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This bill requires the Civil Service Commission to establish and maintain a mentoring program for minority civil service law enforcement applicants. The purpose of the mentoring program will be to assist minority law enforcement applicants through the civil service application and selection process, and to help address obstacles unique to their circumstances. The program may be conducted through mentoring projects, including workshops, group discussions, and dissemination of information about civil service practices which provide assistance in overcoming barriers to employment. The commission will develop criteria to determine eligibility in the program as a mentor and as a mentee. A mentor may be a current or former law enforcement officer in good standing who obtained his or her law enforcement position through the civil service process, or any other person deemed appropriate by the Civil Service Commission. A mentor or mentee may be removed from the mentoring program for good cause as determined by the commission. A mentee will be removed from the program upon the mentee's acceptance of an offer of employment. An applicant may participate in the program as a mentee a maximum of three times within a ten year period. A former mentee may be eligible to participate in the program as a mentor. No monies will be provided to a mentor to participate in the program, and no fees will be charged to a mentee to participate in the program. At least once a year, the commission will review the program for its efficacy, and make any necessary adjustments to continue to meet the needs and purpose of the program.

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Gordon Johnson (D)*,  Ronald Rice (D)*,  Stephen Sweeney (D)*,  Linda Greenstein (D),  Nellie Pou (D),  Troy Singleton (D),  Shirley Turner (D),  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D), 

Approved P.L.2021, c.235. (on 09/28/2021)

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