Bill > S3586

Introduced Session

This bill concerns training for law enforcement officers. Under the provisions of this bill, a private company or instructor is prohibited from offering or providing any training to law enforcement officers unless approved by the Police Training Commission on an annual basis and is required to comply with any requirements established by the commission with respect to oversight and monitoring of training that is offered or provided. The Attorney General is required to set forth the requirements and procedure for approval of a private company or instructor, including but not limited to any fees that may be charged to a private company or instructor to apply for or obtain approval to offer or provide training. In addition, the bill provides that a law enforcement officer is not to attend and an employing law enforcement unit is not to permit a law enforcement officer to attend training provided by a private company or instructor that has not been approved by the commission. This bill is in response to a report issued by the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller on December 6, 2023 entitled "The High Price of Unregulated Private Police Training to New Jersey."

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Linda Greenstein (D)*,  Paul Moriarty (D)*, 

Senate Law and Public Safety Hearing (10:00:00 10/21/2024 Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ) (on 10/21/2024)

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