New Jersey § 53:1-8

§ 53:1-8.

a. The following persons may become members of the Division of State Police and, except

as provided in this act, P.L.1997, c. 19 ( C.53:1-8.2 et al.), shall be subject to the provisions of Title 53 applicable to members of

the division: all persons employed on the effective date of this act as inspectors

by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Bureau, as members of the State Capitol

Police Force, or as marine law enforcement officers by the Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement: (1) who are between the ages of 18 and 55; (2) who satisfy the standards of health and physical fitness established by the superintendent

for members of the Division of State Police; and (3) whose performance as an inspector, member, or officer demonstrates to the satisfaction

of the superintendent the character and ability to perform the duties of a member

of the Division of State Police. b. The appointment of an inspector, member, or officer as a member of the Division

of State Police shall be in accordance with R.S.53:1-8 , except that notwithstanding the requirements of R.S.53:1-8.1 , upon satisfactory completion of the two-year appointment period specified in R.S.53:1-8 , the person shall serve continuously as a member of the division during good behavior. c. In determining seniority for purposes of internal management, a person who becomes

a member of the Division of State Police pursuant to this section shall be deemed

to have been hired on January 1, 1996 . Determination of seniority for internal management purposes shall not reduce the

period of creditable service to which the member may be entitled pursuant to section

6 of P.L.1965, c. 89 ( C.53:5A-6 ). d. The salary of a person who becomes a member of the Division of State Police pursuant

to this section shall be fixed by the superintendent at an amount approximately equivalent

to that person's final salary as an inspector, member, or officer, less that amount

of additional compensation customarily referred to in collective bargaining agreements

as a “maintenance allowance,” which that person will receive upon becoming a member

of the division. e. The rank of a person who becomes a member of the Division of State Police pursuant

to this section shall be assigned by the superintendent based on the salary fixed

pursuant to subsection d. of this section and on the person's qualifications and the

duties to which the person will be assigned. f. No person who becomes a member of the Division of State Police pursuant to this

section shall be entitled to collect a lump sum payment as supplemental compensation

for sick leave accumulated prior to becoming a member of the division under the provisions

of N.J.S.11A:6-16 .