Permits municipal, county, and regional police and fire forces to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers and firefighters; allows exceptions to requirement under certain circumstances.

This bill allows New Jersey municipalities, counties, and regional fire/police departments to require new officers and firefighters to live within their community for five years. It mandates that municipalities adopt approved ordinances (with Commissioner of Community Affairs review) giving new hires six months after training to relocate, with exceptions for threats or injuries targeting officers/firefighters. The law also requires municipalities to offer incentives like residency-based promotion tiebreakers and 20% tuition reimbursement for local college courses. It directly affects public safety employees hired after the ordinance takes effect, while preserving existing employment rules for current staff.