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NJ S818

NJ S818
Makes FY 2022 supplemental appropriation of $1,250,000 for Minorities in Police (MIP) recruiting grant program.


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Introduced
01/18/2022
In Committee
05/19/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill appropriates $1,250,000 in Grants-in-Aid to fund a new program in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Minorities in Police (MIP) Grant Program. The bill establishes the MIP grant program for the sole purpose of recruiting qualified minority law enforcement candidates into New Jersey law enforcement training academies and is a commitment to New Jersey's diversity and community policing efforts. It is the sponsor's intent that the appropriation of $1,250,000 from the General Fund would further the expressed goal of recruiting 5,000 minority uniformed law enforcement officers Statewide. The MIP grant program would provide $250 to anyone who recruits a minority local law enforcement candidate who applies, is accepted, and enters a county or municipal law enforcement training academy. The bill provides that any unexpended balance at the end of the 2021 fiscal year is to be carried forward and appropriated for the same purpose.

AI Summary

This bill appropriates $1,250,000 from the General Fund to establish the Minorities in Police (MIP) Grant Program in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The purpose of the MIP grant program is to recruit qualified minority law enforcement candidates into New Jersey law enforcement training academies, with the goal of recruiting 5,000 minority uniformed law enforcement officers statewide. The bill provides a $250 grant to anyone who recruits a minority local law enforcement candidate who applies, is accepted, and enters a county or municipal law enforcement training academy. Any unexpended balance at the end of the 2022 fiscal year is to be carried forward and appropriated for the same purpose.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee (on 05/19/2022)

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