
Legislative Corner

NJFOP-supported bill that expands categories for retired officers eligible to be security officers
NJFOP has been pushing for expansion of categories of retired law enforcement officers who would be eligible to be security officers in schools...both nonpublic and public...as well as county colleges. NJFOP President Robert W. Fox maintains that expansion of the list...

AG Gurbir Grewal pushes back on Assembly Bill No. 3115/Senate Bill No. 1036
(Trenton) Attorney General Gurbir Grewal spoke before the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Monday, December 10 regarding Assembly Bill No. 3115/Senate Bill No. 1036. These bills would require the Attorney General to take over the investigation and grand jury...
The following bills had action recently
S2201 - Establishes criminal penalties for unlawful control over weapons of any law enforcement officer and interference with equipment or duties of law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel. 03/08/2018 Introduced and referred to Senate Law and Public...
Summer, 2017 Legislative Report
FOP LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR JULY3, 2017 FOP LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR JULY 3, 2017: EYE ON TRENTON The New Jersey State Legislature broke for the Summer at the end of June (other than remaining in Trenton to deal with the unresolved State Budget) with several...
Assemblyman Benson continues to work for fair compensation for public employees injured by inmates or detainees
TRENTON) -Last month, we reported that an FOP-initiated piece of legislation (S596/A3422) that would allow certain public employees continue to receive fair compensation after being forced out of work because of injuries resulting from being attacked while supervising...
FOP Legislative Report
NEW JERSEY STATE FOP 2016 - 2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES January 2017 *FOP INITIATIVES IN BOLD Click Here to Read the Complete FOP LegislativeReport January 2017
FOP DECEMBER 23, 2016 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
By Peter Guzzo PHD The New Jersey State Legislature ended the year 2016 with several accomplishments for the New Jersey State FOP but also with several pieces of FOP priority legislation still pending. In 2017 the FOP will be working to move its priorities before the...
Law now mandates State to payment quarterly payments
NJFOP is pleased to announce that legislation became law today requiring the state to make required quarterly contributions to the pension fund rather than delaying these payments to the end of the fiscal year. Legislation sponsored by Senate President Stephen Sweeney...
SLEO III Law
Legislation has been signed by the Governor that will allow public and non-public schools and county colleges to hire retired law enforcement officers on a part-time basis to provide security on school grounds was signed into law today by the governor. The bill...
Bargaining Agreement Win In Our Favor
Public employers do not have a unilateral right to change the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with their workers merely by citing an economic crisis, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. Continue Reading....