§ 52:17B-68 — Authority to require training of policemen prior to permanent appointment; exception.

3. a. Every State, county, and municipal agency, with the exception of the New Jersey State Police, that employs law enforcement officers as defined in section 2 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-67), as applicable, shall authorize attendance at an approved school by persons holding a probationary appointment as a law enforcement officer, and every agency shall require that no person shall hereafter be given or accept a permanent appointment as a law enforcement officer unless such person has successfully completed a police training course at an approved school; provided, however, that the commission may, in its discretion, except from the requirements of this section any person who demonstrates to the commission's satisfaction that the person has successfully completed a police training course conducted by any Federal, State or other public or private agency, the requirements of which are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this act. b. A law enforcement officer who is terminated from an agency for reasons of economy or efficiency shall be granted an exemption or waiver from retaking the basic training course if, within three years from the date of termination, the law enforcement officer is appointed to a similar law enforcement position in another agency or is reemployed by the agency from which the officer was terminated. L.1961, c.56, s.3; amended 1965, c.8, s.2; 1967, c.252, s.1; 1971, c.321, s.2; 2011, c.158; amended 2022, c.65, s.3.