LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE

SENATE, No. 1233

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

DATED: MARCH 9, 2026

SUMMARY

Synopsis:	Establishes "Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund" to support "Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services" Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program; appropriates $500,000.
Type of Impact:	Annual State expenditure increase.
Agencies Affected:	Department of Law and Public Safety; Department of Health; State, County, and Municipal Law Enforcement.

Office of Legislative Services Estimate
Fiscal Impact
Annual State Expenditure Increase	Up to $500,000

· The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) finds the provisions of this bill would annually increase State expenditures by up to $500,000.

· The Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program currently receives up to $400,000 annually from Body Armor Replacement Fund pursuant to statute. This bill would appropriate an additional $500,000 per year to the Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund to support the Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program.

BILL DESCRIPTION

      This bill establishes the Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund and appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund to this fund to support the Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention Services Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program.

      The hotline program is a 24-hour confidential peer support hotline and service for law enforcement personnel and their families. Currently, this program is operated at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care’s National Call Center.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

      None received.

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

      The OLS finds the provisions of this bill would annually increase State expenditures by up to $500,000.  The Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program currently receives up to $400,000 annually from the Body Armor Replacement Fund pursuant to statute. This bill would dedicate an additional $500,000 to the Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund to support the Cop 2 Cop telephone hotline program.  The program was founded in 2000 and staff members field more than 3,000 calls each year.  Appropriations support employee salaries, training, and equipment.

Section:	Law and Public Safety
Analyst:	Kristin Brunner Santos Lead Fiscal Analyst
Approved:	Thomas Koenig Legislative Budget and Finance Officer

This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note.

This fiscal estimate has been prepared pursuant to P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-6 et seq.).