This bill amends current law to provide prior military law enforcement officers seeking employment as law enforcement officers in New Jersey with credits that exempt them from certain police training course requirements. Specifically, it allows these individuals to be exempted from taking parts of the basic training course that are substantially similar to training they have already completed during their military service, as long as their separation from the Armed Forces or a Reserve component was under honorable conditions. The Police Training Commission will determine the amount of credits granted, but the bill clarifies that it does not allow for a complete exemption from the entire basic training course.

Under existing law, the Police Training Commission can exempt individuals from police training course requirements if they have completed a substantially equivalent course within the last three years. This bill expands those exemptions to include military law enforcement officers, thereby recognizing their prior training and experience as valid qualifications for law enforcement positions in New Jersey. The intent is to streamline the hiring process for these veterans while ensuring they still meet essential training standards.

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Introduced: 52:17B-68