Prohibits law enforcement agencies from hiring officer applicants removed from office by former agency for police misconduct.

This bill prohibits New Jersey law enforcement agencies from hiring applicants who were removed from a previous law enforcement position for police misconduct or violation of agency rules. It requires agencies to request and share internal affairs and personnel files of applicants with prior employment at other New Jersey law enforcement agencies, but explicitly bans hiring those with a prior termination for misconduct. The law makes it unlawful for agencies to appoint such applicants, directly affecting individuals with disciplinary removals and shaping hiring practices across the state. This amendment to existing law (P.L.2020, c.52) strengthens accountability by preventing agencies from rehiring officers disciplined by other departments.