New Jersey § 52:17b-68

§ 52:17b-68.

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.