clearly identifiable as being 
engaged in the performance of emergency first-aid or medical services; or

���� (d)�� Any school board member, 
school administrator, teacher, school bus driver, or other employee of a public 
or nonpublic school or school board while clearly identifiable as being engaged 
in the performance of the person's duties or because of the person's status as 
a member or employee of a public or nonpublic school or school board or any 
school bus driver employed by an operator under contract to a public or 
nonpublic school or school board while clearly identifiable as being engaged in 
the performance of the person's duties or because of the person's status as a 
school bus driver; or

���� (e)�� Any employee of the 
Division of Child Protection and Permanency while clearly identifiable as being 
engaged in the performance of the employee's duties or because of the status as 
an employee of the division; or

���� (f)�� Any justice of the 
Supreme Court, judge of the Superior Court, judge of the Tax Court or municipal 
judge while clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance of 
judicial duties or because of the status as a member of the judiciary; or

���� (g)�� Any operator of a 
motorbus or the operator's supervisor or any employee of a rail passenger 
service while clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance of the 
person's duties or because of the status as an operator of a motorbus or as the 
operator's supervisor or as an employee of a rail passenger service; or

���� (h)�� Any Department of 
Corrections employee, county correctional police officer, juvenile correctional 
police officer, State juvenile facility employee, juvenile detention staff 
member, juvenile detention officer, probation officer or any sheriff, 
undersheriff, or sheriff's officer acting in the performance of the person's 
duties while in uniform or exhibiting evidence of the person's authority or 
because of the status as a Department of Corrections employee, county 
correctional police officer, juvenile correctional police officer, State 
juvenile facility employee, juvenile detention staff member, juvenile detention 
officer, probation officer, sheriff, undersheriff, or sheriff's officer; or

���� (i)��� Any employee, including 
any person emp