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This concurrent resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to provide a $250 annual property tax deduction for law enforcement officers who have sustained a permanent disability as a direct result of their employment. The proposed amendment allows the Legislature to define the term "law enforcement officers" and specifies that the disability does not need to be total to qualify for the tax break. Additionally, the resolution extends this property tax deduction to the surviving spouse of an eligible officer, provided the spouse remains unmarried, continues to live in the same primary residence, and is 65 years of age or older. If approved by voters in a general election, this amendment would add a new paragraph to Article VIII, Section I of the New Jersey Constitution, creating a targeted tax relief program for disabled law enforcement officers and their surviving spouses. The resolution mandates that the proposed amendment be published in at least one newspaper per county at least three months before the general election, and voters will be asked to approve the measure by voting "Yes" or "No" on their official ballot.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/SCR97