Bill Text: NJ A3232 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits cities of the first class to exercise priority in reappointing certain laid-off, nonpermanent police officers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-09-20 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee [A3232 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A3232-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ALBERT COUTINHO
District 29 (Essex and Union)
SYNOPSIS
Permits cities of the first class to exercise priority in reappointing certain laid-off, nonpermanent police officers.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the reappointment of certain law enforcement officers and supplementing Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appointing authority of a city of the first class which, pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-118, has established and maintains a police force may reappoint as a member or officer of its municipal police department or force any person who:
(1) did not hold a permanent appointment, but was serving as a probationary officer or as an officer in a field working test period, as prescribed by the Police Training Commission, in the police department or force of that city of the first class; and
(2) was, for reasons of economy, terminated as a law enforcement officer within 60 months prior to the reappointment; and
(3) was, at the time of termination, in good standing.
b. A city of the first class may reemploy such a person notwithstanding that:
(1) Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes is operative in that city of the first class;
(2) the city of the first class has available to it an eligible or regular reemployment list of persons eligible for such appointments; and
(3) the appointed person is not on any eligible list. A city of the first class which has adopted Title 11A, Civil Service, may not reemploy such a person if a special reemployment list is in existence for the law enforcement title to be filled.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill establishes a special reemployment list which would permit cities of the first class to reappoint certain nonpermanent police officers who were laid off for reasons of economy.
Under the provisions of the bill, cities of the first class would be permitted to reappoint provisional police officers and police officers who were serving in a field work test period, as prescribed by the Police Training Commission, who were laid-off for reasons of economy.
The bill affords these officers a limited priority status for reemployment. Only the permanent law enforcement officers who were laid-off by the city of the first class would have a higher priority for reappointment.
