New Jersey S1061 allows local governments to request civil service law enforcement examinations, increases training reimbursement for law enforcement.

New Jersey S1061 permits local governments to request civil service law enforcement examinations to fill vacancies. It increases the training reimbursement amount and time period for certain law enforcement agencies that hire new officers. The bill removes certain law enforcement appointees from civil service eligible lists and allows county hiring preference for county police departments. It maintains veterans' preferences and provides a secondary preference for the children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

New Jersey S1061 allows local governments to request civil service law enforcement examinations, increases training reimbursement for law enforcement.

New Jersey S1061 permits local governments to request civil service law enforcement examinations to fill vacancies. It increases the training reimbursement amount and time period for certain law enforcement agencies that hire new officers. The bill removes certain law enforcement appointees from civil service eligible lists and allows county hiring preference for county police departments. It maintains veterans' preferences and provides a secondary preference for the children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.