New Jersey § 52:17b-71
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§ 52:17b-71.
a. The Police Training Commission in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall
adopt a training course regarding the risks associated with autism or an intellectual
or other developmental disability and appropriate recognition and response techniques
concerning these disabilities based on the curriculum developed by the Departments
of Health and Senior Services and Human Services pursuant to subsection a. of section
2 of P.L.2008, c. 80 ( C.26:2-190 ). The training course shall be administered by the employing agency as part of the
in-service training provided to each local police officer in each law enforcement
unit operating in this State. b. Prior to being appointed to permanent status as a local law enforcement officer in a law enforcement unit, an individual shall be required to complete the
training course adopted under subsection a. of this section. Every local law enforcement officer appointed prior to the effective date of P.L.2022, c. 65 ( C.52:17B-71a et al.) 1 shall, within 36 months of the effective date of P.L.2022, c. 65 ( C.52:17B-71a et al.) , satisfactorily complete a training course in recognition and response techniques
concerning these disabilities. c. The Police Training Commission shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the
“Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), to effectuate the purposes of this act. 1
L.2022, c. 65, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
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