Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHAVONDA E. SUMTER
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Atkins
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits State Police from requiring pregnant and postpartum troopers to take physical fitness exam.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the Division of State Police and supplementing Title 53 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. For the duration of a pregnancy, a State trooper who is pregnant shall not be required to complete a physical fitness exam in order to be classified as compliant with Division of State Police physical fitness standards.
b. For the duration of a postpartum period, a State trooper who is postpartum shall not be required to complete a physical fitness exam in order to be classified as compliant with Division of State Police physical fitness standards.
c. A State trooper who is pregnant or postpartum shall not be required to appear at a physical fitness testing site, complete any documentation related to non-participation in a physical fitness exam, or be subject to height and weight measurements or requirements. A State trooper who is pregnant or postpartum shall not be subject to discipline, excluded from promotion, or otherwise penalized for non-completion of a physical fitness exam.
d. For the purposes of this section, “postpartum” means the period of time immediately following a pregnancy before a State trooper has been cleared to take a physical fitness exam by the trooper’s personal physician and a physician chosen by the Division of State Police.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that pregnant and postpartum State troopers would not be required to take a physical fitness exam during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Under the bill, a pregnant or postpartum State trooper would not be required to complete a physical fitness exam in order to be classified as compliant with Division of State Police physical fitness standards. Additionally, the bill provides that a pregnant or postpartum State trooper would not be required to appear at a physical fitness testing site, complete any documentation related to non-participation in a physical fitness exam, or be subject to height and weight measurements or requirements. Further, a pregnant or postpartum State trooper would not be subject to discipline, excluded from promotion, or otherwise penalized for non-completion of a physical fitness exam.
The bill defines “postpartum” to mean the period of time immediately following a pregnancy before a trooper has been cleared to take a physical fitness exam by the trooper’s personal physician and a physician chosen by the Division of State Police.