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Civil Service to administer entry-level exam in 2023

By Ed Esposito | April 5, 2023

Test Prep  If you have been waiting for the next entrance exam to become a police officer, sheriff’s officer or county corrections officer in New Jersey, the New Jersey Civil…

Progress and projections

By Ray Heck | April 5, 2023

PFRS Report  At our March meeting, Jonathan Scarpa of Segal presented the summary for the fund’s Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) 67 and 68 Reports. These are the governmental accounting…

Policing Training Commission adopts licensing rules

By Kevin Lyons | March 2, 2023

PTC Update Since S2742/A4194 was signed into law last July, there has been a great deal of rumor and conjecture on how licensure will affect our profession, and while the…

Exploring ways to bring back COLA

By Carmen Brocato | March 2, 2023

In January, the PFRS Trustee Board signed the memorandum of agreement with the state to acquire the approximately $30 billion of our pension funds. With the acquisition of the pension…

Updates: Daniel’s Law goes into effect and Civil Service reverses West New York cannabis decision

By Robert A. Fagella | January 24, 2023

NJ State PBA Legal Corner  By Robert A. Fagella, Esq., Paul L. Kleinbaum, Esq.  Daniel’s Law, which was enacted in 2020, amends the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and other…

No Deal on Health Benefits

By Kevin Lyons | January 24, 2023

Health Benefits Report  By Kevin Lyons  As I write this, it is Jan. 13, exactly six months since the division presented the rate renewal reports, and we are exactly where…

Opening a Vehicle’s Door

By Ed Esposito | January 24, 2023

Professional Development  At times, there may be a need for an officer to open the door of a vehicle that they have stopped or that is otherwise on the scene…

A perspective from the other side of the table

By Michael Freeman | December 29, 2022

Labor Relations Report  As the year comes to an end, it’s usually appropriate to review what transpired in 2022 to track our progress and get a better idea of where…

A year-end progress report

By Ray Heck | December 29, 2022

PFRS Report  As we wind down another year, we can look back and see the progress the PFRS Trustee Board has made. Further, the way the board has responded to…

NAPO meets with DOJ on police reform executive order

By NAPO | December 15, 2022

The NAPO Report On Oct. 27, NAPO participated in a virtual discussion with representatives from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Civil Rights Division and the…