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NJ S2110
Exempts certain officers trained in animal cruelty from certain additional Police Training Commission training courses.
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Introduced
03/03/2022
03/03/2022
In Committee
03/03/2022
03/03/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024
01/08/2024
Introduced Session
2022-2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill exempts certain persons who have already successfully completed certain Police Training Commission courses from additional animal cruelty training required pursuant to P.L.2017, c.331. It also prohibits certain persons from receiving an exemption from the training requirements. The bill provides that any person who, prior to the date of enactment of P.L.2017, c.331, has successfully completed phase 1 and phase 2 of the Police Training Commission Basic Humane Law Enforcement Course or a similar course is exempt from the additional training required pursuant to that law. The bill also authorizes a chief humane law enforcement officer to request an exemption from the training requirements for a current or prospective municipal humane law enforcement officer, humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or chief humane law enforcement officer or other law enforcement officer who received other animal cruelty training under Title 4 of the Revised Statutes. The bill authorizes the Police Training Commission to grant a request for an exemption from the training requirements at its discretion, provided that certain conditions established in the bill are met. The bill requires a person obtain, before receiving the exemption, documentation from the person's primary care physician that the person satisfies standards of health and physical fitness to perform the duties of a municipal police officer, county investigator, sheriff's officer, correctional police officer, Class Two special law enforcement officer, humane law enforcement officer, or member of the State Police, as applicable. Finally, the bill prohibits a person from receiving an exemption who has been: 1) convicted of a crime; 2) found liable for any civil animal cruelty offense pursuant to Title 4 of the Revised Statutes; or 3) separated from duty as a municipal police officer, county investigator, sheriff's officer, correctional police officer, Class Two special law enforcement officer, or member of the State Police for seven years or more on the date of enactment of P.L.2017, c.331. Finally, the bill removes the authorization for agents of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, appointed prior to the date of enactment of P.L.2017, c.331 (C.4:22-14.1 et al.), to be designated as municipal humane law enforcement officer, a humane law enforcement officer of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or as a chief humane law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer under the supervision of the chief humane law enforcement officer.
AI Summary
This bill exempts certain officers who have already successfully completed certain Police Training Commission courses from additional animal cruelty training required by a previous law. It allows the Police Training Commission to grant exemptions from the training requirements to current or prospective municipal humane law enforcement officers, county humane law enforcement officers, and chief humane law enforcement officers who have received other relevant animal cruelty training. However, the bill prohibits exemptions for individuals convicted of a crime, found liable for civil animal cruelty offenses, or separated from duty as a law enforcement officer for seven years or more. Additionally, the bill removes the authorization for agents of a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals to be designated as municipal or county humane law enforcement officers.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 03/03/2022)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S2110 |
BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S2500/2110_I1.HTM |
Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S2500/2110_I1.PDF |
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