S 4539 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires Superintendent of State Police to implement policy to diversify State Police Academy civilian instructors and contractors.

S 4539 requires New Jersey's State Police Superintendent to create a policy within six months that prioritizes recruiting women and minorities as civilian instructors and contractors at the State Police Academy. The policy must be reviewed annually and updated as needed to diversify the instructors training new recruits. The Superintendent must submit annual reports detailing the age, gender, race, and ethnicity of all civilian instructors/contractors and summarizing policy updates. This bill directly affects the composition of the State Police Academy's civilian teaching staff and the diversity of instruction received by police recruits.
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May 2025
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Introduced May 29, 2025 Last action May 29, 2025
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May 29, 2025
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
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