A 2499 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes certain hiring preferences for Class Two special law enforcement officers seeking position with municipal law enforcement agency.

This bill creates a new hiring preference for Class Two special law enforcement officers seeking positions with municipal police departments in New Jersey. It places these officers ahead of other non-veteran applicants in the hiring order, ranking them third after veterans and children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The preference applies only to initial appointments (not promotions) and covers all municipal law enforcement agencies that classify applicants by residency. The policy affects how municipalities rank qualified candidates during new-hire selections.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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