Bill > A3839

Introduced Session

This bill establishes a legislative internship program for veterans which will allow members of the Legislature to employ veterans as interns with the approval of the presiding officer of the member's House. The bill requires the veteran legislative internship program to accept applications from veterans who were honorably discharged, released from active duty within the last five years, and at or below the pay grades of E-5 or O-3. Applicants must also have a minimum of a 20 percent service-connected disability rating. Applicants who are Purple Heart recipients are not required to meet the service-connected disability rating to be considered eligible for the program. Any veterans receiving a 20-year or Temporary Early Retirement Authorization retirement are not eligible for the program. Under the bill, veterans who are residents of New Jersey will be granted priority over other applicants to the program. The bill requires participants to complete one work period with the district office of a legislator, which will be established by each legislator prior to employing a veteran as an intern. The legislator may elect to retain the participant for an additional work period if the participant agrees to continue their internship after completion of the initial work period. The duties of the interns are to be decided by the legislator for which they are employed.

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Aura Dunn (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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