ASSEMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 5215

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 20, 2025

      The Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5215.

      As reported by the committee, this bill concerns training for law enforcement officers.  Under the provisions of this bill, a private company or instructor is prohibited from offering or providing any training to law enforcement officers which has not been approved by the Police Training Commission (PTC).  The training must be approved by the PTC on an annual basis and comply with any requirements established by the commission with respect to the oversight and monitoring of training.  The Attorney General is required to set forth the requirements and procedure for approval of a private company or instructor, including but not limited to any fees that may be charged to a private company or instructor to apply for or obtain approval to offer or provide training.

     In addition, the bill provides that a law enforcement officer is not to attend and an employing law enforcement unit is not to permit a law enforcement officer to attend training provided by a private company or instructor that has not been approved by the commission.

      This bill is in response to a report issued by the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller on December 6, 2023 entitled “The High Price of Unregulated Private Police Training to New Jersey.”